If you thought that just putting secure network firewalls and anti-virus software in place was all you need to prevent data leakage… think again. While industry reports from Imperva, WhiteHat Security and the Ponemon Institute claim insecure web applications pose the greatest threat to data, other industry findings show that 30% of all data leakage occurs from idle and end of life assets.

Some industry analysts have predicted that within the last few years, about 20% of businesses would own no IT assets. Between cloud-enabled services, virtualisation, pc and smart phone use on corporate networks, they projected the need for cloud security would be that much greater. However, there are certain specific guidelines for reducing cloud security risks:

In this new era of BYOD usage, 80% of employee BYOD activity goes unmanaged by corporate IT security programs. The reason? Current IT security technologies were not designed to deal with mobile devices in terms of disconnecting from networks or interrupting backup schedules.

In this digital age, data theft and identity theft are on the minds of every major business and consumer in the country. Aside from shoring up your company’s IT and end-of-life data security, lending a helping hand to your local community’s efforts to improve IT security can often lead to a bigger ROI than just profits alone.

Halloween is almost here and that means there will be lots of stories of ghosts, goblins and ghouls that lurk in the night. These classic horror stories are meant to scare children and send chills running up your spine all in the name of Halloween, but they are just that...stories.