Author Archives: Ken Spinner
Data Retention in the Social Media Era
A variety of industry research analysts have indicated that 3 of the top 10 priorities for IT in 2013 will be initiatives focusing on BYOD, cloud computing and business analytics obtained via Social Media. While these initiatives provide clear business … Continue reading
My Grandmother Uses Dropbox — Why can’t I?
My first involvement with tech occurred in the early 80s. I recall the days of modems, time division multiplexors, acoustic couplers, and dipswitches. Most people don’t realize it, but cloud based file sharing existed in the 80s, but required an … Continue reading
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Top 5 Reasons Why Organizations Want a Dropbox Alternative
During a recent visit to Brazil, I encountered many customers and partners who faced a similar challenge – providing their clients with a safe, secure and genuinely easy way to share files and collaborate with data. All faced a number of … Continue reading
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What Do U.S. Security Legislation and Insurance Companies Have in Common?
Answer: Both may affect the way businesses determine what constitute appropriate security measures. In February, Senators Joe Lieberman, Susan Collins, John D. Rockefeller IV, and Dianne Feinstein introduced the Cybersecurity Act of 2012. The intent of the Act is to … Continue reading
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Another Great Trade Robbery
“The Great Trade Robbery” – currently used in the context of questionable international trading policies and lopsided sports team player trades—now has yet another meaning. Two recent articles about Digital Espionage and IP theft by the Chinese Government and Chinese businesses … Continue reading
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Forensic Investigation of Data Theft (Part 3)
In my last post, we determined that someone added a fictitious user account, “Allen Carey,” to Active Directory and this account was used to steal trade secrets from “Alpha Chemicals.” Fortunately, you had the foresight to install the DatAdvantage suite … Continue reading
Forensic Investigation of Trade Secret Theft (Part 2)
In our recent blog post, we discussed a hypothetical situation where the General Counsel of “Alpha Chemicals” approached you and requested a whole bunch of information about “Allen Carey,” including documents he accessed and email messages he read related to … Continue reading
Forensic Investigation of Trade Secret Theft
Imagine this: You’re working in Security Operations for a major chemical company and the General Counsel shows up at your desk and asks you to provide the following information about the company’s next generation space-aged polymer, commonly known as “transparent … Continue reading