China, Google, privacy and security

With the widely reported attacks on Google and other companies doing business in China and Google’s planned and threatened actions in response, opinions are coming fast and furious on all sides, although official statements from U.S….

Government emphasis on compliance drives another security acquisition

Enterprise security giant Symantec announced yesterday that it will acquire the privately held vulnerability assessment and security compliance vendor Gideon Technologies. While Gideon focuses on commercial markets such as financial services and health care as well…

This year already looks like a big one for evolution on thinking about privacy

Only about a week into 2010 and already there are some very public indications that the current attention on information privacy, especially on the Internet, is likely to result in more visible changes in the way…

NHIN begins to look at user-level authentication

During the 2008 trial implementations process and subsequent limited production operation of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN), health information exchange between two participating entities relies on authentication at the entity (that is, organization) level, rather…

A few practical ideas for protecting privacy while computing

With all the recent talk about personal information disclosure and the threat of identity theft showing no signs of abating, it’s useful to remember that there are a variety of free tools and routine practices that…

Information sharing actions in the name of national security test international privacy laws

The Secure Flight program recently implemented under the authority of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is raising a number of privacy issues not just in the United States, but also in foreign countries whose privacy laws…

Continued focus on compliance rather than effectiveness is driving the market

In a story widely reported last Monday, enterprise software giant EMC Corp. announced its pending acquisition of the private company Archer Technologies, a vendor of IT governance and compliance solutions. EMC plans to make Archer part…