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Information security expert David Lacey discussed the latest ideas, best practices, and business issues associated with managing security.

April 2016

Putting the SEC into DEVOPS
David Lacey 24 Apr 2016

I've been pressing for greater speed in security management for many years. "Replace the Deming Loop with the Boyd (OODA) loop" has been my mantra. Yet when I first encountered DEVOPS, I ...

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Information security expert David Lacey discussed the latest ideas, best practices, and business issues associated with managing security.

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5 strategies to address the GDPR data management conundrum

As IT executives continue to wrap their heads around GDPR, strategies are emerging to ease its data management compliance burden....

Deloitte CIO survey: Traditional CIO role doesn't cut it in digital era

New findings from Deloitte show CIOs are not evolving with the times. More than half are stuck in 'trusted operator' mode, which ...

Security at Facebook: Building a diverse cybersecurity team

Facebook director of security Aanchal Gupta sounds off on the need for diverse security teams and gives an overview of how the ...

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Intel disclosed Spectre-like L1TF vulnerabilities

News roundup: Intel disclosed L1TF vulnerabilities with similarities to Spectre, but with a focus on data. Plus, the NIST Small ...

ICS security fails the Black Hat test

Industrial control systems hit the mainstream at Black Hat this year, with over two dozen program sessions tackling different ...

OneLogin security chief delivers new security model

How did cloud identity and access management vendor OneLogin rebuild its security after a breach? We ask OneLogin security chief ...

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Cisco revenues up, customers warming to new products

Cisco revenues in the last quarter rose 6% as businesses took advantage of a strong economy to refresh networks and deploy new ...

New Dell EMC 100 GbE switch tailored for east-west traffic

The latest Dell EMC 100 GbE switch is an open system aimed at service providers and large enterprises. The Z9264F is a 2RU system...

Active-active data centers key to high-availability application resilience

Enterprises dependent upon a high-availability application should investigate active-active data center designs to ensure ...

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Converged data center migration practices to avoid data loss

Refreshing data center hardware is no simple task, especially for organizations with multiple workflows. Before completing an ...

14 SIEM reports and alerts to boost security

Setting up an SIEM reporting infrastructure requires an overall knowledge of what data capture is available. With standard ...

IBM Power9 servers add reliability, reduce maintenance costs

IBM looks to grab high-end hardware market share from archrival Intel with the introduction of two Power9 servers that offer ...

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Chief data officer skills tested by AI tech blitz

A reporter's notebook from a recent MIT symposium provides insights on chief data officer needs, as the AI wave starts to hit ...

Open source database software finally gets down to business

Once used primarily in web applications, open source databases are finding a place in more mission-critical business systems -- a...

Open source RDBMS uses spurred by lower costs, cloud options

Open source technologies have become more capable alternatives to mainstream relational databases for cost-conscious users -- and...