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June 2011

Securing Data

In June, Business Impact will show why information security isn’t an issue only the IT department needs to worry about. We’ll explore why companies still struggle to secure data—from theft or loss—even after all the attention given to costly data breaches and hacking attacks. We’ll analyze fresh ideas for improving security in the cloud and on mobile devices and explain what smart companies are doing.

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Big Question

The Costs of Bad Security

Mounting threats to the security of information are forcing companies to make more sophisticated cost-benefit analyses when they craft their security strategies.

Leaders

Making the Case for Security

Data security scholar Eugene Spafford argues that the subject needs to be taken more seriously at the highest levels of companies.

Case Studies

Breached Companies Say They Did All They Could

Executives for Sony and Epsilon, an e-mail marketing company, insist that they had tight security before they lost consumer data.

Emerged Technologies

U.S. Military, Businesses Seek Better Defenses on the Inside

Research projects at the Pentagon highlight the need to prevent data theft that happens within an organization’s walls.

Emerged Technologies

Catching Up to the BlackBerry on Security

BlackBerrys gained favor in corporate IT departments partly because of their strong security, but rival devices aren’t necessarily more dangerous for employees to use.

New Business Models

Looking Out for Mobile Data

Three hackers seeking to improve smart-phone security decided to forge their own path. Now their company boasts 10 million users.

Leaders

Data Security Is a Risk-Management Problem

It’s unproductive to think of security as a series of threats to be overcome, a computer scientist argues.

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Improving the Security of Cloud Computing

Prepare for the "Advanced Persistent Threat"

The Risks of Telecommuting

Improvements in the State of Security

No Easy Answers to Password Problems

Kindergarten-Level Computer Security

Loosen the Cap on Employees' In-Boxes

Breaking In for Good Reason

Cybercrime Surveys Aren't Telling Us What We Need to Know

Revealing Secrets with a Click

Breaches and Security, By the Numbers

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