The True ROI of Information Security and Disaster Recovery

Complacence companies are losing the war against information security threats.

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Cyber Security Hacks Will Increase

President Barack Obama says the issue of Cyber Security hacks targeting the United States is going to increase. Obama has a new focus on Cyber Security following the massive hack last week of U.S. government employees’ personnel files, described as the most significant cyber attack in U.S. history. Obama says part of the problem is the U.S. has very old systems for detecting intrusions. He says the U.S. is upgrading […]

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Next Generation Firewall vs Web Application Firewall

Next Generation Firewalls enable policy based visibility and control  over applications, users and content  using three unique  identification technologies:  App-ID, User-ID and Content-ID. The knowledge  of which application is traversing  the network and who is using it is then be used to create firewall security policies, including  access control,  SSL decryption, threat prevention, and URL filtering. Every corporation needs a firewall. In contrast, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) is designed to […]

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Massive Federal Data Breach – Cyber Security

President Obama announced on Thursday a massive data breach of federal employees’ data. This involves up to four million current and former employees and is believed to have been originated in China. The Office of Personnel Management which stored the breached data handles government security clearances and federal employee records. The breach is believed to have taken place late last year and was discovered this spring. Included in the records […]

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Enterprise Mobility Solutions and BYOD: Questions to Ask

Bring your own device (BYOD) a key element of Enterprise Mobility Solutions allows your employees to use their personal devices for company applications. This may include email, CRM and document sharing systems. This benefits the enterprise due to cost savings on hardware and benefits employees as one device fulfills multiple use cases. Historically allowing third party devices onto a corporate network has been a strict no-go for traditional IT departments. But […]

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Cyber Security Risks: Small – Midsized Financial Services Firms

The cyber security risk is real and the cost is real. Cyber crime and lack of focus are costing financial services firms money and trust. Over the past few years some of the largest financial services firms in the world including Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase have been the victims of cyber attacks. These attacks have caused billions in direct losses due to platform outages, lost customer data and compliance penalties. On […]

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