- The 10 dumbest mistakes network managers make
- Six Windows 7 features admins will actually care about
- Why the iPhone can't be "killed"
- Nortel enterprise chief wants to bring back Bay
- More porn sneaks onto the iPhone
Data-loss prevention, fingerprint readers, OpenID, reputation services -- diverse though they might be, these security technologies are top attention-getters among the four gurus we recently gathered (virtually, that is) for a roundtable chat about enterprise security. Our experts -- Network World columnists and bloggers Andreas Antonopoulos, Jamey Heary, Dave Kearns and Noah Schiffman -- also throw out their opinions on whether we'll ever break the patch-hack-patch cycle, the true meaning of defense-in-depth enterprise security, and how social networking might affect identity management.
Moderator -- Beth: Hello and welcome. We're going to dive right into our first question, so here goes: What is the most innovative security technology you've seen in the last year or so, and why?
Noah_Schiffman: DLP is one of the better technologies I've seen this year, as security measures need to be instituted internally more so now than ever before.
Dave_Kearns: Ubiquitous fingerprint readers (for example, eikon). I've been following biometrics and specifically, fingerprint technology for the past 10 to 12 years. Each time I think it's about to take off, the sizzle turns to a fizzle once again. But now the time might be right. Not that biometrics are any more acceptable (even though they are), nor that the accuracy has improved (even though it has), but because the right application has come along.
Andreas_Antonopoulos: The most innovative security technology is the development and quite broad adoption of OpenID -- an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity. What's so interesting about OpenID is that it is completely decentralized and allows an individual to maintain one or more independent IDs, of varying levels of security. It allows owners of Web-based applications, services and sites to authenticate the users without forcing them to create yet another user ID.
In fact, I can see a potential synergy between OpenID, back ends and Dave's ubiquitous fingerprint readers.
Dave_Kearns: You're the first person I've heard mention OpenID and security in the same sentence in a positive way -- is everyone else wrong?
The Leader in Network Knowledge
Partner Content
Explore the Ultrium Edge
The powerful tape technology can address data security with tape encryption as well as long term data protection.
Find Out More
Disk and Tape Square Off
Discover what disk and tape really cost and which solution provides lower total cost of ownership and optimizes energy use for your organization
Download this White Paper
Don't Fall for the Myths
The Clipper Group explores the truth behind the myths of tape, digging into the misconceptions in the disk vs. tape debate.
Review this information
information examination
An examination of information security issues, methods and securing data with LTO-4 tape drive encryption
Read this analysis
Comment