Features

Security is more than tools – it is a total plan

Spam is more than a simple time and bandwidth drain. It is a problem that many organizations are having a tough time eradicating.

Illena Armstrong Jun 1 2004 3:17PM Security

Get it right the first time

Mary Ann Davidson favors detecting and eliminating vulnerabilities early in the software development cycle

Mary Ann Jun 1 2004 2:52PM Security

Together is much better

Gunter Ollmann explains how clients and consultants can work side by side for maximum assessment results

Gunter Ollmann Jun 1 2004 2:47PM Security

Partnerships for protection

Marcia Savage asks IT heads of four California counties how the ISF document has strengthened security

Marcia Savage Jun 1 2004 2:42PM Security

Counties dance to Dickey’s tune

Kevin Dickey, CISO for Contra Costa County, founded a group that has brought security issues to the fore for California county governments. Marcia Savage sees how his ideas have struck a chord throughout the state

Marcia Savage Jun 1 2004 2:37PM Security

Security through compartmentalisation

Whether you call it layered perimeter defences, virtual teams, secure compartments, secure enclaves, or even virtual LANs, the concepts share the same goals: isolate and protect information assets from unauthorised access using more than single perimeter protection.

James Janisse Jun 1 2004 12:23PM Security

Why spammers spam

With over 65 per cent of all e-mail traffic circulating on the internet today being spam, there must be reasons why people choose this particular career path and risk arrest as well as being labeled as a spammer.

Francois Bourdeau Jun 1 2004 12:14PM Security

Managing information security in modern commercial environments

The previous article in this series described an overall approach to securing information and provided a high-level description of the consolidation period and the strategic planning cycle. We continue this development by taking a more detailed look at the consolidation period.

Steve Purser Jun 1 2004 12:01PM Security

Review: Flagstone Encrypted Hard Disk

Securing data when it leaves an organisation is always a problem. Despite user education, a laptop can all too easily be left in a cab and, if not properly secure, information is left in the clear for all to see. Even when software encryption is used, there is still a chance that it can be decrypted.

René Millman Jun 1 2004 12:00AM Security