Deal Of The Day

February 28, 2013
Jeff Morgan

The pitch Charlie Brown returned to that pitching mound year after year, looking for the elusive summer victory. He asked his team to have faith, see its potential, and no matter what never give in to despair no matter how long the odds. While victory eluded the Peanuts gang every summer, the competition for Big Data is ripe for a winner....

Defining Cardholder Data

February 25, 2013
Chris Mark

Understanding the conditions under which a company is required to comply with the PCI DSS  (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard for those of you who are neophytes to the subject) is critical to all organizations that work with payment card data.   It is not only important for those companies trying to determine whether or not they must comply with the standard,...

Two Sides To Every BYOD Coin:

February 22, 2013
Jim Dillon

How do you corral BYOD and utilize it to allow your organization to be more effective in the marketplace? The common belief around BYOD is it can be a management headache and data loss risk.  This can be true if your BYOD inventory is not properly...

Simplify, Save, And Boost Productivity With BYOD

February 20, 2013
Sander Biehn

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is an awesome opportunity for businesses to reduce costs AND improve productivity. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Trend Micro, July 2012 states that there are numerous ways to calculate these benefits, and they can be huge. But concerns about...

3 Security “Must-Do” Policies: Show, Demonstrate, And Convince

February 19, 2013
Chris Mark

PCI DSS Requirement 12.1 requires that companies: “Establish, publish, and maintain an information security policy…” It then lists a number of requirements for a PCI compliance policy.   So, what exactly is a security policy? First, it is important to understand that a “policy” is NOT simply a document....

Making Peace With All That Data

February 18, 2013
Dave Johnson

Opening in Boston in April, To the Brink – an exhibit commemorating the Cuban Missile Crisis – will be the largest new exhibit hosted by the Kennedy Library in more than 10 years. As an AT&T employee, I wonder if visitors to the exhibit will be aware that there is a deeper connection between the company and this landmark event in history.  Back in 1962,...

Cloud: There’s A Reason For The Rush

February 15, 2013
Allyson Fralish

It's hard to believe, but many of the technologies we now find indispensable took a long time to catch on. I ran across this chart with some interesting examples. It took 40 years for refrigerators to reach most U.S. households, 30 years for color televisions, and 55 years for air conditioners. Makes you wonder how people did without....

Meeting Today’s Mobile Security Challenges

February 14, 2013
ATT

What keeps enterprise-level IT leaders up at night when it comes to mobility? With enterprises adopting mobility as an essential day-to-day productivity tool, we wanted to hear the answer. That’s why AT&T and Forrester Research recently surveyed over 150 decision makers to find out what challenges they face when it comes to mobility in the...

Defense For Distributed Denial Of Service Attacks

February 12, 2013
ATT

A hacker’s mainstay for years, the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack shows no sign of going away anytime soon. In fact, they are becoming larger, more sophisticated, and more disruptive than ever. Since September 2012, several US financial institutions have found themselves under almost constant attack. As a result of these attacks, and...

Zombies Or A DDoS Attack – Which Scares You More?

February 11, 2013
Lon Hickman

I live in Atlanta, quickly becoming the home of the zombie. Not only is the AMC television sensation “The Walking Dead” set in Atlanta, but there is also a national fuss about some employees at a metro hardware store who created and submitted a “mockumentary” to the Sundance Film Festival.  The name of the film is “When the Zombies Come.” It’s a story about...

The Final Rule Is HERE

February 8, 2013
Bindu Sundaresan

On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release announcing publication of the final omnibus rule with Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement and Breach Notification Rules under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act....

You Can’t Unring that Bell

February 6, 2013
Chris Mark

There are currently over 45 state breach notification laws within the U.S., several data protection laws, and numerous regulations including PCI DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, and FISMA, among others.   Nearly all of the laws require some form of consumer or other notification in the event of a data breach or data exposure. ...

Is Your Application Secure?

February 4, 2013
Doug Sillars

If you’re looking for a way to make your applications run more efficiently and save the battery of your end users, you might want to visit the AT&T Developer Program Application Resource Optimizer(ARO). The ARO is a free tool that measures the network activity of your mobile application and grades you against 13 best practices that will speed up your mobile apps....

Defending Against DDoS Attacks

February 1, 2013
ATT

The Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack has been a hacker’s mainstay for years, and it shows no sign of going away anytime soon. In fact, DDoS attacks are becoming larger, more sophisticated, and more disruptive than ever. Since September 2012, several US financial institutions have found themselves under almost constant attack. As a...

OAuth Saving Developers Time By Making It Simple

January 29, 2013
Hsuan-hua Chang

Developers use Application Programing Interfaces (APIs) to access various resources, including cloud, database, network, and information stored in the social media sites. Access control has to be in place to prevent resources from being hacked and compromised. Therefore, authentication and authorization processes are needed to ensure that a user access only the data and services he / she is allowed to....

Cybercrime Today

January 24, 2013
Bindu Sundaresan

We are definitely seeing the role of innovation and the impact on human culture today. As 2012 came to a close, at social gatherings we witnessed folks old and young use iPads, tablets, and smartphones along with other luxuries that we have become accustomed to. We have definitely embraced the post-PC era. As the growth of e-business and use of the Internet to automate data-intensive functions has driven many organizations to...

Bring Some Order To Your Mobile Chaos

January 11, 2013
Justin Smith

Take a look around your workplace and you’ll probably see a mix of mobile devices being used by your employees for work purposes. Tech providers and publications call this trend BYOD, for “bring your own device.” This is good and bad for business owners. It can give employees more flexibility...

Calling All Enterprise Developers – 7 Reasons To Meet Us In Las Vegas

December 19, 2012
Maureen Backe

Have you made your plans for the 2013 AT&T Developer Summit yet? Mark your calendar for the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday just before the Consumer Electronics Show.  And this year we have 7 great reasons for developers – especially enterprise developers – to sign up and attend....

Business Continuity Preparedness Handbook

December 1, 2012
ATT

Business continuity planning is essential for all types of scenarios, ranging from flu pandemics to system failures caused by software upgrades. For the seventh straight year, AT&T has updated this comprehensive guide, designed to give you the information you need...

Small Business Mobile Security And A River Named Denial

November 30, 2012
Ed Amoroso

As Chief Security Officer of AT&T, I can see clearly that cyber security threats are constantly evolving and becoming ever more sophisticated. And nowhere is this more apparent than in a business environment that relies on mobile devices and BYOD. It may be easier to see mobile security as a concern for those of us responsible for the real-time protection of massive enterprise networks, but the threats are no less real for small...

Secure Data Access Anywhere And Anytime

November 28, 2012
ATT

It may have started as a trickle, an employee waiting for a business-issued mobile device deciding that her device was perfectly capable of performing business tasks, but now BYOD  has inundated companies of all types. As a result...