Security

Cybersecurity Stalls in Senate, Obama Could Issue Executive Order

With deep divisions over the proper role of government, a comprehensive cybersecurity reform bill to shore up the digital infrastructure is on hold. The attention is now shifting to the White House, where officials are working to protect the nation&#

Cybersecurity Bill Dies; Presidential Directive Lives; Press Overreacts

A number of news publications launched "Pearl Harbor" levels of hyperbole this week after the U.S. Senate did exactly as expected and killed the latest cybersecurity bill. Meanwhile, Obama signed a piece of paper that's designed to pro

Q&A: ANZ Banking Group CIO, Anne Weatherston

Private cloud ‘very important’ for ANZ Banking Group: CIO

Why Petraeus Should Still Run the CIA (and 3 Lessons from His Downfall)

Why Petraeus Should Still Run the CIA (and 3 Lessons from His Downfall)

General David Petraeus should not have been forced out of his post at the CIA, according to CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman. But what's done is done, and people can and should learn from his mistakes.

Employees Engage in Rogue Cloud Use Regardless of Security Policies

Studies show that employees are engaging in rogue use of the cloud, even when IT organizations say they have clear formal cloud policies and penalties for violation of the policies.

How Small Businesses Can Manage Their Online Reputation

Small business owners face numerous anonymous threats in the Internet era. While keeping bullies, trolls and extortionists at bay online is similar to what you should do in real life, repairing the damage they can do to your business requires a diffe

ANZ Bank launches Transactive iOS app for corporate customers

When Nerds Strike Back: Geeks Vote Out SOPA Supporters

Three members of Congress who supported the much-maligned privacy act lost in the last election, while a candidate attacked for playing World of Warcraft won -- likely because of that attack. Also a roundup of other IT security stories from the past

How to Secure Big Data in Hadoop

The promise of big data is enormous, but it can also become an albatross around your neck if you don't make security of both your data and your infrastructure a key part of your big data project from the beginning. Here are some steps you can ta