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Security: Disposable VMs For Tighter Security

By Dick Weisinger

A new flavor of the Linux Operating System is now available that might prove to be one of the strongest defenses put up against malware.   The new Operating System is called Qubes, and it is a combination of Linux

Data Security: A False Sense of Security

By Dick Weisinger

73 percent of companies say they do a good job at securing personally identifiable information.   That’s sensitive information that includes name, address, date of birth, race, National ID/social security number and medical history.  But the reality is that 58

Cloud Computing: A Move Towards Reforming Privacy Laws

By Dick Weisinger

The laws governing the privacy of data stored in the cloud were written almost 24 years ago.  A lot has changed over those 24 years.  And now many cloud-based vendors are lobbying congress to update those laws to the reality

Security: Unstructured Data Huge Cyberthreat?

By Dick Weisinger

Federal government IT executives are saying that unstructured data has become their biggest cyberthreat, even more so than SaaS/Cloud computing, Web 2.0, or mobile devices.  That is the finding of a survey taken by Ponemon Institute.  79 percent of the

Oracle: Database Security Worries

By Dick Weisinger

Complex database environments are making it difficult for database administrators to secure those networks. The Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) found that more than half of 316 DBAs they surveyed were managing more than 100 databases in their environment. And