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Beyond the Hype of Consumerization of IT, Part III: We Are Ready To Deploy!
Review IT Architecture. Check. Determine Who’s Getting Access To What Device. Check. Reviewed Governance And Lay Out Strategy. Check.
Beyond the Hype of Consumerization of IT, Part II: The Device and Its Role
Now that you’ve looked at the IT architecture, you need to examine which devices should be enabled to get the data, and how you’re going to deal with them. There are several approaches to achieve great success in device management at a relatively low cost to the enterprise.
Beyond the Hype of Consumerization of IT, Part I: The Data
The Very IT Architecture We Stand on is Shaken. Gone is the Perimeter. Data is Seeping into the Wild Wild West (e.g. world wide web).
The Unseen Dangers of Knock-off Mobile Devices
I read an article in the Los Angeles Times recently that opened my eyes as to how vulnerable we are when it comes to consumer technology. The article, “Fake iPods and iPhones are seized from downtown warehouses,” tells me that we now have to worry about knock-off consumer technology just as we worry about knock-off [...]
Innovations in Security Technology Could Better Protect Our Military
I was invited to meet with some of the brightest individuals representing various military branches not long ago to discuss my views on potential security technology looking forward to 2020. These individuals, who work for a Department of the Navy organization called the Strategic Studies Group, came armed with a few articles that I authored [...]
Data Privacy Day: Jan. 28, 2011
Jan. 28 has been designated as Data Privacy Day, described by think tank The Privacy Projects as “an international celebration of the dignity of the individual expressed through personal information.” However the need for protecting private data extends beyond individuals to government and commercial organizations. All organizations have a responsibility to protect the private data [...]
Making the Case for Morse Code
When discussing cybersecurity, there’s no way to discount the importance of innovation as a means to keep a step or two ahead of our enemies. But I wonder if in our rush to innovate, we are unintentionally discarding time-tested technology in a way that might ultimately work against our ability to respond to future crises? [...]
Cyber Security in the Diplomatic Core
At a time when governments have the ability to launch a worm such as Stuxnet and potentially target nuclear plants and utility control systems, we need people in U.S. embassies to address these imminent threats.
