M86 Security

Expanding populations and added responsibilities are forcing state and local agencies to run themselves more like a business. Governments also find they face the same challenges when it comes from preventing employee Web abuse and defending against emerging Internet threats. This white paper describes those challenges in detail and where to begin in overcoming those challenges.

How important is the personal data privacy. Often we have no qualms giving our personal details to sign up for a new membership program, or to renew our subscription to a favorite paper. But the recent controversy surrounding the sale of 1.97 million customer records by Octopus Card in Hong Kong, and the public outcry following it, reminds us that data privacy is still a sensitive issue for government, politicians, businesses and the general public.

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.