IT security has been governed by the paradigm of layering defenses in recent years, and it can be an effective way of mitigating digital risks. Frequent revision and continued improvement makes sense for cybersecurity because of the dynamic nature of the threat landscape. However, Dark Reading's Tim...

The healthcare industry has been an avid adopter of new technology such as the cloud and mobile devices. The proliferation of electronic health records has yielded significant advantages for doctors and other health professionals, but technology deployments may be accelerating faster than data secur...

Consumer awareness of corporate data collection policies increased significantly in 2012. Heading into 2013, consumers will increasingly expect businesses to protect their privacy, according to a recent CNET article. "Brought on by numerous privacy policy changes to high-profile social networks … b...

Effective cybersecurity is a highly mobile target, which makes threat information highly valuable for IT professions as they plan for which safeguards to implement. As eWeek columnist Robert Lemos recently noted, it can also serve as a justification for increases in data security spending. However, ...

A recent survey of 250 senior IT decision makers in the U.K. found that, although 84 percent claimed they were concerned or very concerned about IT security breaches, 55 percent have not tested the security systems and procedures of cloud vendors. The study, conducted by IT recruitment consultancy R...