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Security-Spending Winners and Losers for 2003

Security-Spending Winners and Losers for 2003

What do the impending war in Iraq, the Venezuelan oil strike, the threats by North Korea to “go nuclear,” and the Bush Administration economic proposal all have in common?
Robert Lonadier Jan 12 2004 3:40PM Security
Biometrics - Problem or Solution?

Biometrics - Problem or Solution?

Biometrics is a security approach that offers great promise, but also presents users and implementers with a number of practical problems.
Steve Mathews Jan 12 2004 3:32PM Security
New Blends of Email Threats

New Blends of Email Threats

Email-borne threats continue to evolve and have started to combine in new and dangerous ways.
Pete Simpson Jan 12 2004 3:25PM Security
Business Impact Analysis: the Starting Block for Business Continuity

Business Impact Analysis: the Starting Block for Business Continuity

What is a business impact analysis (BIA)?
Phil Carter Jan 12 2004 3:07PM Security
Handheld Computing Power: A Two-Edged Sword

Handheld Computing Power: A Two-Edged Sword

It’s two a.m. Do you know where your corporate data is?
Joan Herbig Jan 12 2004 3:06PM Security
Database security: protecting sensitive and critical information

Database security: protecting sensitive and critical information

Bankers would be considered negligent if they locked a bank’s outer doors and left the vault’s doors open at night.
Scott C. Jan 12 2004 3:03PM Security
Evidence Preservation vs. Business Continuity: An Ongoing Electronic Struggle

Evidence Preservation vs. Business Continuity: An Ongoing Electronic Struggle

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, a call comes into the help desk notifying a technician that a strange and inflammatory web page is presented whenever someone goes to the corporation’s public web site.
Stephen Scharf Jan 12 2004 3:01PM Security
The Need for Quality Security Policy Enforcers

The Need for Quality Security Policy Enforcers

The need for qualified network and systems security administrators is on the increase.
Anthony T. Jan 12 2004 2:59PM Security
Integration: The Only Way to Manage and Grow a Saturated E-security Industry

Integration: The Only Way to Manage and Grow a Saturated E-security Industry

It was recently reported that the worldwide market for IT security and business continuity products and services is growing twice as fast as overall IT industry. By 2006, this market is expected to surpass $150 billion (IDC, 2002).
Russ Cummings Jan 12 2004 2:55PM Security
Safe E-commerce?

Safe E-commerce?

E-commerce has always striven to be one of the driving forces behind internet use.
Fernando de Jan 12 2004 2:53PM Security
Breaking the Security Logjam

Breaking the Security Logjam

Log files are an important security resource containing a wealth of information.
Mark Searle Jan 12 2004 2:51PM Security
Is Cyberterrorism a Serious Threat to Commercial Organizations?

Is Cyberterrorism a Serious Threat to Commercial Organizations?

This article appeared in a very abbreviated form in SC Magazine’s January 2003 issue and is presented here in full.
David Love Jan 12 2004 2:46PM Security
Communicating the Language of Information Security

Communicating the Language of Information Security

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.” Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass
Dan Houser Jan 12 2004 2:43PM Security
Securing Online Payments

Securing Online Payments

From the early days of the internet, credit and charge card companies recognized the enormous opportunities presented to them - but they also saw challenges ahead.
Richard Moulds Jan 12 2004 2:38PM Security
Crying Wolf on Cyberterrorism?

Crying Wolf on Cyberterrorism?

Terrorism (n): the systematic use of violence as a means to intimidate or coerce societies or governments.
Jon Tullett Jan 12 2004 2:35PM Security
Making Life Easier: Top 12 Things CSOs Need to Keep in Mind

Making Life Easier: Top 12 Things CSOs Need to Keep in Mind

1. Keep up with the latest technology -- the bad guys do!
Philip Conrod Jan 12 2004 2:26PM Security
Aligning IT Security with Business Needs

Aligning IT Security with Business Needs

In any technology decision, having the IT and business aspects of the organization on the same side is critical to identifying the best solutions and addressing key needs.
Linda Hughes Jan 12 2004 2:24PM Security
Microsoft and the Return of PKI

Microsoft and the Return of PKI

Many businesses have written off public key infrastructure (PKI) as a dead technology.
Robert Lonadier Jan 12 2004 2:21PM Security
The Good and the Bad for Selecting Security Measures

The Good and the Bad for Selecting Security Measures

The most important function IT security managers perform is the selection of IT security measures.
Robert V. Jan 12 2004 2:20PM Security
The Danger Inside Your Firewall

The Danger Inside Your Firewall

Who cares if British Gas customers can see each other’s invoice details?
Mark Altman Jan 12 2004 2:17PM Security

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