Archives : security

four steps to combatting cybercrime with crisis management

published on 2012/05/14 by Stewart Baines

As cybercrime runs rampant, reports of major cyber incidents and data breaches continue to dominate headlines and wreak havoc on organizations of every type. These breaches can have a potentially devastating effect on a company's reputation or financial position. Yet ,too many organizations continue to treat these breaches as technical problems that require technical solutions. Here, we offer our best practice tips for dealing with such breaches....

four steps to combatting cybercrime with crisis management

in search of... lost smartphones

published on 2012/04/30 by Vincent Maurin

What happens when a smartphone without a security system is left in the middle of an urban jungle? Experts from Symantec have tried to answer this question with the "Smartphone Honey Stick" project....

in search of... lost smartphones

APT: a threat of the third kind

published on 2012/04/02 by Vincent Maurin

APT: three letters that have struck fear into the hearts of many IT security managers around the world these past few months. APT stands for "Advanced Persistent Threat", which, of course, doesn't offer much by way of explanation. But know that these three simple words have the power to make your anti-viruses, firewalls and other intrusion detection systems shudder with fear. ...

APT: a threat of the third kind

infographic: security & BYOD

published on 2012/03/14 by Katie DeTitta

The security risks of BYOD are on the minds of many people at the moment, especially following the Mobile World Congress and the RSA Conference. Employees' personal devices continue to infiltrate corporate networks, and attention is now focusing on how to pragmatically manage the associated security risks that those devices bring....

infographic: security & BYOD

don't be a victim of mobile malware: tips for enterprise users

published on 2012/03/08 by Joe Fernandez

With smartphones continuing to proliferate and applications becoming a part of everyday life, finding the right security options is becoming harder and harder. So, what are the best ways of tackling this new wave of malware? Here are five suggestions to help you on your way....

don't be a victim of mobile malware: tips for enterprise users