Tag Archive for: Enterprises

OwnCloud’s new encryption framework gives enterprises more flexibility

It’s no secret that security has been a tripping point for enterprises considering cloud storage, but OwnCloud on Tuesday took a fresh step toward alleviating such concerns with the addition of a new encryption framework.

OwnCloud’s file, sync and share service offers an open-source and self-hosted alternative to platforms such as Box and Dropbox that’s designed specifically to allow companies to retain control of their data.

Now, Encryption 2.0 gives users the ability to manage their own encryption keys in their enterprise key store. It also allows them to adopt the encryption standard of their choice and write a server app to meet their company’s unique encryption requirements.

To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Network World Security

What enterprises need to know about the Regin malware toolkit – TechTarget

What enterprises need to know about the Regin malware toolkit
TechTarget
The Regin malware is similar to prior cyber-espionage malware, such as Flame or Stuxnet, as it uses modular software development or structured programming. However, as security expert Bruce Schneier points out, many of its components are government …

flame malware – read more

IBM Sponsored Study Finds Enterprises Not Investing in Mobile Security – Techzone360


Techzone360

IBM Sponsored Study Finds Enterprises Not Investing in Mobile Security
Techzone360
IBM Sponsored Study Finds Enterprises Not Investing in Mobile Security. By Peter Bernstein March 19, 2015. The question of the day, as enterprise around the world increasingly design their products and applications for personal devices in the “Mobile
Enterprises have a mobile security blind spot, warns IBMFierceMobileIT
Mobile app developers are not investing in securityHelp Net Security
Serious Gaps in App Security…Seriously.Mobile Enterprise
eSecurity Planet –CIO Today
all 41 news articles »

“mobile security” – read more

Microsoft offers sweeteners to get enterprises to buy Surface Pro 3

Microsoft is wooing enterprise IT purchasing execs with a set of enticements it hopes will convince them to buy Surface Pro 3 – “the tablet that can replace your laptop” – to actually replace corporate laptops.

These include an extended warrantee program, a limited-time discount bundle of Surface Pro 3 with accessories and an assurance that accessories businesses buy today will be compatible with later models of Surface Pro.

+ Also on Network World: Surface Pro 3: A great business desktop and a pretty good laptop, too |10 things you need to know about Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 +

To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Network World Tim Greene