On December 5 the Colombian Government and the country’s largest rebel group – the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) – reconvened for the second stage of peace talks.
As a show of faith the FARC has pledged to cease kidnapping and declared a unilateral ceasefire until January 20, 2013.
It’s that time again when many security gurus stop to pause and reflect and what has been – and more importantly what is to come. Those security professionals who can correctly anticipate the impact of sweeping trends, will find themselves better positioned to deal with changes to their job function or duties and as a result will be in a much stronger position to proactively navigate their careers. Perhaps these three insights from Reuven Harrison, Tufin Technologies CTO, will help!
Shopping or banking online depends on trust. Individuals interact with sites that they trust, and sites have to trust the person who is transacting with them.
Many online banking sites are turning to two-factor authentication to confirm the identity of the individual they are transacting with – typically an ‘out-of-band’ method of authentication using a token or SMS message to a mobile phones. Initially tokens were widely rolled out, but many banks faced a backlash from their consumers because tokens were too inconvenient to carry around, and they could be easily lost or damaged.
Rolling Meadows, IL, USA: Cloud is increasingly being used in businesses worldwide, which means that security must now involve a hybrid approach to protect the apps and data hosted in the cloud. ISACA, a global association of 100,000 IT professionals, will provide security tactics for the hybrid cloud during its free virtual conference titled Secure the Hybrid Cloud: Protecting Users, APIs and Devices today, 12 December 2012.
To expose official corruption in Nigeria, re-orientate the psyche of Nigerians and usher in the Nigerian renaissance
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