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This article is part of the January/February 2011 issue of Cloud initiatives are changing roles for information security managers
The world of information security moves at a rapid pace. New threats emerge, new vulnerabilities have become a constant, and new technologies are built to protect our assets. However, many of the challenges we face, as well as the technologies we rely on, are only variations and adaptations of those we've had a decade ago. I tend to be a packrat, as well as a bit of an information security history buff, and it was no surprise when I recently came across a stack of old Information Security magazine issues in my office with dates ranging from 2001 to 2003. Taking a trip down memory lane, I flipped through several issues to see what the major topics and trends at the time were. The good news is that a number of articles are still applicable in many ways today. Unfortunately, that's also the bad news. After reading some of the articles, I was a bit depressed about the apparent lack of progress we're making in information security. Here are several examples: "New Directions in Intrusion Detection" (August 2001): 85 percent of respondents to a reader poll had IDS ... Access >>>
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Features
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Information security roles growing in influence
Information security managers are getting more of a say in enterprise cloud initiatives and mobile device projects.
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The state of critical infrastructure security
Stuxnet put the spotlight on critical infrastructure protection but will efforts to improve SCADA security come too late?
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Information security roles growing in influence
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Enforcing endpoint security
by Lisa Phifer, Contributor
Enforcing endpoint security requires careful planning and deployment.
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Enforcing endpoint security
by Lisa Phifer, Contributor
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Columns
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Schneier-Ranum Face-Off on whitelisting and blacklisting
Security experts Bruce Schneier and Marcus Ranum debate whether network security should be based on whitelisting or blacklisting.
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The penetration tester is alive and well
Automation hasn't killed the penetration tester – yet.
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Old information security challenges persist
by Dave Shackleford
A look back at articles from the past shows that the same information security problems persist today.
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Schneier-Ranum Face-Off on whitelisting and blacklisting
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