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Marilyn, the US vs. EU question around privacy generally and employee privacy specifically is very interesting. A few years ago I would have described the EU and US as both modeling different regulatory approaches to the...
In reply to: Re: Workplace Data Privacy Vs. Security: The New Balance
Dave, it seems from your blog that Europe is ahead of the US in terms of employee privacy rights. Do you have a sense of why that is, and who are the industry leaders?
In reply to: Re: Workplace Data Privacy Vs. Security: The New Balance
Despite the widespread occurance and high profile too many corporations are not doing enough to mitigate the risk of security breaches from password based attacks. Such an attacker is likely to log in with stolen credentials...
In reply to: Solutions to stop credentials-based-attack
It might seem obvious but our research found that 29% of the IT professionals we surveyed (250 in UK and 250 in US) told us their organizations doesn't have a security policy in place. It's great to have a policy that covers...
In reply to: The need for a clear security policy
It's true that using Active Directory in isolation slows IT's ability, increases workload and has security loopholes that many people are not even aware. But with the right software integrated with Active Directory the complexity...
In reply to: Re: Unusual article
There are SSL/Crypto implementations in languages other than C.OpenSSL was one of the first non-commercial ones, which is why it is so prevalent.At the time it was written, languages such as Java simply weren't fast enough...
In reply to: Re: Heartbleed and Android
Great question. I touched on this last week in my Heartbleed Facts feature, but here's the short answer: 1) Android OS vulnerabilities: According to Lookout, 86% of users running Android 4.1.1 are vulnerable to Heartbleed...
In reply to: Re: Heartbleed and Android
You nailed it. My whole vision to changing the playing field. If we segmented personal web-use (the highest risk activity) from business activity. And then we isolated or contained the personal use, the remaining business...
In reply to: Re: Workplace Data Privacy Vs. Security: The New Balance
Well said. What if a company just segmented their network traffic? You want to go on facebook? You want to check your personal email? Okay, BYOD and use this network and we will not provide you a firewall or monitor your...
In reply to: Re: Workplace Data Privacy Vs. Security: The New Balance
I hear you, and there is no doubt that in the US, with proper notice and consent, usually in the form of an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), a company clearly has the right to monitor and control employee Internet use. There...
In reply to: Re: Workplace Data Privacy Vs. Security: The New Balance
I would like to know if these Android devices are shipped from the factory vulnerable with it's either 4.1.1 version or if it's any of the 3rd party apps bundled? Which by the way you can only stop their running services...
In reply to: Heartbleed and Android
Thanks so much for sharing your insight and experience with this @douglasmow. What seems to be such a basic thing to secure and track, a logon & password, always seems to rear its ugly head. The Verizon DBIR put an exclamation...
In reply to: Re: Supplement Security With Access Analytics
Containing Corporate Data on Mobile Devices
If you’re still focused on securing endpoints, you’ve got your work cut out for you. WiFi network provider iPass surveyed 1,600 mobile workers and found that the average US employee carries three devices -- a smartphone, a computer, and a tablet or e-reader -- with more than 80% of them doing work on personal devices.
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