Monthly Archives: February 2014

According to an Enterprise Strategy Group survey of IT professionals, cloud and server virtualization security has the highest shortage of qualified workers. In this video report, we talk to experts on how companies are addressing that skills gap and grooming … Continue reading →

School president apologies for a “sophisticated” security breach that exposed the sensitive personal information faculty, staff, and students at the school since 1998. The sensitive personal information for more than 300,000 faculty, staff, and students at the University of Maryland … Continue reading →

SlickLogin, an Israeli startup and developer of smart identification technology through user smartphones has been acquired by Google for several million (the official transaction amount remains undisclosed). SlickLogin was founded under a year ago by Or Zelig, Eran Galili and … Continue reading →

To Edward Snowden and supporters: “You can’t expect the police to protect you if you won’t let them patrol your neighborhood.”

As the result of an Executive Order last February, the Executive Branch has introduced the Cybersecurity Framework, described to be “a voluntary how-to guide for organizations in the critical infrastructure community to enhance their cybersecurity.” The best practices and guidelines … Continue reading →

This is an unpaid volunteer position, but what a great opportunity for one lucky FSU student!

Until 2013, the data breach that affected millions of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls shoppers almost a decade ago reigned supreme in the annals of retail hacking. The holiday-season attack on Target, the nation’s third-largest retailer, made that episode seem almost … Continue reading →