Archives for March, 2012
by Jay Heiser | March 23, 2012 | 1 Comment
Researcher Bryan Ford takes a nuanced approach, explaining that the idea of cloud service instability is speculative and forward-looking, but given the increasing reliance on public cloud computing, this is an area that deserves research attention now.
Category: Cloud risk management Virtualization Tags: chain reaction, cloud failure, emergent vulnerability, meltdowns, melting
by Jay Heiser | March 20, 2012 | Comments Off
It is not an exaggeration to say that virtually all IT security specialists owe the late Hal Tipton a debt of gratitude for helping set the stage of their careers.
Category: security Tags: Hal Tipton, ISC(2), ISSA
by Jay Heiser | March 16, 2012 | Comments Off
Earlier this week, the Guardian reported the arrest of Mark Hanna, News International’s head of security. While details are vague, it appears to be the case that the UK justice system is accusing him of criminal offenses in regards to the ongoing phone hacking scandal at News of the World. Articles by the IT trade [...]
Category: Policy risk management security Tags: jail, regulatory compliance, risk