Trust is the key to cloud adoption

Intel Security released a global report advocating the need for technology vendors to help businesses, governments and consumers understand the implications surrounding growing cloud adoption. With a majority (77 percent) of participants noting that their organizations trust cloud computing more than a year ago, just 13 percent completely trust public cloud providers to secure sensitive data. These findings highlight improved trust and security are critical to encouraging continued adoption of the cloud. “This is a … More Continue reading Trust is the key to cloud adoption

Consumers living in smart homes are willing to sell personal data

A majority of respondents worldwide might be willing to share their personal data collected from their smart home with companies in exchange for money, and 70 percent agree companies should give coupons and discounts to customers in return for data about device usage, according to Intel Security. The survey also found that 77 percent of respondents believe smart homes will be as common in 2025 as smartphones are today, but 66 percent are also very … More Continue reading Consumers living in smart homes are willing to sell personal data

RSA Conference 2016: The infosec glass house?

A couple of years late to the party, but I finally made it to San Francisco with a real sense of excitement to attend what was described to me as the “Super Bowl of the Security Industry.” Working with the analogy, there certainly were plenty of cheerleaders waving their pompoms for companies all claiming to do threat intelligence, and of course let us not forget machine learning. The repeated visual bombardment of dashboards, presenting graphical … More Continue reading RSA Conference 2016: The infosec glass house?