While Software as a Service (SaaS) can cut costs, there are definite security concerns to be aware of, including compliance issues. What's the best way to make sure that data is safe and audit-ready on the provider's server? Expert Joel Dubin gives advice on what questions to ask before committing to SaaS.

"CIOs and CTOs have little time to spend on reviewing the various security solutions available in the market, but enterprises should care about their security solutions because the threats today pose a much bigger risk than ever before." Goh Chee Hoh, Managing Director, Trend Micro, Asia South and Hong Kong

What will the year ahead hold for information security? Learn about the likely trends -- from dealing with questions of enterprise virtualization and SaaS security, to Web application security, to compliance issues.

With a possibly reduced security budget, will you be ready for 2009? Full-time network expert and part-time pundit Mike Chapple offers up four network security predictions for the new year.

HP announced HP Cloud Assure, a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering designed to help businesses safely and effectively adopt cloud-based services.

Security is the only topic that is common across all levels of an enterprise - from custodial services all the way to the Board. Security is everyone's responsibility and yet few take it seriously. Security is also the only issue that is 24x7x365.

The Singapore American School (SAS) learned first-hand what it was like to be a target of spam and virus attacks. In the face of security and resourcing problems at SAS, what could they do?

Cloud Computing is not a new concept. But much of Cloud Computing is still a vision. Answers are needed for questions about security, quality of service, its effectiveness in meeting company demands for supporting business processes, and the legal issues related to data storage.

Any new technology offering is bound to raise a lot of questions. I took a sampling of what IT security managers and business unit leaders would likely want to ask their vendor but were afraid to ask.

Security-as-a-Service is becoming popular in Asia because it is seen as a cost-effective model for securing the infrastructure. Bjorn Engelhardt, vice-president of the SaaS Group for Asia Pacific at Symantec, shares his view on SaaS adoption in Asia Pacific.