Many people have a great deal of faith in the security of their desktop computers and operating systems. But there is a constant stream of evidence that shows that this faith is unfounded. Take some time and read about what is contained in your operating system's next update. How many 'patch Tuesday...
The reality that cyberterrorism is a malicious force that transcends organizational sectors is gradually hitting home for anyone who keeps up with the news. Far from only targeting big retailers, criminal hackers hone in on governments, schools, and according to NetworkWorld, even charities. Accordi...
The cybersphere is not kind to companies that don't take measures to protect themselves -- and their customers -- from attack. From the Target breach last year to the crop of new data attacks that have arisen in 2014, there are no shortage of threats to enterprise security on the Web. Potentially d...
A quick look at our world today reveals that the need for mobile security has never been greater. After all, the number of activated mobile devices has actually surpassed the population of our planet. For the people who use them — which is just about everybody — such devices permeate every aspect...
The global spread of malware and the threat it poses to enterprise security is immediately evident. All it takes is opening a newspaper or browsing the Web to find examples of a new organization being breached. A surface look at the types of entities attacked reveals few commonalities. From governm...
In the study of economics there is a technique called Pareto optimality. Pareto Optimality, or Pareto Efficiency, is a guiding force of economic efficiency. Simply put, it is the principle that there exists a balancing point between opposing interests where neither party benefits more than the other...
In Part 1, we discussed the mounting threat posed by malware, which has grown in sophistication and scale over the past year, according to a Sophos Security Threat Report. But the increasingly covert nature of attackers is not the only factor behind the global proliferation of crimes. Weak business...
