JOURNAL ARTICLE - Chris Nickerson is your worst nightmare. He's the guy you never see coming, the one who can slip into your data center, install malware on any server he chooses and ease out without so much as a shadow on your security cameras.
Posted: October 14, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Industrial Espionage | Malware | Outsourcing | Security Best Practices | Security Management | Security Systems | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - This journal article explaings how information flows through business processes in an orderly fashion and that security must flow right along with it.
Posted: July 25, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Security Architectures | Security Audits | Security Best Practices | Security Hardware | Security Industry | Security Infrastructure | Security Management | Security Managers | Security Software | Security Spending | Security Standards | Security Systems | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Security Experts Marcus Ranum & Bruce Schneier Offer Their Opposing Points of View on the U.S. Department of Defense and cyberattacks.
Posted: July 24, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Cybersecurity | Cyberterrorism | Data Center Management | Data Security | Hackers | Security Policies | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - In the four years since it was founded, the Jericho Forum has promoted a new approach to information security, one that takes into account that traditional hard boundaries between the company and the rest of the world are fast dissolving.
Posted: July 24, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Information Management | Information Security | Security Architectures | Security Best Practices | Security Hardware | Security Industry | Security Infrastructure | Security Managers | Security Policies | Security Software | Security Spending | Security Standards | Security Systems | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - A national data protection law would help curtail identity theft and could boost international relations.
Posted: July 24, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Management | Data Security | Identity Management | Identity Theft | Information Management | Information Security | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Like most of the early Internet protocols, DNS wasn't meant to carry the burden it does today. It wasn't built with an Internet-as-ecommerce platform in mind. What's needed today is DNSSEC, more formally known as DNS Security Extensions.
Posted: July 24, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Cybersecurity | Cyberterrorism | Domain Name System Management | Domain Name Systems | Security Policies | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Information security has evolved in the past 10 years from a siloed, uber-secret endeavor to an accepted enterprise business practice.
Posted: July 24, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Information Management | Information Security | Security Best Practices | Security Policies | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Shutting down unneeded services, ports and accounts makes Windows Server 2003 tough to beat.
Posted: July 24, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Hackers | IIS | Security Architectures | Security Audits | Security Best Practices | Security Hardware | Security Industry | Security Infrastructure | Security Management | Security Managers | Security Software | Security Spending | Security Standards | Security Systems | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - There may not be a job in corporate America that requires a more diverse skill set than that of a chief information security officer. Read this to become a reall know-it-all.
Posted: July 24, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  CISOs | Security Architectures | Security Audits | Security Best Practices | Security Hardware | Security Industry | Security Infrastructure | Security Management | Security Managers | Security Software | Security Spending | Security Standards | Security Systems | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Research ups awareness on backdoors that present attackers with a cheaper means of malware distribution and system access.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - The application has become the prime target for hackers, in this document we review six leading Web application firewalls that help deliver your critical apps securely.
Posted: March 9, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2008


Topics:  Firewall Appliances | Penetration Testing | Regulatory Compliance | Security Event Management | Security Policies | Security Threats | Web Application Security

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Microsoft and Oracle are generous enough to regularly provide severity ratings on vulnerabilities.
Posted: March 9, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2008


Topics:  Information Security | Security Threats | Utilities Industry | Vulnerability Assessments

JOURNAL ARTICLE - ChoicePoint put data breaches on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, into corporate boardrooms and the consciousness of Americans.
Posted: January 11, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  California Senate Bill 1386 | Cybersecurity | Hackers | Information Security | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Security Industry | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - In 10 years, information security as we know it may not exist. Rather than a separate product, it may simply be embedded into everything. Or Web services may upend traditional enterprise security.
Posted: January 11, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Application Security | Information Security | Security Threats | Vulnerability Assessments | Web Services Security

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Cyberwar: Myth or Reality?
Posted: November 13, 2007 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Cybersecurity | Cyberterrorism | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Succeeding in a pressure-filled world of auditors and cyberthreats requires skills in business, technology, people and more.
Posted: July 3, 2007 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Certification Programs | CISOs | Information Security | Security Industry | Security Spending | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - In times of limited budgets and resources, user groups may offer just the advice and camraderie you need.
Posted: June 6, 2007 | Published: June 1, 2007


Topics:  Cybersecurity | Cyberterrorism | Hackers | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - The contractor you Hire can become the source of a security breach unless you take precautions.
Posted: May 13, 2007 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Access Control | Data Security | Independent Contracting | Network Security Appliances | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | Security Policies | Security Standards | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Determined attackers will go to great pains to exploit you and your applications.
Posted: May 13, 2007 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Security | Cybersecurity | Hackers | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Information security professionals have to deal with more than traditional Internet threats.
Posted: April 3, 2007 | Published: April 1, 2007


Topics:  Compliance Software | Policy Server Software | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | Security Policies | Security Threats