How an audit can shore up your security strategy

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CSO Update Feb 25, 2016 How an audit can shore up your security strategy The high-profile data breaches of recent years have forced many organizations to take a closer look at their security technologies and policies, experts say. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • The economics of backdoors • 7 heavily-hyped information security products, vendors that hit the scrap heap • Securing mobile health records remains a significant challenge • Phishing remains top attack vector for criminals, both novice and professional • The Sony Pictures hackers have been hitting organizations from different countries for years • Here's what tech leaders have said about the Apple-FBI dispute so far White Paper: CDW Automating Employee Asset Lifecycle Management According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 965,000 people in the Professional and Business Services industry left their jobs in December 2014. Read More ▶ The economics of backdoors The debate between Apple and the FBI has become a major national public issue. The key component missing from this debate is the economic impact to US corporations and the US economy. Read More ▶ 7 heavily-hyped information security products, vendors that hit the scrap heap If they can't secure their own future, the fate of your data is also doubtful. Read More ▶ Securing mobile health records remains a significant challenge Healthcare organizations are investing big into mobile medical records, but are they keeping them secure? Read More ▶ Phishing remains top attack vector for criminals, both novice and professional A new report from PhishLabs shows that Phishing remains the easiest and the most productive attack vector used by criminals Read More ▶ The Sony Pictures hackers have been hitting organizations from different countries for years The group of hackers that crippled the computer infrastructure of Sony Pictures Entertainment in late 2014 has been responsible for a large number of attacks against organizations from South Korea, the U.S. and other countries over the past seven years. Read More ▶ Here's what tech leaders have said about the Apple-FBI dispute so far In the week since Apple said it would do battle with the FBI over its request for access to a smartphone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists, tech industry leaders have been weighing in with their views. Read More ▶ White Paper: CDW Beating the Software Deployment Blues Many IT users find it tempting to think of software in the same way they may think of other products: as a one-time purchase that immediately solves a problem. Read More ▶ Top 5 Stories 1. Countless computers vulnerable to MouseJack attack through wireless mice and keyboards 2. The rise of LinkedIn fraud 3. Are you prepared to respond to ransomware the right way? 4. Attackers can turn Microsoft's exploit defense tool EMET against itself 5. Apple's lawyers release list of other iOS devices waiting for backdoors Editor's Picks 1. 15 hot, new security and privacy apps for Android and iOS 2. How to get creative with your penetration testing 3. 5 security bolstering strategies that won't break the bank 4. What's wrong with this picture? The NEW clean desk test 5. Inside an attack by the Syrian Electronic Army

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