There are some serious security implications to availability, or rather, poor performance. We take a look at a couple of failure modes and quickly analyze their impact:
The White House and the Federal CIO have finally released fully defined security requirements for federal cloud computing providers. The latest security initiative has been called FedRamp.
Good password security is the first and most effective strategy for protecting sensitive systems and data, yet systems are regularly compromised via breached user accounts.
The cloud will encourage the development of identification technologies designed to authenticate individuals online and via mobile and card technologies.
Two of the most crucial drivers of information security effectiveness are having an effective strategy in place and proactively executing it. Nearly half of IT Executives recently surveyed say their organization meets both criteria.
The ensemble is somewhat surprising - a collection of both white and black hat innovators who's activities often landed them on either side of the law, but who nonetheless had a tremendous impact on information technology as we know it today.
All businesses, both large and small, are now investing resources in cloud computing. Here are seven problematic areas for which solutions need to be found.
Computer hackers and cyber-terrorists can wreak havoc on information systems (IS). Because of this looming threat, the demand for cyber-security specialists – and information security training – is on the rise.
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Engineering team has concluded that WebGL, the royalty free cross-platform API for browser-based 3D graphics, is "overly permissive," insecure, and potentially harmful to machines using it