Scot Finnie

Scot Finnie is an award-winning business and technology journalist, reviewer, columnist, editor, and manager. He was the editor-in-chief of Computerworld for 10 years. He's been a Windows and macOS operating system expert for two decades. He torture-tested laptop PCs. Was ZDNet's first editor.

Using a multiple-cloud architecture calls for a hybrid cloud security mindset, which tends to focus less on network security in favor of securing data wherever it may be. RightScale’s “2017 State of the Cloud” survey describes hybrid cloud as the preferred enterprise strategy, with 67 percent of the respondents using it ... Read More

A recent survey of IT security managers found that 93 percent are already having, or expect to have, a tough time finding new employees who have the specific security skills needed to face the ever-changing threat environment. The study, commissioned by security vendor Tripwire, was carried out by Dimensional Research ... Read More

Does your company have a detailed incident response plan in the event that your systems are breached and potentially sensitive data is seized? The first 48 hours after a data breach is discovered are a critical period when the reputation of the company is on the line—and, as hours turn ... Read More

If your company does business in any of the 28 member countries of the European Union, privacy is about to become a fierce preoccupation for the C-suite, thanks to the EU’s forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). According to a recent Trend Micro survey, 79 percent of business leaders who ... Read More