Security minefield: 'Bring your own device' will bedevil IT security in 2012

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	Security minefield: 'Bring your own device' will bedevil IT security in 2012 The rapid adoption of the newest mobile devices -- especially the Apple iPhone and iPad and the Google Android-based equivalents -- will be a huge disruptive force in enterprise security next year. Not only will there be pressure to decide how to protect and manage these devices, which are growing as malware targets, the complexity of this task is magnified many times over because companies are allowing employees to use their own personal smartphones and tablets for business purposes -- what's sometime called "bring your own device" (BYOD). Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec When Good Backups Go bad data recovery Failures Whether you're considering software, cloud or an appliance for backup, it's time to modernize your infrastructure and make sure your approach includes: • Better protection of VMs • More use of disk and cloud as backup targets • Use of data deduplication and archiving • Simplified configuration, setup and use of Web-based administration View Now In this Issue Chinese hack on U.S. Chamber went undetected for 6 months Cloud Security – Follow the Feds? Network World's 2011 Tech News Quiz Will Kim Jong Un be for cyberwarfare what his dad was for nukes? Top security incidents of 2011 Privacy Freaks Rejoice: Privacy to be a 'Hot Job Skill' in 2012 Lady Gaga's Twitter and Facebook Accounts Hacked, Fans Duped by 'Free iPad 2' Scam Cell Phone Driving Bans, State by State: Where You Break the Law Twitter to open source Android security tech WEBCAST: MegaPath Experts: Security in the Cloud IP Engineering expert Sean Crandall describes 3 security options to protect your network View Now Chinese hack on U.S. Chamber went undetected for 6 months Chinese hackers lurked in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce network for six months without being detected, enjoying unrestricted access although it is unknown what information they exploited, according to a published report. Read More Cloud Security – Follow the Feds? Last week the Feds had a coming out party for FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program). Originally announced in October, FedRAMP sets standards for privacy and security for cloud providers to meet in support of government users. What I find exciting about FedRAMP is the standards work being done by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can be very helpful to... Read More Network World's 2011 Tech News Quiz From Lulzsec to Apple patents to AT&T merger proposals, here's the year in multiple-choice questions Read More WHITE PAPER: Quantum Big Data: Managing Explosive Growth Are you experiencing a data explosion? The trend toward leveraging Big Data for competitive advantage helps IT professionals successfully meet business goals. Learn how to reliably manage, store and access vast amounts of archived data while protecting it and keeping costs low. View Now Will Kim Jong Un be for cyberwarfare what his dad was for nukes? Security experts have differing views on what the death of Kim Jong Il will mean for the future of cyberattacks. Read More Top security incidents of 2011 Everyone will agree that 2011 was a busy year in the field of data security, so as the year draws to a close it seems appropriate to begin the process of distilling our experiences into "lessons learned" that we can take into 2012. Read More Privacy Freaks Rejoice: Privacy to be a 'Hot Job Skill' in 2012 Unlike, from the Captain Obvious department, when the FBI warned hacktivists are breaking the law.... IBM did go "out on a limb to predict the next five big things" but to quote Richi Jennings those IBM predictions are "full of FAIL." Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ First Industy-Wide BSM Maturity Benchmark Study This first-of-its-kind benchmark study reporting the IT and Business maturity illustrating the business service management imperative today. The survey offers insight into the current and future state of the Business Service Management imperative across global organizations. Learn More Lady Gaga's Twitter and Facebook Accounts Hacked, Fans Duped by 'Free iPad 2' Scam Over 100,000 Lady Gaga fans were hit by the pervasive "click here to win a free iPad 2!" scam Monday after hackers infiltrated the pop star's Twitter and Facebook accounts. Read More Cell Phone Driving Bans, State by State: Where You Break the Law When you're traveling, make sure to know the local laws about mobile phone use and text messaging while driving. Some infractions carry weighty fines and even potential jail time. Read More Twitter to open source Android security tech Twitter plans to open source some of the Android security products built by the developers behind Whisper Systems, which Twitter acquired last month. Read More
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