Author Archives: Alison Diana

Alison Diana

Managing editor of Enterprise Technology. I've been covering tech and business for many years, for publications such as InformationWeek, Baseline Magazine, and Florida Today. A native Brit and longtime Yankees fan, I live with my husband, daughter, and two cats on the Space Coast in Florida.

Valerie Plame: The Spy Who Came in to the Code

August 5th, 2015 (0)

Since her cover was famously blown, former covert CIA operative Valerie Plame is more openly protecting the country's digital assets. In May, the author and anti-nuclear activist joined the advisory board of Global Data Sentinel, developer of a cybersecurity ...

Ex-DHS Cybersecurity Exec: Encryption is Key

August 5th, 2015 (0)

Endpoint encryption, while a strong starting point, is not always adequate to protect enterprises from today's sophisticated attacks, according to a former director of global cybersecurity management at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But a startup security developer's ...

Why Agile is Fragile

August 3rd, 2015 (0)

Agile development is bringing exciting change to software delivery, IT organizations, and end users. Reorganizing development toward frequent release cycles brings new features and services to market faster. Agile allows delivery teams to be more productive and creative. They ...

U.S. Can Learn a Lot from EU About Cybersecurity Legislation

July 29th, 2015 (0)

Violence. Human rights. Universal healthcare. Cybersecurity initiatives. You may ask yourself what these four things have in common. Well, aside from being hot topics of political debate, they are also all areas in which the European Union has the ...

How Unisys Transitioned from Proprietary to Open Architecture

July 28th, 2015 (0)

As EnterpriseTech recently reported, Unisys just completed a decade-long transition of the architecture of our flagship ClearPath systems. We moved the architecture for the two constituent branches of the family – Sperry Univac-legacy Dorado and Burroughs-legacy Libra systems – ...

HDS Expands Sync and Share Across Mobile, Browser, NAS

July 28th, 2015 (0)

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) expanded the capabilities of its Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere to include mobile and browser access to data stored in an array of NAS devices, independent of vendor. HCP Anywhere, available now, is designed to address ...

Resiliency Through the Cloud: Limiting Reputational Risk

July 24th, 2015 (0)

The threat of business disruption is forever present, as is the harm these outages can do to a business and its reputation. In fact, according to the 2015 Cost of Data Breach Study: Impact of Business Continuity Management, the ...

MOOCs Teach IT Lessons Before Summer Ends

July 24th, 2015 (0)

As full-time students' thoughts return to classrooms and lesson plans, IT professionals will find a slew of new online educational offerings designed to augment and expand their skills. An array of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from traditional educational ...

With Cloud and Mobile, Moven Brings Banking into Digital Age

July 23rd, 2015 (0)

Without cloud or mobile applications, startup financial firm Moven might not exist. After all, the digital-age company is using these assets to both compete and ally with traditional banks. The four-year-old company, which had a soft launch in 2013, provides ...

Hardware: A Building Block for IoT Security

July 22nd, 2015 (0)

For all its promise, the Internet of Things packs a lot of fears. Most recently, of course, two hackers completely immobilized a Jeep Cherokee as a driver headed down a highway at 70 miles per hour. Other headline-generating incidents ...