Confidential data is being siphoned off so discreetly that the organization has no clue about the attack until the damage is done. Less than optimal security provides a bountiful harvest of the lowest hanging fruits for drivers of the dark side. Forrester says a taskforce needs to view database security as a key integrative component of the larger IT policy.

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.

In part 2 of the series, Carl Hammersburg and Doric Olson move on to share this experience around working with other departments to leverage experience.

New Zealand's Ministry of Education e-Learning unit needed a comprehensive threat management solution to provide adequate protection from viruses and other security threats across the schools in New Zealand.

It's no secret that modern threats are converging and a significant portion of data loss occurs via targeted Web and email attacks. Why do many organizations manage multiple different security technologies and have to choose between Web, Email or Data security? Mark Murtagh, Technical Director, Websense, discusses the challenges faced by organizations in the real world, the choices to consider and the effect this can have on success.

Using social media, organizations now have increased capabilities to interact with their many stakeholders. For example, department heads can run blog postings on social media sites to discuss current issues or introduce new services. However, while social-media sites enable a single person or department to interact with potentially millions of people, widespread access to social media tools within an organization can also raise numerous problems.

I continue to get a lot of emails that say I won in a lottery, or that my bank wants to verify my details, or that a friend lost his wallet and is in dire need of cash to come back hoome. Phishing remains a common form of deception that email software can't filter out. Why?

As the news headlines warn of the impact that renewed swine flu outbreaks may have on the tentative economic recovery, another pandemic is already underway on the worldwide web. The number of malware-infected sites polluting the web has grown at a startling pace. MessageLabs estimates that internet users around the world now make over 100 million visits to malicious URLs every single month. It’s a genuine web security pandemic.

Non-Governmental Organizations are not in the business of making money but nonetheless exists to serve the needs of the community. Peter Wai Hong Au-Yeung, Assistant Director of Heep Hong in Hong Kong voices the NGO's challenges as it forges ahead despite the economic crisis facing us.

No amount of money can protect you from cyber hacking. You can be the riches person in the world, the most well-staffed global business, or the most powerful government in the world. If you are connected to the Internet, you will be targetted and they will succeed. This is the message that Richard Moss wants to bring to the table.