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Risk is all about keeping control

Risk is all about keeping control

Stuart Okin Oct 21 2005 4:48PM Security
Lies, damned lies and statistics

Lies, damned lies and statistics

Nick Barron Oct 21 2005 4:38PM Security
Drivers need not fear Real ID

Drivers need not fear Real ID

Gary Klinefelter Oct 21 2005 4:29PM Security
Without clarity you will fail

Without clarity you will fail

Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, Oct 21 2005 4:23PM Security
Wanted: really innovative ideas

Wanted: really innovative ideas

John Meakin, Oct 21 2005 4:19PM Security
Get ready to learn the truth

Get ready to learn the truth

More access to code means people are bound to be finding more flaws, says Gunter Ollmann
Gunter Ollmann Oct 21 2005 4:04PM Security
Tactics, strategy and the CSO

Tactics, strategy and the CSO

Mary Ann Oct 21 2005 3:55PM Security
Vulnerability is our business

Vulnerability is our business

It might seem like a cosy, family-run business, but as David Quainton discovers, Next Generation Software has earned a global reputation
David Quainton Oct 21 2005 3:27PM Security
How visa made a safer internet

How visa made a safer internet

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is making online payments safer for everyone. Marcia Savage talks to Visa’s risk guru
Marcia Savage Oct 21 2005 3:05PM Security
Get it together

Get it together

Your systems kick out a vast number of logs, but it’s getting harder to make sense of them. Jim Carr looks at the new face of aggregation: SIM
Jim Carr Oct 21 2005 2:50PM Security
Take the pain out of patching

Take the pain out of patching

It is a constant race to keep up with the virus writers as they push out exploits for newly published vulnerabilities. René Millman looks at the secret of successful patch management
René Millman Oct 21 2005 2:07PM Security
Zotob’s day

Zotob’s day

It was just another PnP hole until virus writers got hold of it. David Quainton follows the return of the network worm
David Quainton Oct 21 2005 1:00PM Security
Zotob’s day

Zotob’s day

It was just another PnP hole until virus writers got hold of it. David Quainton follows the return of the network worm
David Quainton Oct 21 2005 1:00PM Security
Safe as houses

Safe as houses

Listings systems are great for realtors. But the move to web-based apps has brought a greater need for security, reports Marcia Savage
Marcia Savage Oct 21 2005 12:09PM Security
Developing a patch and vulnerability management strategy

Developing a patch and vulnerability management strategy

In the first two quarters of 2005 more than 3,780 software vulnerabilities were reported, leaving a wide range of system components and software open to exploits. With the popular operating systems often the key target of worm and virus writers, the majority of businesses are left open to attacks.
Alan Bentley Oct 20 2005 11:03AM Security
Me and my job - Bernie Donnelly, vice president of quality assurance, Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Me and my job - Bernie Donnelly, vice president of quality assurance, Philadelphia Stock Exchange

I got into security in the 80s. Auditors came in and you would have the technology group managing passwords on the mainframe. They asked for a separation of duties. QA was the independent group and we became the security guys.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2005 7:26PM Security
Take the pain out of patching

Take the pain out of patching

Television news anchors became the news in August when they had to apologize on-air for computer problems affecting their broadcast. The world watched as ABC and CNN were struck by the Zotob worm.
Rene Millman Oct 10 2005 6:45PM Security
Get it together

Get it together

Whether you have a SOX problem or a HIPAA ailment, it is becoming more tempting to enlist a SIM. But beware what you’re buying into. Vendors are heavily hyping their security incident management (SIM) wares as the cure-all for meeting regulatory compliance standards such as the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acts (HIPAA). If anything, they’re half right.
Jim Carr Oct 10 2005 6:32PM Security
Opinion - Without clarity you will fail

Opinion - Without clarity you will fail

Some readers will recall that I can be a bit picky when using terms to describe things. We run into confusion when we are vague about terms and descriptions. This can be especially troublesome when we are handling an incident and adrenaline is running high.
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, Oct 10 2005 6:11PM Security
Tackling mobile security

Tackling mobile security

Very few companies worry about the cost of replacing mobile devices, it’s more about the value and amount of data that resides of mobile devices and the adverse consequences to the company if the data on these devices falls into the wrong hands.
Martin Allen Oct 4 2005 5:41PM Security

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