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Louis Turpen, former CEO of San Francisco International Airport, has joined Vidient Systems' Board of Advisors. Turpen will lend his counterterrorism experience while on the board at Vidient, a developer of behavior recognition software used to detect breaches. Turpen joins other notable figures on the board, including Richard Clarke, former White House cybersecurity adviser.
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Aug 7 2006 9:05PM
Security
Sometimes, things just work
I write a group review in this magazine just about every month. As you might imagine, we get a lot of argument about some of our reviews that didn't live up to the expectations of the PR people. That certainly was not the case recently with a product from Top Layer that we reviewed. We did not cover the product with glory, although it was a good product. It was one of those that we liked, but perhaps not quite as much as we liked something else. It happens.
Aug 7 2006 8:39PM
Security
Remember: answer the questions
Most of the different methods of security reporting deal with the specifics of what data points to collect, when to collect them, and where to report the results. Security metrics are simply tools designed to facilitate the decision-making process. They will ultimately help improve performance through the collection, analysis and reporting of information-security-related data points. But, looking at security reporting systems from the customer perspective may lead you in a new, more user-focused direction.
Aug 7 2006 8:27PM
Security
Missing laptop, missing policy
A dedicated federal civil servant took work home. Unfortunately, the federal agency he worked for had not taken easy steps to make that practice safe and secure. Thus, when a neighborhood gang of thieves broke into his house and stole the laptop, identity information about millions of veterans and members of the armed forces was potentially compromised. It was a typical Washington story, typical because no one suggested doing anything to solve the real problem revealed by the incident. It reminded me of the two giant paintings in the piazza in Sienna, Italy. One image is of dysfunctional Bad Government, the other of progressive Good Government.
Aug 7 2006 8:00PM
Security
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Industry views: What's consolidation doing to development?
With the recent announcement that EMC will be buying RSA Security, it is clear that the consolidation wave is rolling through the identity authentication and management space. This wave probably began in December of 2005 when RSA bought Cyota, but while that deal could be viewed as a one-off acquisition of a private company by a much larger public company, this $2 billion acquisition signals the start of real changes to come.
Aug 1 2006 3:57PM
Security
Review: ProtectDrive
ProtectDrive encrypts disk drives, either wholly or in part, an approach that may well appeal to organizations or government agencies which run a fleet of laptops, or have multi-user access to fixed workstations. In such cases, concerns about data being misappropriated from the disk drives, should they fall into the wrong hands, can be very real.
Aug 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: SecureDoc
This is not just a simple plug-and-play product. It is perhaps better thought of as an encryption methodology for those who understand IT security and wish to incorporate robust protection for sensitive data resident on their hard drives or portable media.
Aug 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Laplink PCdefense
Everyone above a certain age remembers Laplink. Back before PCs were easily networked, you copied files from A to B by connecting serial or parallel cables and firing up the Laplink DOS agent. The firm has come a long way since then, and its range of data management and migration tools has expanded over the years.
Aug 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
On compliance: Congress must act on cyber security to avoid confusion
Over the next year or so, this space will provide a monthly guest perspective on various aspects of regulatory compliance from the leading information security companies that make up our CSIA's membership. For our inaugural column, I'd like to focus on the need for Congressional action on data security.
Jul 20 2006 7:52PM
Security
Industry views: Look for more spending on convergence, insider threats
The speed of change in IT security is intense and often seemingly chaotic. Security solutions today must constantly morph to reflect not only the shifting needs of customers, but also the advancing capabilities of security threats. The proliferation and progression of DoS attacks and phishing sites, to name a few, demand new means to detect and block criminals. Senior executives, meanwhile, want simplicity and better command and control over the many security solutions they implement. Despite this ever-changing landscape, there are, however, a number of general trends that, from our view as investors, are likely to organize and drive development of IT security products and services over the near and intermediate term.
Jul 18 2006 8:19PM
Security
Tangible ROI is possible for IT purchases
Return on investment. How many times have you heard or used that phrase in your career? If the answer is never, it's a surprise, but not a total surprise. Measuring the return on investment on IT procurement has not always been the major driving factor – too often, technical specs and whizzy feature lists have clouded purchasing decisions.
Jul 12 2006 5:01PM
Security
The rise and rise of the quiet trojan
Trojans made up more than 80 per cent of new malware infections over the past six months, according to research from Sophos. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said it was because "financially-motivated hackers don't want to infect millions of emails because it draws attention to their malware".
Jul 12 2006 4:40PM
Security
