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Open Source: A Ticket to Security Problems?

By Dick Weisinger

Most Open Source software lacks basic security protections. That’s the conclusion of a report issued by security company Fortify Software. While the report is no doubt somewhat self-serving since Fortify is in the business of selling security add-ons, there is

SaaS: On-Demand Security

By Dick Weisinger

Security is one of the biggest obstacles for companies in deciding whether or not to adopt SaaS. As many as 62 percent of companies are concerned that SaaS may potentially expose sensitive company data to eyes outside their firewalls (survey

ECM: Do you know where your content is? Or where it's been?

By Dick Weisinger

When asked whether their organizations had an appreciation for the costs incurred by not properly securing their company content, 69 percent of those surveyed said “No”. 40 percent had no idea whether their content had been inappropriately accessed, and 41

SaaS/DaaS: Data Sources Powering Mashups

By Dick Weisinger

SaaS (Software as a Service) are hosted on-demand browser-based applications.  Parallel to SaaS is something I’m calling DaaS (Data as a Service), a trend that is rapidly evolving.  DaaS combines elements of SaaS and SOA and it is the force

Security: OpenID Gains Momentum with Endorsements

By Dick Weisinger

  OpenID has been in the news over the last month with endorsements coming from Digg, Microsoft, Yahoo! and AOL.  OpenID is a decentralized system for maintaining a consistent online identity. Using OpenID, people are identified using a URI or URL, much the same way