IT disaster recovery, cloud computing and information security news

Lack of confidence in DR and backup is down to inadequate testing, says Databarracks

Details: Published: Thursday, 25 February 2016 09:44

New research from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) has revealed a distinct lack of confidence in disaster recovery and backup capabilities. The survey asked participants to identify which applications represented the biggest risk to their business in the event of failure. Disaster recovery and data backup services were ranked the highest priority amongst those surveyed.

‘Cybersecurity – Fighting Crime’s Enfant Terrible’

Details: Published: Tuesday, 23 February 2016 10:26

A new study by US-based IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) and UK-based ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) asks the question ‘Does your finance function have a plan to fail?’

Denying the deniers: tackling DDoS attacks

Details: Published: Wednesday, 17 February 2016 09:15

By Professor Avishai Wool.

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are an old attack vector but they continue to be popular; and highly effective.

Something stealthy lurking? Why you need to inspect SSL traffic

Details: Published: Wednesday, 24 February 2016 10:50

Jeff Harris explores the security blind spot created by growing volumes of SSL-encrypted data, and how to approach SSL inspection to get complete visibility of threats without compromising performance.

Guidance for US Cybersecurity Act of 2015 published

Details: Published: Thursday, 18 February 2016 08:43

The US Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice have issued guidelines to assist organizations with implementing the requirements of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.

Tips for migrating to a software-defined data center / centre

Details: Published: Wednesday, 17 February 2016 08:42

Not only does a software-defined data center / centre provide CIOs with a way to improve disaster recovery and combat shadow IT, but it is also the first step in moving toward a truly service-defined enterprise and acts as the catalyst that redefines the CIO’s role from technologist to business enabler and innovator.

The majority of organizations are still reacting to information security breaches rather than taking proactive measures

Details: Published: Wednesday, 24 February 2016 09:44

Carbon Black has published the findings of a new CIO survey into current approaches to breach detection and response. The survey found that 82 percent of CIOs are under increasing pressure from the business to prevent, detect and respond to security incidents faster.

The do’s and don’ts of cybersecurity for retailers

Details: Published: Wednesday, 17 February 2016 09:32

Paul German highlights five essential do’s and don’ts for retailers to consider when putting strategies in place to keep customer data protected from hackers.

IT professionals ‘overconfident in cyber attack detection’: study

Details: Published: Tuesday, 16 February 2016 09:01

Tripwire, Inc., has published the results of an extensive study conducted by Dimensional Research on its behalf. The study evaluated the confidence of IT professionals regarding the efficacy of seven key security controls that must be in place to quickly detect a cyber attack in progress.