data security
While the European Commission has recently focused on a cloud computing strategy to boost uptake across all businesses in the European Union, many companies still hesitate to adopt cloud computing because of reliability and safety issues.
National Taiwan University, one of Taiwan's oldest and most respected tertiary education institutions, has chosen Citrix's NetScaler solution to provide data security for its campus cloud network.
HP Enterprise Services has launched a new security services delivered through the cloud to help enterprises mitigate security risks.
Threats on losing critical information and data breach of organizations are usually expected from external factors. This is rightly so as we observed cybercriminal activities increasing rapidly. In addition, organizations should beware of information loss through internal employees in the course of their day-to-day work.
Data is the beating heart of the digital world. It has never been easier to communicate, exchange ideas, conduct international business or search and find information. It has also never been easier to disseminate and misuse data, intentionally or not.
What is the gold standard in data security in the healthcare industry? For now, the oldest is HIPAA or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Despite its American roots, HIPAA is showing influence in Asia because the many of technology solutions are from the US.
Charles Mok, chairman of the Internet Society of Hong Kong, notes that the Hong Kong government remains reluctant to monitor Internet traffic due to the potential of this action to be misconstrued as invasion of privacy. He sees cloud computing as changing the way outsourcing opportunities are being approached in the Territory.
Cloud computing signals a shift in how information is accessed and stored. It also sees a change in the custodian of that information. One expert predicts the death of the CIO and the rise of the CSO.
Corey Nachreiner, security network security strategist at WatchGuard Technologies, believes the web is the new battleground when it comes to IT security. The growing popularity of social networking has moved cyber criminal activities to the individual as opposed to companies or enterprises. He also predicts that cyber law and compliance will collide as governments become concerned about cyber security resulting in web-specific laws.
Securing personal health information and corporate data is of paramount importance to health services firm CIGNA, which prompted them to acquire CA’s Access Control to help make their data secure and intact.
