In Depth

In Depth

Cloud security

• How can healthcare organisations fight increased cyber crime in 2021?

  As the Covid-19 pandemic enters what may be its most dangerous phase, we explore how healthcare organisations can ward off cyber threats while preserving their ability to deliver critical care  Continue Reading

• Security Long Reads: Cyber insiders reveal what’s to come in 2021

  In this long read, we gather together the thoughts of cyber security insiders from across the industry to get their take on what will happen in 2021  Continue Reading

• Post-pandemic approaches to IAM for cloud security

  Cloud technology may have saved businesses from catastrophe during the pandemic, but it has also introduced additional challenges around identity and access management. Here’s why IAM policies are crucial in the new normal  Continue Reading

• DDoS mitigation strategies needed to maintain availability during pandemic

  The growing prevalence of DDoS attacks combined with the increased reliance on internet connectivity during the pandemic means enterprises can no longer afford to ignore the threat of DDoS attacks. Computer Weekly explores organisations’ perceptions...  Continue Reading

• Tackling multicloud deployments with intelligent cloud management

  Organisations are moving to hybrid and multicloud deployments, which complicates software assets tracking and workload management  Continue Reading

• Getting physical with datacentre security

  Whether it is natural disasters, terrorism or break-ins, datacentres will be vulnerable to a range of risks unless they are physically secured. Here’s how you can improve the physical security of your datacentre  Continue Reading

• How to apply zero-trust models to container security

  Containers have become a common fixture in software development, but they have resulted in new concerns for security teams. Is zero-trust the answer to tackling them?  Continue Reading

• What are the security priorities for the post-coronavirus world?

  The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing massive change across the business world and things may never go back to normal. What does security look like in this new world, and what will buyers be prioritising?  Continue Reading

• A carrot-and-stick approach to fixing cyber security complacency

  With a majority of IT decision-makers holding the opinion that their employers are complacent when it comes to data protection, we look at what needs to be fixed, and how to fix it  Continue Reading

• Multicloud storage 101: Pros, cons, pitfalls and strategies

  Not putting all your eggs in one basket can be helpful to an enterprise’s resilience strategy. We look at multicloud storage and the benefits and pitfalls it brings  Continue Reading

• Why security validation matters

  FireEye’s top executives in Asia-Pacific discuss the benefits of security validation and offer their take on the region’s cyber threat landscape  Continue Reading

• The AWS bucket list: Keep your cloud secure

  Misconfigured cloud installations risk billions of records being exposed, damaging organisations’ finances and reputations. Paying attention to securing AWS storage buckets is a simple matter  Continue Reading

• Inside the SOC: the nerve centre of security operations

  Security operations centres are the bedrock of any cyber defence strategy, but operating one is increasingly challenging, with mounting workloads and a shortage of skilled personnel  Continue Reading

• Choosing the right disaster recovery for your business

  We look at the various options available when implementing disaster recovery, and how much they’re worth  Continue Reading

• Human factors are critical to securing digital transformation

  Sourcing the latest cyber security technology to support digital transformation projects is all well and good, but it’s meaningless if you fail to address your organisational culture and the people within it  Continue Reading

• Taking responsibility for security in the cloud

  From accidental leaks to full-on data breaches, maintaining security across cloud services is becoming a headache for enterprises. What questions should organisations be asking of their cloud service provider and, ultimately, whose responsibility is...  Continue Reading

• McAfee’s push for secure cloud adoption

  Organisations must do more to secure their cloud environments as malicious actors increasingly focus their attention on exploiting cloud vulnerabilities, says McAfee  Continue Reading

• Facebook’s privacy game – how Zuckerberg backtracked on promises to protect personal data

  Facebook promised its users privacy then quietly abandoned its promises in pursuit of profits. Now it faces antitrust regulation  Continue Reading

• Cloud snapshots and backups: How to protect data in the cloud

  You often need more data protection than native cloud services will give. But should you choose backup or snapshots? And what about third-party backup in the cloud?  Continue Reading

• A guide to choosing cloud-based security services

  Cloud-based security services can help organisations with a growing cloud footprint to reduce cost and address the manpower crunch in cyber security  Continue Reading

• A cloud compliance checklist for the GDPR age

  The cloud is supposed to make things simpler, but when it comes to compliance, things can get complex. Here is a look at the essential elements of a cloud compliance strategy  Continue Reading

• Securing the SD-WAN: The next network challenge

  Every time an enterprise weighs up whether or not to try SD-WAN, security is an essential part of the picture  Continue Reading

• Inside DevOps, containers and enterprise security

  Global corporates are waking up to containers and orchestrated containerisation for software development that is fast and safe. Computer Weekly looks at the best approach to ensure security is not compromised along the way  Continue Reading

