Securing endpoints--also known as dealing with end user behavior--was a topic in several very different presentations at the SecureWorld Expo in Plano, Texas, this week.
Users--with their anywhere, anytime data access demands, and their often dangerous behavior, at least in security terms--are clearly a continuing challenge for security professionals. Education and security awareness were two of the remedies discussed; convergence technology, especially the ability to integrate physical and logical identities, also can be effective at influencing behaviors and enforcing policy, said a CISO of a major Texas medical center.
Users--with their anywhere, anytime data access demands, and their often dangerous behavior, at least in security terms--are clearly a continuing challenge for security professionals. Education and security awareness were two of the remedies discussed; convergence technology, especially the ability to integrate physical and logical identities, also can be effective at influencing behaviors and enforcing policy, said a CISO of a major Texas medical center.
Continue reading Darn Those Pesky Users: Convergence and Secure Endpoints.





