information
Newspapers lose readers' information
As many as 240,000 subscribers to The Boston Globe and Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette could be at risk for identity theft after their credit card numbers mistakenly were printed on the back of routing slips attached to newspaper bundles, the papers reported this week.
Feb 2 2006 10:14PM
Security
Review: TriGeo Security Information Manager
This product is based upon a substantial rack-mount hardware appliance
running Linux, and a Windows-based console and reporting
capability with which to
administer the system. Agents
are then placed on target machines across the network and acknowledged at the console.
Nov 1 2005 12:00AM
Security
Creating an ROI to justify information security budgets
The way to get the executive team to pay attention is to provide a quality ROI on any new initiative. If the boards of directors can’t understand the needs of various departments then the only way to their pocketbook is to present them with a bottom line return on their investment.
Sep 22 2004 3:12PM
Security
Managing information security in modern commercial environments
We began this series of articles with the observation that recent advances in the area of network technology and the success of the Internet have resulted in a new business model. This new model has resulted in a number of new challenges in the area of information security which, although largely understood, are only partially resolved. As a result, information security-related risk has been growing rapidly in the last few years and companies will need to take a more proactive stance to managing this risk in order to continue to enjoy the benefits that technological advances have made possible.
Jun 15 2004 12:09PM
Security
Managing information security in modern commercial environments
Previous articles in this series have outlined the challenges facing the present-day information security manager, presented an approach to meeting these challenges and analysed the purpose of the consolidation phase in some detail. We now turn our eyes to the second phase of the approach – the strategic planning cycle.
Jun 8 2004 11:37AM
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.
Jun 1 2004 12:01PM
Security
Managing Information Security in Modern Commercial Environments, Part 2 – A Pro-Active Approach
In the first article of this series, we identified and provided examples of the types of issues that need to be resolved if organisations are to correctly manage risk in the area of information security. If we combine the impact of these trends and issues with the fact that most enterprises are being forced to cut costs in order to remain competitive the true magnitude of the problem becomes apparent. Simply put, information security managers have to secure more complex environments, faster and using less resources.
May 24 2004 5:37PM
Security
Sharing Infosec Information
Infosecurity is hitting the mainstream.
Jan 19 2004 10:52AM
Security
