Posts Tagged McAfee
Database security and SIEM are the top Risk and Compliance concerns
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 30/05/2012
The McAfee report Risk and Compliance Outlook: 2012, has been published and has discovered Database Security and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) were among the top priorities due to an increase in Advanced Persistent Threats (APT). Database hold the valuable data the criminals are searching for, it therefore follows that Database Security is a growing issue […]
Serious Disconnect Between Businesses and Mobile Users
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 26/05/2011
McAfee have released their report “Mobility and Security: Dazzling Opportunities, Profound Challenges”. “Devices are no longer just consumer devices or business devices. They are both,” said Richard Power, a CyLab Distinguished Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, the primary author of the report. “Devices are more than extensions of the computing structure, they are extensions of […]
Identity Theft Resource Center found that hacking accounted for the largest number of breaches in 2011 year-to-date
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 27/04/2011
The Identity Theft Resource Center® has found that hacking accounted for the largest number of breaches in 2011 year-to-date. Almost 37% of breaches between January 1st and April 5th were due to malicious attacks on computer systems. This is more than double the amount of targeted attacks reflected in the 2010 ITRC Breach List (17.1%). ITRC point […]