Guest Columns

You Too Will Be Hit With A Data Breech

SAN JOSE, Ca. - Though he admits it will be a matter of years before businesses fully transform their people, processes, and technology to regard security risk in the same light as business risk, the challenge remains to be conquered nonetheless. So says Brian Kenyon, director, enterprise technical enablement for McAfee Inc., and a leading

By |2007-09-27T00:00:00-04:00September 27th, 2007|Archive, Guest Columns|

How To Spend Less And Get More Out Of Security

REDMOND, Wa. - Is it possible for organizations to find the perfect balance of effective security but at less cost? It is a daunting task but between transforming people, processes, and technology, organizations should be demanding of IT vendors to provide more secure products, services and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service). When combined, these forces would lower the

By |2007-09-27T00:00:00-04:00September 27th, 2007|Archive, Guest Columns|

Security Needs To Reinvent Itself: McAfee Security Chief

TORONTO, Ontario - Martin Carmichael doesn't strike an imposing figure. But the chief security officer for McAfee Inc. manages to loom large in the sense of his views on how integrated information and physical security ought to be sold to businesses and consumers. Carmichael is responsible for both IT security and physical security at McAfee,

By |2007-09-27T00:00:00-04:00September 27th, 2007|Archive, Guest Columns|

Financial Loss Doubles For Companies Due To Cybercrime

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. companies are reporting that their average financial loss from cybercrime has doubled from $168,000 to $350,424 after a five-year run at lower reported losses, the Computer Security Institute reports in its 2007 Computer Crime and Security survey. Financial fraud, such as payments of fraudulent invoices, overtook virus attacks as the source

By |2007-09-27T00:00:00-04:00September 27th, 2007|Archive, Guest Columns|

Attacks To Exploit Widgets, Gadgets Imminent

SAN JOSE, Ca. - People who install or use widgets are opening themselves up to major security vulnerabilities, according to Finjan's 2007 third quarter Web Security Trends Report. Widgets and gadgets are popular applications that are provided by either operating system manufacturers like Microsoft Vista out of the box or as small applications from the

By |2007-09-27T00:00:00-04:00September 27th, 2007|Archive, Guest Columns|

Compuware Needs a Makeover

DETROIT ? Compuware, one of Michigan's largest software developers, needs a makeover, contends Tom Taulli, author of The Complete M&A Handbook, in an article he wrote for The Motley Fool.Com blog. Taulli wrote: Back in early July, enterprise software company Compuware gave Wall Street a jolt. The stock price plunged 20% on a weak sales

By |2007-08-07T00:00:00-04:00August 7th, 2007|Archive, Guest Columns|

Is E-Voting the Next Wonder of the World?

NEW YORK - With more than 90 million e-votes, the global populace just reconfirmed the new Seven Wonders of the World and also introduced a new global E-Vote democracy. Two things: Firstly, untraceable e-votes can easily dominate the media and public perception, suggesting that even modern structures can sometimes replace the ancient wonders of the

By |2007-07-25T00:00:00-04:00July 25th, 2007|Archive, Guest Columns|

Foundations Of Entrepreneurship

SAGINAW - As a serial entrepreneur, a recipient of the Deloitte & Touche Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and now working as the Dow Entrepreneur in Residence at Saginaw Valley State University, I have frequently been asked to explain what produces exceptional entrepreneurship. Today, this question takes on vital importance as we collectively seek new

By |2007-07-16T00:00:00-04:00July 16th, 2007|Archive, Guest Columns|