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IT Security World 2008 - Sept 15 - 17

Crossing the Metrics Rubicon: Quest for the Perfect Measurement

– Security metrics represent a great untamed wilderness for organizations trying to determine both their risk profile and the effectiveness of the resources they have allocated to their security program. When I first became a security person after a career managing customer service, finance, and…

E-Discovery: Stick ‘em Up

– This column is not strictly about information security, although IS has a role to play. Rather, it is covers a topic that should be of significant interest to the people normally concerned with IS – information technology, compliance, and especially the CFO and the CFO. First, a disclaimer. The…

Could SPAM Sway the US Presidential Election?

– Might the power of SPAM be able to change the course of US political elections? Could a SPAM disinformation campaign sway voters? This scenario occurred to me after I received SPAM with the following headlines: McCain suffers heart attack Obama suffers setback in polls due to sex secrets The…

Security Buzzword Bingo

– I’ve had the opportunity to travel to various security conferences and product demonstrations over the years. Lately in order to continue paying attention to a lot of these presenters, I’ve had to play the game Buzzword Bingo. Everyone should remember the game Bingo, where all the players…

Provisioning: Security’s First Step to Measuring Organizational Impact

– Security is often accused, occasionally with merit, of being an obstacle to an organization’s business. While the drumbeat of cyber threats has at least raised the technology risk consciousness of many business managers, security professionals still have the challenge of quantifying how big an…