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Social Media and Security Issues |
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Social media is any online space where people can interact with one another. This form of interaction may include reading the profile pages of other members on the social media site and possibly even contacting them. Social media contains highly accessible and scalable publishing technologies such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, YouTube and even Wikis. Some other sub-categories of social media include social networking, blogging, micro-blogging and more.
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Cloud Computing and the Changing Landscape of e‐Business |
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Cloud computing involves the provision of computer, component, or a network of virtual resources online. In essence, it is Internet‐based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided online to computers and other devices on demand, like a public utility over the Internet. It is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet and describes a new concept for IT services. A paradigm from mainframe to client–server that preceded it in the early '80s, it is a byproduct and consequence of the ease-of-access to remote computing sites provided by the Internet.
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The Risk Management Imperative and Perspective |
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Risks are constantly changing for organizations based on various factors and hence the need for proper management to maintain and increase competitive edge. To keep up with the competition, organizations must design and create a safe environment in which business processes and procedures can function effectively and efficiently.
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Securing the Application Layer |
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The application layer is the seventh layer In the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) communications model and it is the closest layer to the end user . The application layer allows application program to communicate effectively with other application programs in a network. Succinctly, it provides communication services to the various software applications.
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Firewalls Mismanagement and its Impact on Security |
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Information technology is a key enabler for all enterprises, and successfully and securely implementing new technology is crucial to e-business and Internet centric organizations. However connecting a private network to the internet can expose critical or confidential data to malicious attack from anywhere in the world. If your company’s network is connected to the Internet, you need a firewall.
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