Data

Information security is all about preventing unauthorized access to data. So it’s obvious that managing access—access control—is critical to implementing effective information security. [...]

Because cloud is highly reliable, it’s tempting to think you don’t need to worry about making backups of your cloud data. The cloud provider has backups that allow them to restore your data and [...]

Planning for security breaches doesn’t stop with implementing tools like firewalls and intrusion detection systems. The unfortunate reality is that no matter how good your defenses are, there are [...]

With the widespread use of cloud, many employees need network connectivity to get their jobs done. With the internet of things, many devices need network connectivity to get their jobs done, too. [...]

Customer data never used to be a priority for technology firms. While companies collected basic customer data, there was no input after the products, devices, or software were sold. The cloud and [...]

The problems with passwords are well known. System administrators leave passwords on their default settings. End users create easy-to-remember passwords that are easy to crack, they write them [...]

One of the biggest challenges in adopting cloud is getting your data into the cloud. Unless you’re choosing to use cloud for a brand new application that has no associated data yet, all the [...]

With companies creating and storing data at an exponential level nowadays, it becomes imperative that none of it is misplaced. This puts IT teams on constant alert of keeping data secure and [...]

Getting the most out of cloud requires choosing the right resources—both the right kind and the right size. When it comes to storage, one of the choices to consider is object storage. [...]

As businesses become more dependent on mobile devices to enable employees to work from anywhere, information security is becoming more dependent on the mobile devices being secure. It isn’t [...]