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2011 Cyber Attacks – Security Industry News Wrap-up – ActivIdentity Blog

Dec 9, 2011 5:58pm | 0 Comment

This week's industry news wrap-up will outline some of the most notorious cyber attacks of 2011, examine the evolving role of the CISO, and delve into new research on the ever-growing "bring your own device" craze.

The Most Notorious Cybercrooks Of 2011 -- And How They Got Caught
2011 will likely go down in history as "the year of the hack." In this Dark Reading article, contributing editor Ericka Chickowski highlights eight of the most high profile cyber attacks of 2011. From LulzSec and Anonymous to Sony and Celebrity Hackerazzi, this end-of-year recap summarizes each headline-grabbing case, providing the “who,” “what” and “where” of each attack.

Changes Coming To The CISO Position
Enterprise Strategy Group's Jon Oltsik outlines an interesting g prediction for 2012 in this article – opining that major changes are coming to the enterprise CISO position in 2012. He writes, “As security threats and risk management becomes a boardroom-level concern, CISOs are being pulled in two opposing directions” and because of this, the CISO role will need some fine-tuning in the year ahead.

Top Business Trends for 2012
As 2011 draws to a close, Baseline's annual research study of midsize and large organizations reveals the 10 trends that will play a significant role in enterprises in the year ahead. According to Baseline's research, 28 percent of respondents plan to increase their investments in "bring your own device" systems in the year ahead – spelling new challenges for IT departments as they work to manage and secure the proliferation of iPads, iPhones and Android devices entering the workplace.

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