Security and risk mgmt

Putting a price on information: The nascent field of infonomics

Companies are behaving as if information has a monetary value. The question is how much? The nascent field of infonomics aims to provide answers.CIO Matters

Smart security spending requires assigning a value to information

CISOs are under pressure to manage security spending as a business. That won't happen until companies assign a financial value to information assets.Tip

data latency

Data latency is the time it takes for data packets to be stored or retrievedDefinition

The cloud computing security conundrum

What happens when two technology executives disagree on cloud computing security? A very interesting discussion but no conclusions about what to do.CIO Matters | 15 Jun 2012

IBM's CIO experiments with role-based management of IT, BYOD

IBM CIO Jeanette Horan is testing out role-based management for IT delivery, with job function the determining factor behind such programs as BYOD.News | 12 Apr 2012

Re-evaluating endpoint security tools

Has technology advanced to the point that some endpoint security tools -- and the staff needed to support them -- will go away?News | 05 Jan 2012

Getting a grip on shadow IT in the age of self-service technology

Shadow IT should be a serious concern for all CIOs in an age of self-service technology. Here's how to get a grip on it.News | 12 Dec 2011

Go spy: The company iPad could expose top secrets

The company iPad is everywhere. In a complex, nuanced CIO discussion about mobile devices, a military man tells a scary story.Blog

Mobile Workforces CIO Decisions Ezine Vol. 8

Smartphones, tablet computers and other devices are transforming organizations. In this issue of Enterprise CIO Decisions Ezine, learn about managing the mobile workforce.Enterprise CIO Decisions

vendor risk management (VRM)

Vendor risk management (VRM) is a comprehensive plan for identifying and decreasing potential business uncertainties and legal liabilities regarding the hiring of 3rd party vendors for IT products and services.Definition

Policies for BYOD: Readers talk back about mobility, security

Establishing policies for BYOD remains a top priority for CIOs, according to SearchCIO readers in our latest CIO Chatter.CIO Chatter

CIO's cloud solutions meet collaboration needs and speed up innovation

The U. of Michigan CIO talks about embracing cloud solutions as part of a school-wide strategy of adopting cutting-edge tech to drive innovation.CIO Innovator | 22 Jan 2013

Privacy and data protection governance in five steps

From data privacy scope to mapping laws to business requirements, Forrester Research outlines five steps to privacy and data protection governance.Tip

Why cloud service providers also should be security coaches

Cloud service providers can serve their customers better by coaching them through gray areas of security and compliance.News | 18 Sep 2012

Compliance reporting forces risk management, security evolution

In this podcast, analyst Chris McClean discusses how increasingly complex compliance reporting requirements force closer scrutiny of risk management and security processes.Podcast

CIOs tell health IT vendors they need interop, iPad EHR, HIPAA help

Health care CIOs give vendors a laundry list of what they'll buy now, including HIPAA compliance and security help, iPad EHR interfaces and tools to improve interoperability.News | 26 Mar 2012

E-discovery and litigation guide for CIOs

E-discovery and litigation concerns are serious responsibilities for IT staffs. Learn how to tackle them with this CIO Briefing.CIO Briefing

All about the business: Critical insights on operational risk

Speed and complexity are putting more demands than ever on business operations. Operational risk management strategies can help bridge the gaps.Tip

NERC standards pose challenges for IT innovation at power utility

NERC standards compliance is the law at public utilities. ATC's IT director discusses how to create a framework for IT innovation in that environment.Video

Compliance Q&A: How e-discovery technology enhances business processes

Planet Data Solutions CEO Howard Reissner discusses the e-discovery technology evolution and how it can make records management and other business processes more efficient.Tip

Enterprise cloud services dominance by Amazon could be good for CIOs

This week, Searchlight considers whether an Amazon-ruled enterprise cloud services space could be good. Also: handling big data, VDI benefits and more.Searchlight | 03 May 2013

The end of enterprise cloud computing is near... sort of

In this week's Searchlight: Why CIOs ought to forget about enterprise cloud computing, the new next thing in big data, the new digital age and more.Searchlight | 26 Apr 2013

Living the e-life amid security threats and privacy concerns

Businesses are advised to enlist employees in the effort to protect against security threats. That won't be easy for a generation living the e-life.CIO Matters

Can you have big data and personal data privacy?

In a big data era, one of the sacrificial lambs is personal data privacy. This is a risk for each of us and the companies we work for.CIO Matters | 26 Mar 2013

Privacy in the workplace, a tangled tale

Two recent incidents point up the looming conflicts related to privacy in the workplace. Things are going to get worse before they get better.CIO Matters | 18 Mar 2013

The CIO role in cybersecurity: Advice from a former White House CIO

Live from the Fusion CEO-CIO Symposium in Madison, Wis., SearchCIO.com gets cybersecurity advice for CIOs from former White House CIO Theresa Payton.Video

As cybersecurity takes the spotlight, it's CIOs' time to shine

In this week's Searchlight from the Fusion CEO/CIO Symposium: It's time top execs pay attention to cybersecurity, plus the latest big hack and more.Searchlight | 08 Mar 2013

Data protection management in a mad, mobile world

Nothing gives IT headaches like MDM. Read what our Twitter followers had to say about developing a data protection management plan for mobile devices.#CIOChat

Abundant and mature, cloud services meet CIO needs for speed, agility

Today, there are as many cloud services as technology functions. The good news is these solutions increasingly have substance behind their slogans.Feature

Bring your own device to work: Passing trend or the future of IT?

