November 16, 2011 - Many global organizations operate in highly competitive markets, including countries known to aggressively target intellectual property. A significant amount of sensitive information, including intellectual property (IP) resides in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as SAP and Oracle. (continue reading...) Read more
November 15, 2011 - In the first part of this series, we discussed the entry points that an intruder could use to attack our “building,” our metaphor for network security. In the next few posts, we shall (continue reading...) Read more
November 15, 2011 - Part of my hectic schedule across the last 2 months has been supporting and attending the McAfee Focus Conferences. The season started with a very successful Focus in Germany followed by the McAfee Corporate Flagship event (continue reading...) Read more
November 15, 2011 - Wireless communication is inherently insecure. My consulting experience has confirmed that some organizations understand this fact when connecting to wireless networks with their laptops. However, their awareness falters when connecting their mobile devices to the same networks. According to a (continue reading...) Read more
November 15, 2011 - Last week’s Cloud Expo conference in Santa Clara, California kicked off with some exciting announcements from the Content & Cloud Security team here at McAfee. In his keynote during the show, McAfee Content & Cloud CTO Scott (continue reading...) Read more
November 10, 2011 - McAfee once again honored a number of its top partners with its annual Partner of the Year Awards for the Americas. I am pleased to recognize these partners who have invested in McAfee solutions and are engaging with customers in (continue reading...) Read more
November 9, 2011 - Somehow, it is that time again. The holiday season is upon us and I have no idea where the year went! If you have been following my blog or anyone else on the McAfee team, you know what that means… (continue reading...) Read more
November 9, 2011 - It’s no surprise that smartphones and tablets are changing the way people are interacting not only online, but also in every day life. New ways of shopping, reading books, watching TV, communicating with colleagues, family and friends, banking, and even (continue reading...) Read more
November 9, 2011 - Welcome to “15 minutes with” – an occasional contribution between Simon Hunt, CTO Endpoint Security and the movers-and-shakers within McAfee’s technical community. This week on the stand is Ben Andrew, Senior Product Manager for Virtualization Security. So Ben, care to tell us (continue reading...) Read more
November 9, 2011 - The number of connected devices is increasing exponentially, and expected to grow to 50 billion by 2020, according to Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg. This dramatic increase in device connectivity is creating a potential tsunami of security vulnerabilities with serious implications (continue reading...) Read more
November 9, 2011 - Whether you like it or not, whether you’re ready or not, the Christmas machine has arrived—well before Thanksgiving—at least as far as stores and advertisers are concerned. And there’s no question that scammers, identity thieves, and criminal hackers have already (continue reading...) Read more
November 9, 2011 - Yes, it’s a glorious day with the birth of my new book. I’ve spent 15 years in the trenches, reporting on all issues of personal security. Now I’ve taken what I know about protecting your identity and avoiding fraud and (continue reading...) Read more
November 8, 2011 - Tis the season to be wary, fa la la la la la la la la. The holidays are just around the corner and as we prepare for the excitement and mayhem of holiday planning and shopping, we must not forget that (continue reading...) Read more
November 8, 2011 - ‘Tis the season for consumers to spend more time online – shopping for gifts, looking for great holiday deals on new digital gadgets, e-planning family get-togethers and of course, using online or mobile banking to make sure they can afford (continue reading...) Read more
November 7, 2011 - If you’re reading this, you probably know a good deal about cloud computing because it’s probably part of your business. Or, you’re reading this because you’ve heard about the cloud and about the business benefits you can recognize by moving (continue reading...) Read more
November 7, 2011 - Fresh off my one-month blogbatical it is time to get back in the habit of providing channel partners with a weekly update on key McAfee news and information. This week’s highlights include, announcements made at the 2011 McAfee Partner Summit, (continue reading...) Read more
November 4, 2011 - Sometimes we need reminders as to why we must continue to follow rules or do things in a particular way. The human mind is very flighty and tends to forget important issues, no matter how well they had been drilled (continue reading...) Read more
November 3, 2011 - Information technologies have evolved to a level at which the developers, programmers, and security specialists all know what they’re doing, and are able to produce products and services that work and are reasonably secure. Of course, there’s always room for (continue reading...) Read more
November 3, 2011 - This is one video that I hope goes viral. I would like to think that I would jump right in, but after watching that video I am afraid that I might not move quick enough in the (continue reading...) Read more
November 3, 2011 - For all of us, the true satisfaction from any event is derived when we share the anecdotes and pictures with friends and families. Whether it be a foreign trip, a wedding, a family get together or a friends’ reunion, we (continue reading...) Read more