Archive for July, 2010
Data Breaches at Colleges and Universities
Last week Campus Technology Magazine reported three separate data breaches at major universities. In June Florida [...]
Don’t Overlook Database Security
Over the years I've been amazed by some of the questionable security practices that I’ve witnessed in some very large [...]
Why Privileged Identity Management Implementations Fail
As veterans of the privileged identity management (PIM) field, my colleagues and I hear some unsettling stories from [...]
Privileged Identity Management Access Mistakes
I recently had the opportunity to take part in a podcast with NetworkWorld editor Keith Shaw/@shawkeith (a very [...]
Gartner – Know Your Cloud Provider’s Security Processes
This week Gartner’s Global IT Council for Cloud Services issued a press release outlining the rights and [...]
Compelling IT Survey, Weak Solution
Last week a software vendor published survey data stating that over 40% of IT staff abuse administrative passwords to [...]
Pixie Dust Won’t Help Apple iTunes Hack Victims
The recent Apple iTunes Hack is clear evidence of why supply chain management and tough vendor qualification are so [...]
A Security Upgrade You Should Not Postpone
Recently we received an inquiry from a large customer whose IT staff was frustrated by calls from end-users needing [...]
