Over the last few years, I’ve written several articles and blogs about how critical collaboration is to the success of a security organization. I’ve also worked very hard in my job to practice what I preach. Security will not work in a silo and unless we, as security practitioners, understand our business and its core assets, it will be pretty difficult for us to successfully ensure their security.
A recent from Lieberman Software Corporation reveals that more than 80% of IT security professionals believe that corporate employees deliberately ignore security rules issued by the IT department.
A recent study by ClikCloud found though more than three-quarters of small businesses believe their companies are safe from hackers, 20% of all cyberattacks hit small businesses with 250 or fewer employees.
The U.S. government is expanding a cybersecurity program that includes big banks, utilities and key transportation companies having emails and Web surfing scanned.
Carnegie Mellon University and the National Security Agency are sponsoring an online hacking competition with the hopes of sparking interest in computer security careers.
The Defense Department is establishing a series of cyber teams charged with carrying out offensive operations to combat the threat of an electronic assault on the United States.