Over 216 million records containing personal and financial information were involved in security breaches announced from January 2005 to November 2007, according to the Privacy Rights Clearing House in its A Chronology of Data Breaches. November 21, 2007.
Over the past several years, governments have taken action to assist victims and require organizations to comply with […]

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What is Whole Disk Encryption
Full disk encryption (or whole disk encryption) is a kind of disk encryption software or hardware which encrypts every bit of data that goes on a disk. The term “full disk encryption” is often used to signify that everything on a disk, including the operating system, is encrypted. There are also […]

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A recent worm distributed through the Web 2.0 social network orkut points out the potential IT security risks presented by social media in an age where the number of Generation Y workers is increasing rapidly.
orkut is a social networking site with about 67 million registered users who can sign in with any Google account. Earlier […]

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Because of the ever-increasing vulnerability of IT systems, and because new and increasingly complex attacks are being devised every day, an organization can face significant challenges in deploying all of the various software components required for security risk management and control.
Besides the cost of the software and updates, total cost of ownership (TCO) considers […]

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