Will the much-talked-about bring your own device to work trend be a long-term concern for CIOs? Our Twitter followers weigh in during our tweet jam.#CIOChat

Putting a price on information: The nascent field of infonomics

Companies are behaving as if information has a monetary value. The question is how much? The nascent field of infonomics aims to provide answers.CIO Matters

Can you have big data and personal data privacy?

In a big data era, one of the sacrificial lambs is personal data privacy. This is a risk for each of us and the companies we work for.CIO Matters | 26 Mar 2013

Privacy in the workplace, a tangled tale

Two recent incidents point up the looming conflicts related to privacy in the workplace. Things are going to get worse before they get better.CIO Matters | 18 Mar 2013

Cloud service providers push data ownership, lukewarm on SLAs

Cloud service provider execs from Microsoft, Amazon.com, Rackspace and Salesforce.com take on the intricacies of SLAs and data ownership.News | 05 Sep 2012

Four big cloud providers respond to four big cloud computing questions

Execs from cloud providers Microsoft, Amazon, Rackspace and Salesforce speak on top customer questions: security, outages, SLAs and data ownership.News | 30 Aug 2012

E-discovery and litigation guide for CIOs

E-discovery and litigation concerns are serious responsibilities for IT staffs. Learn how to tackle them with this CIO Briefing.CIO Briefing

pretexting

Pretexting is a form of social engineering in which one individual lies to obtain privileged data about another individual in order to engage in identity theft or corporate espionage. A pretext is a false motive.Definition

Information security and risk management guides for CIOs

Keeping your IT organization safe and secure is one battle. Doing it while staying in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations is another. These CIO Briefings will help you do both, and then some.CIO Briefings

Health care security, HIPAA compliance on deck for CIOs in Obama era

HIPAA enforcement has long been lax, but that's changing with stiffer HIPAA security and privacy rules and incentives to move to electronic health records.Article | 10 Sep 2009

Be ready for electronic discovery with a records retention policy

Email does not drive records retention policy -- it's about what's in the email. With a few simple steps you can help prevent electronic discovery surprises and costly fines.Tip

Information Sharing and Analysis Centers: Getting started with ISACs

Joe Granneman explains how ISACs enable cybersecurity information sharing and the basic requirements for joining an ISAC.Answer

Rainmakers: Three CIOs who made revenue generation their business

CIOs know alignment with the business is vital, but as IT emerges as a center of innovation, smart CIOs are taking charge of revenue generation.CIO Innovators

Building the 'human firewall': A behavioral approach

Build a 'human firewall' with employee security awareness programs that incorporate straight talk, humor, wit and storytelling.Tip

Living the e-life amid security threats and privacy concerns

Businesses are advised to enlist employees in the effort to protect against security threats. That won't be easy for a generation living the e-life.CIO Matters

Can you have big data and personal data privacy?

In a big data era, one of the sacrificial lambs is personal data privacy. This is a risk for each of us and the companies we work for.CIO Matters | 26 Mar 2013

Privacy in the workplace, a tangled tale

Two recent incidents point up the looming conflicts related to privacy in the workplace. Things are going to get worse before they get better.CIO Matters | 18 Mar 2013

Cybercrime is on the minds of board members; CIOs, CISOs rejoice

Board members are seeking out CIOs' and CISOs' advice on cybercrime as it creeps into their proprietary domain: revenue and investor perception.CIO Matters | 11 Mar 2013

Four steps to defining and articulating the role of risk management

Risk management programs are under pressure from all quarters. Here are four steps to defining and articulating the role of risk management.Expert Tip

FTC mobile privacy guidelines put mobile ecosystem and CIOs on notice

If CIOs haven't updated their data privacy laws to include mobile data, the FTC's new mobile privacy guidelines make it clear that the time has come.News | 07 Feb 2013

business continuity management (BCM)

Business continuity management (BCM) is a framework for identifying an organization's risk of exposure to internal and external threats.Definition

Securing collaboration efforts requires understanding the human factor

Employees sharing TMI on social collaboration tools is alarming IT leaders. In this recap, tweet jammers discuss efforts to secure collaboration.#CIOChat | 08 May 2013

Building the 'human firewall': A behavioral approach

Build a 'human firewall' with employee security awareness programs that incorporate straight talk, humor, wit and storytelling.Tip

Living the e-life amid security threats and privacy concerns

Businesses are advised to enlist employees in the effort to protect against security threats. That won't be easy for a generation living the e-life.CIO Matters

Cybercrime is on the minds of board members; CIOs, CISOs rejoice

With social networking layer, Amazon flexes digital-disruption muscle

In this week's Searchlight: Amazon plays disruptor once again with its buy of social networking site Goodreads, cyberattacks get scarier and more.Searchlight | 29 Mar 2013

Our data-driven society may soon send workers to the unemployment line

This week's Searchlight features a look at our data-driven world's potential effect on workers, the next big job in big data, deduping myths and more.News | 22 Mar 2013

The CIO role in cybersecurity: Advice from a former White House CIO

Live from the Fusion CEO-CIO Symposium in Madison, Wis., SearchCIO.com gets cybersecurity advice for CIOs from former White House CIO Theresa Payton.Video

Cybercrime is on the minds of board members; CIOs, CISOs rejoice

Board members are seeking out CIOs' and CISOs' advice on cybercrime as it creeps into their proprietary domain: revenue and investor perception.CIO Matters | 11 Mar 2013

As cybersecurity takes the spotlight, it's CIOs' time to shine

In this week's Searchlight from the Fusion CEO/CIO Symposium: It's time top execs pay attention to cybersecurity, plus the latest big hack and more.Searchlight | 08 Mar 2013

Data protection management in a mad, mobile world

Nothing gives IT headaches like MDM. Read what our Twitter followers had to say about developing a data protection management plan for mobile devices.#CIOChat