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Symantec sting operation fails
There’s long been a lot of fear and half truths when it comes to hackers trying to extort money from companies.
Companies vexed by mobile compliance issues
The consumerization of the IT function in the workplace stands as one of those trends that compliance and security officers ignore at their peril. The fact is that more companies are coming around to
Be warned: Hurricane Irene could bring out criminals targeting your company
Sadly, cybercriminals are nothing if not opportunistic, and natural disasters have become fertile ground for them. In the chaos following any disaster, phishers these days move in quickly with all
Bloomberg to enter e-discovery market
Most would agree that the e-discovery market is growing rapidly. By one estimate, the domestic market for such solutions is growing at a 25 percent compound annual rate. That has lots of companies
How to evaluate IT GRC vendors
When you get right down to it, you are practicing IT GRC, you just may not know it. You are probably using spreadsheets and the like to keep up with the IT assets you are responsible for. For many
Race is on for better SaaS security
We've noted recently that software as a service, if you want to see it as subset of cloud computing, faces some huge challenges in a host of market segments. Forrester has concluded SaaS will be "a
Virtual annual meetings a good idea?
In hindsight, it seemed like a mere matter of time before companies started staging online annual shareholder meetings. Lots of companies offer exciting online materials that complement the live
Symantec's deal with VeriSign to pay dividends?
We've noted that there are several routes to the GRC market. One route has been the security route, one that Symantec has traveled well, successfully leveraging itself from a PC security firm into an
Competitors emerge in botnet race
There's apparently a bit of a competition to create software for cybercriminals. The arrest of three people assumed to be behind the fast-spreading Mariposa botnet is much less of a victory when you
Security vendors heating up?
There are many ways into the GRC arena. Several companies started out as Sarbanes-Oxley plays. Some morphed in from ERP space; the big boys of the industry. Security firms have also found their way.