• GDPR compliance: Addressing the overlooked in enterprise IT infrastructures

  As the GDPR compliance deadline approaches, enterprises need to ensure they have looked beyond the headline-grabbing aspects of the regulation so they do not fall foul of the incoming data protection regulations  Continue Reading

• Network security in the digital transformation era

  Network security has always been a core focus for CISOs and IT security managers, but in an era of digital transformation, we examine if network security strategies are keeping up with new and emerging cyber threats  Continue Reading

• AWS cloud security: Amazon CISO shares secrets to building secure cloud products

  Ahead of Re:Invent 2017, AWS CISO Stephen Schmidt discusses how the cloud giant addresses user demand for new products and services, without compromising on cloud security  Continue Reading

• Microsoft SPE helps joined-up thinking

  We assess how Microsoft’s secure productive enterprise licence can help enterprises coordinate their digital transformation  Continue Reading

• Why immutable buckets are a worthy risk management tool

  Immutable buckets offer businesses benefits in terms of data compliance, backup, archiving and security  Continue Reading

• Tips on how to get a Hana implementation off the ground

  The confusion around SAP’s in-memory database is holding many customers back. We look at some of the approaches being taken to simplify implementation  Continue Reading

• Cloud, AI and security driving network monitoring industry

  We explore the latest developments and trends in enterprise network monitoring and management  Continue Reading

• Blockchain and the promise of cooperative cloud storage

  Blockchain technology allows distributed retention of encrypted data and is at the heart of cooperative cloud storage  Continue Reading

• The true cost of a cyber security breach in Australia

  The costs of cyber security breaches can quickly add up with fines, reputational damage and overhauls to network security all hitting the coffers. The case of one Australian firm shows why paying a ransom to a hacker might be tempting.  Continue Reading

• Mobile strategies increase need for data loss prevention technology in Europe

  Data loss prevention technology that covers all popular mobile platforms and is easy to use and implement is called for as mobile strategies evolve  Continue Reading

• Mobile security -- what works and what doesn't?

  Experts told the CW500 Security Club how mobility brings new challenges to security departments and an opportunity to go beyond building walls around the enterprise  Continue Reading

• Cloud computing in schools: privacy under threat

  While IaaS and SaaS services are spreading in schools, the potential risks to the protection of students’ personal data are also growing  Continue Reading

• Asean organizations braced for cyber attack

  As an emerging economic power bloc, Asean is bracing itself for an influx of cyber crimes as hackers look for lucrative targets  Continue Reading

• Australian businesses under cyber attack

  What are the cyber security risks facing businesses in Australia and New Zealand and how are organisations addressing them?  Continue Reading

• SaaS criteria to track for business outcomes

  Organisations should evolve their SaaS selection criteria to focus on newer metrics that are better indicators of supplier performance  Continue Reading

• UK datacentre growth trends: Why are users shunning inner-city facilities?

  Research suggests inner cities are falling out of favour with datacentre developers, with cost-sensitive users willing to look further afield for co-location services  Continue Reading

• Security compliance is still a corporate headache

  Ensuring compliance with security and data protection regulations is an eternal burden for IT departments - but it can be made easier  Continue Reading

• Bill Binney, the ‘original’ NSA whistleblower, on Snowden, 9/11 and illegal surveillance

  Always a patriot: Computer Weekly talks to Bill Binney, the senior NSA official who blew the whistle before Edward Snowden  Continue Reading

• Preparing for mainstream cloud IT

  2015 is set to become the breakthrough year for cloud computing – and now the challenge of making the IT department cloud-ready begins  Continue Reading

• How to secure the SDN infrastructure

  As more enterprises look to deploy software-defined networking, the need for security from the ground up should not be underestimated  Continue Reading

• How to achieve optimum performance in a hybrid cloud

  As hybrid cloud systems become increasingly popular, we look at how to implement them and the advantages they can offer  Continue Reading

• SAP bets future on cloud in central and eastern Europe

  SAP’s turn to cloud services for the delivery of its business applications seems especially energetic in central and eastern Europe  Continue Reading

• Companies must act quickly to tackle cyber crime

  With cyber attacks becoming more sophisticated and widespread, companies must take stronger measures to prevent and tackle them  Continue Reading

• Companies must act quickly to combat cyber crime

  With cyber attacks becoming more sophisticated and widespread, companies must take stronger measures to prevent and tackle them  Continue Reading

• Companies driving growth of cloud

  Companies and organisations are increasingly adopting cloud services for more secure and efficient device management  Continue Reading

• Big storage hybrid cloud moves show limits of cloud storage

  Cloud storage has its limits, but also its opportunities, shown by the hybrid cloud storage offerings recently announced by EMC and NetApp  Continue Reading

• Tips for choosing a global cloud infrastructure provider

  A guide for enterprises considering IaaS services.  Continue Reading

• Poland’s financial services sector weighs cloud’s risks and rewards

  Banks and financial services enterprises in Poland are split between strict regulations and security concerns, and cloud’s benefits  Continue Reading

• What ingredients go into the successful app store?

