A report from the USA today conveys that proposed cybersecurity legislation which aims to be passed by the end of the year, would give the US President the power to declare a state of emergency if faced with online attacks. Certain businesses and industries would also be temporarily shut down, or also be required to […]
It has been predicted that the global mobile workforce will become 1.3 billion people by 2013, with an estimated 1 billion people already mobile. Security breaches, theft of information (whether accidental or as a result of fraud) and intellectual property are among the concerns faced by businesses. Technology is already in place to allay these […]
CDW LCC (a technology firm) voices its concerns over the fact that many businesses are suffering from “security paralysis”, meaning that they have little resources to devote to cybersecurity, or are simply ignoring security issues until they become problematic. A five-step process is recommended, with all relevant departments within an organisation being suitably represented: 1) […]
Washington DC predicts that a multi-million dollar boost for cybersecurity is on the horizon. Dawn Meyerriecks, deputy director of national intelligence for acquisition and technology, states that “I think we need to be really innovative, because I think we’re going to run out of runway on our current approach”. The three key themes of the […]