Apple's advice to always use strong passwords and two-factor authentication ignores that image hackers are bypassing those controls - and celebrities aren't the only victims. Here's what needs to change.
To avoid the corporate equivalent of the recent celebrity photo dump from iCloud, enterprise security managers must add stronger password, encryption and authentication controls to mobile devices.
Some security experts say a thriving celebrity-photo-theft subculture has long been hacking iCloud, employing techniques that bypass strong passwords and Apple's two-factor authentication system.
As a customer, Delaware Chief Security Officer Elayne Starkey has seen the evolution of cloud computing over the past three years to a point where she has more sway over the security terms of cloud services contracts.
With many organizations pushing outsourcing to its limits, regulators and standards bodies (e.g., MAS, OCC, BaFin, FCA, FedRAMP, BITS, NERC, NEI, ISO, PCI Security Council, AICPA, and Cloud Security Alliance) are increasingly putting an emphasis on having a strong and effective supplier risk management framework....
Cloud-based advanced threat protection helps organizations detect sophisticated malware that is able to bypass existing security measures. The key is to start with the premise that the network is already infected, says Seculert's Dudi Matot.
Organizations and security threats have changed dramatically, but many information security strategies have not - and that is a huge problem, says SafeNet's Jason Hart.
With a decade under its belt, ENISA enters 2014 with a mission to improve cybersecurity across Europe by collaborating with companion agencies around the world, says Executive Director Udo Helmbrecht.
In the face of evolving threats and actors, traditional ID security strategies have been proven inadequate, says Entrust's David Rockvam. It's time for a security evolution.
Although the growth of cloud-based data centers offers opportunities to more rapidly deploy applications, it also raises new security issues, says Steve Pao, senior vice president at Barracuda Networks.
CipherCloud's Paige Leidig discusses a new offering that helps enable organizations rapidly adopt a cloud application as it protects sensitive data and ensures compliance to policies and regulations.
When a Massachusetts bank implemented a file sharing application for mobile devices, it chose to host it internally rather than outsource it to a cloud provider to improve security. Find out the details in this case study.
Governments and others using cloud-based services should keep 10 security tips in mind, including making sure they can maintain control of their data if a service provider goes bankrupt, says Dimitra Liveri, co-author of a new report.
Attempts to shame China haven't been effective in stopping that country from pilfering intellectual property from the computers of American companies, according to a new report to Congress from a special commission.
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