  An enterprise app store should provide the controlled availability of apps for employees.We look at what is available for organisations to use  Continue Reading

• A guide to smart home automation

  Unless it is a new build, the challenge in creating a smart home is that technology must work irrespective of the age of the property  Continue Reading

• CW 500 Security Club: Securing the end point: a key challenge for business

  With multitudes of devices connecting businesses and their customers to interlinking systems, securing the end point has never been more vital  Continue Reading

• Supplier profile: Workday

  Computer Weekly analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the rapidly growing cloud HR and finance software company, Workday  Continue Reading

• Can telcos tap into the datacentre business?

  Telcos have always run datacentres, but now many are hoping to give commercial providers a run for their money  Continue Reading

• BAFTA nominates cloud to boost web performance

  Arts organisation moves to Rackspace to handle awards-season peaks and help meet the ever-growing demand for rich media content  Continue Reading

• Blackrock: measuring risk in a datacentre

  How the investment giant handles the risk of managing $13 trillion of other people’s money  Continue Reading

• Hacktivism: good or evil?

  IT lawyer Dai Davis looks at the rise of hacktivism and its impact on business and international politics  Continue Reading

• Is privacy undermining trade in digital services?

  BSA report highlights dangers facing European Union (EU) nations as the European Commission (EC) revises its Data Protection Regulation  Continue Reading

• How to select the best hybrid cloud provider for your firm

  A successful shift towards a hybrid cloud corporate environment requires a new approach to trust throughout the organisation.  Continue Reading

• Human factors in the datacentre

  Whether to ensure business continuity or maximise returns, everyone from the finance director to the facilities manager needs further datacentre education  Continue Reading

• The UK’s problem with power

  Datacentre power buyers say Britain’s deregulated energy market is as complex as trading in derivatives  Continue Reading

• Get ready for the datacentre storm

  With a wave of innovations rolling ever faster towards the datacentre, analysts say 2014 is the year organisations must plot their course through choppy waters  Continue Reading

• Optimising performance and security of web-based software

  On-demand applications are often talked about in terms of how suppliers should be adapting the way their software is provisioned to customers.  Continue Reading

• Collaboration is key in enterprise security puzzle

  Collaboration is key to security, cyber security professionals told attendees of Trend Micro’s customer event in London  Continue Reading

• Cyber insurance: Understanding the legal language

  CROs worried about cyber risk are increasingly turning to cyber insurance to offset risk. But is the cover as black and white as it first seems?  Continue Reading

• Big data journalism exposes offshore tax dodgers

  How journalists harnessed big data to challenge offshore financial secrecy  Continue Reading

• IT security leaders debate their cyber threat challenges

  Information security leaders met at a roundtable hosted by Computer Weekly, in association with Trend Micro, to discuss cyber threats they face  Continue Reading

• How to find out who is doing what to your data systems

  Context-aware security cannot replace point technologies, but it can tell you when an attack is imminent and what form it will take.  Continue Reading

• CW500: Thinking outside the big storage box

  Big data doesn’t necessarily mean big storage infrastructure  Continue Reading

• How to tackle big data from a security point of view

  Before leaping into big data, companies must be clear what they are trying to achieve, otherwise their investment will be wasted  Continue Reading

• How to manage the security of cloud implementations

  Tips for organisations adopting cloud computing on how to ensure that they secure data in line with the expectations of all stakeholders  Continue Reading

• Top 10 supplier profiles 2012

  Download in-depth reports on leading IT suppliers from Computer Weekly  Continue Reading

• CW500: Inside the government's CloudStore

  The government's cloud store means an end to the big four to five-year IT projects of the past, says the CloudStore lead of the G-Cloud programme  Continue Reading

• CW500: The legal risks of migrating to the cloud

  Experts from the public and private sectors discuss the legal challenges of moving to the cloud  Continue Reading

• How to make your business Flame-proof

  Advanced threats such as Flame can show CIOs what cyber attack tools of the future could look like  Continue Reading

• Royal Holloway 2012: Risks of multi-tenancy cloud computing

  In his Royal Holloway 2012 thesis, Jacobo Ros examines the risks of multi-tenancy cloud computing.  Continue Reading

• Royal Holloway 2012: An analysis of cloud security certifications

  In his Royal Holloway 2012 thesis, Robert Farrugia analyses cloud security certifications and suggests ways organisations can reduce cloud risks.  Continue Reading

• Royal Holloway 2012: PCI compliance, cloud computing are a costly pair

  It is possible to achieve PCI DSS compliance in a cloud environment, but it may not be cost-effective, as explained in this Royal Holloway article.  Continue Reading

• Cloud computing: UK companies adopt eagerly, but often insecurely

  While UK companies seem eager to move to the cloud with little thought for security, industry bodies are trying to raise awareness of the risks.  Continue Reading