A security audit is an independent review and assessment of an organization’s security protocols, processes and systems. An outside party conducts the audit and typically includes a detailed review of ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

The state auditor’s office says in a new report that it’s keeping the California Department of Technology (CDT) on its list of “high-risk” agencies due to concerns about state departments’ information ...

In regulated industries, DevSecOps teams have to satisfy strict audit, traceability and documentation requirements that can ...

Security is about alleviating risks. Proper security audits help organizations spot weak points in their systems, processes and controls that hackers could potentially exploit or that insider threats ...

The California State Auditor has issued a stinging report that faults the California Department of Technology (CDT) for its oversight of state agencies’ information security — the Auditor’s sixth such ...

The green checkmark on Windows Defender is often a reassuring sign to most people that their computer is safe. After all, Windows Security is packed with so many security features. However, realizing ...

Before 10 inmates escaped from New Orleans’ jail last year, deputies had completed fewer than a third of required security ...

Most organizations have a document security policy. Far fewer have document processing systems that actually enforce i ...

Western Australia's Auditor General Colin Murphy late last week delivered a scathing report into the security of state government IT systems, billing it as a "wake-up call" to departments and agencies ...