Technology

IT security is a fast moving and exciting field to be in. Fascinating industry news greets me almost every morning. Recently I read that the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei is leading a project to build the world’s longest quantum communication network stretching 2,000km between Beijing and Shanghai by 2016. The builders hope to give completely secure communication to users though quantum...

If you want to tell someone to be more realistic you might say: “Get your head out of the clouds.” But in fact, you have to do the exact opposite if you’re an IT security professional charged with managing security in today’s increasingly cloud-based world. What you need to do is get your head in the cloud in order to understand a new wave of threats...