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Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

Please Let Me Explain…

February 8, 2010 – 6:00 am – Whenever you speak to a reporter, you are always at risk that what will be published isn’t quite what you meant or that the context of your statement  within the article will distort your meaning. Knowing this, you usually have to choose between the importance of what you have to say (in your…
By C. Warren Axelrod | Posted in CSO/CISO Perspectives, Compliance and Laws, Cybercrime, General | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Security Testing’s Missing Link and the Revelation of Drone Images

January 11, 2010 – 6:00 am – Why are so many computer and network applications breached? And in seemingly simple ways? A recent featured article appeared at the top of the first page of the December 17, 2009 edition of the Wall Street Journal – that dreaded space from which security professionals are tasked with avoiding…
By C. Warren Axelrod | Posted in Cybercrime, General, Information Security News | Also tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Advocating Rebellion, Wall Street Journal Style

January 4, 2010 – 6:00 am – The lead article in a recent Technology Section of the Wall Street Journal argues that employees should be allowed to choose their own computer technologies and products, whether or not they comply with corporate policy and standards. The November 16, 2009 article has the title “It’s a Free…
By C. Warren Axelrod | Posted in General, Human Elements, Information Security News | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

An Open Letter to Warren Axelrod: Yes, InfoSec, You’re a Heck of a Job

June 1, 2009 – 6:00 am – Warren, I was delighted-although also somewhat surprised-to read your column of April 27, “Infosec, You’re Doing a Heck of a Job!”  The article depicted (I think accurately) the existence of a considerable chasm between claims espoused by the information security research…
By Sam Dekay | Posted in General, Human Elements | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Embedded Exploits

February 2, 2009 – 6:00 am – Two major Y2K security and safety concerns were:  embedded systems (such as control systems in elevators, power plants, automobiles, etc. would fail to operate properly when the date changed from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000, and computer applications that had been outsourced,…
By C. Warren Axelrod | Posted in Cybercrime, Risk Analysis, Technical | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)