The 7 steps to becoming CIO

If “become CIO” is at the top of your To-Do List for 2013, here’s a list of seven things you’ll need to do first.

2 strategies for blocking zero-day malware

In light of recent research highlighting the fact that traditional antivirus products fail to block zero-day malware, it’s important to know there are two other strategies you can use to protect your organization against it.

Security firm: Antivirus software is a waste of money

A recent study tested 40 antivirus software products — and not a single one detected any of the 82 new malware samples thrown at them. That’s right, zero. What gives?

Security flaw found in Samsung network printers

Printers and other peripheral devices are often overlooked when it comes to keeping systems and software up-to-date. But, back doors that give cyber criminals access to sensitive corporate data are more common than you might think.

4 tips to get execs on the information security bandwagon

The latest high-profile security breaches probably have you a little nervous and crossing your fingers that it doesn’t happen to you. If only you could convince the senior execs to beef up the security budget.

Survey: 69% of users ignore IT’s cloud computing policy

The number of employees who are unaware of their employers’ cloud computing policy – or choose to ignore it – is much larger than it should be.

5 ways to contain information sprawl

Security vendor Symantec’s latest research found nearly half of all business information sits outside corporate firewalls. They’ve dubbed this phenomenon “information sprawl” and recommend five strategies for containing it.

Top 5 cyber security threats IT will face in 2013

Security vendor Symantec released its top five cyber security threats for 2013 – and if the company’s to be believed, IT admins are going to have their hands full. 

2 reasons to think twice about using this popular antivirus software

It’s not often that a major software vendor gets hit with two major blows in the same month – but that’s exactly what happened to security firm Sophos recently.

What Obama’s re-election means for IT

While technology wasn’t addressed a whole lot during the presidential campaign, experts say Obama’s re-election will have an impact on IT – particularly in the areas of cyber security, privacy and piracy.