Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Ping: Katrina's Security Survivors"
This article is part of the November 2005 issue of Comparing five of the top network-based inline IPS appliances
Katrina's Security Survivors Three security managers in the Gulf Coast tell their stories. Crises require information security officers be the voice of reason and Hurricane Katrina truly tested the mettle of security managers on the Gulf Coast. It caused immeasurable distress as it leveled businesses, keeping companies offline for weeks while power and telecommunications were restored. Corporate mandates to get operational quickly threatened to make security another casualty. And, cyber-attackers showed little mercy to devastated businesses, often targeting those the storm hit hardest. Information Security recently spoke to three security managers who survived Katrina. They shared their insights, talked about how they plan to rebuild and imparted the lessons they learned. Once the storm passed, what security issues surfaced that you did not anticipate? Jennifer Creger: Any time an office is moved or converted into a temporary facility, there are going to be security issues. We followed our 100-plus page disaster recovery plan that we activated the Friday ... Access >>>
Access TechTarget
Premium Content for Free.
What's Inside
Features
-
-
Secure Reads: Contemporary Cryptography
Read a review of the book Contemporary Cryptography.
-
Application Security: Secure Software's CodeAssure Suite
Secure Software's CodeAssure Suite
-
Avoiding Network Traffic Confusion with Consistent Firewall Rules
Keep network traffic flowing by collaborating firewall rules and network access devices.
-
Content Filtering: InterScan Web Security Suite 2.5
Trend Micro's InterScan Web Security Suite 2.5
-
Antispyware: SurfControl's Enterprise Threat Shield 3.0
SurfControl's Enterprise Threat Shield 3.0
-
Firewall VPN
ZyXEL Communication's ZyWALL P1
-
Secure Reads: Contemporary Cryptography
-
-
Hot Pick: SecureWave's Sanctuary Device Control 3.0.1
SecureWave's Sanctuary Device Control 3.0.1
-
E-mail Security Guide for Managers
Staying on top of the latest e-mail threats.
-
Aerial View
Vulnerability tools provide a realistic view of the enterprise, where vulnerabilities are viewed in the context of the IT landscape.
-
Recent Releases: Security product briefs, November 2005
Learn about the security products that launched in November 2005.
-
On the Line
See how five IPS appliances match up against attacks.
-
Hot Pick: SecureWave's Sanctuary Device Control 3.0.1
-
Columns
-
Editor's Desk: An email security guide for managers
Knights of Spamalot
-
Layer 8: SOX security spending is an old, wrinkled tactic
Darned SOX
-
Ping: Katrina's Security Survivors
Katrina's Security Survivors
-
Perspectives: ITIL has application in security
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a set of best practices and guidelines for managing IT services can be applied to information security.
-
Editor's Desk: An email security guide for managers
More Premium Content Accessible For Free
Unlock new pathways to network security architecture
E-Zine
Network security architecture is showing its age at many organizations. With new technology, different data types, and use of multi-generations of ...
Emerging threat detection techniques and products
E-Handbook
Advanced persistent threat (APT) has been a used and abused term in the security industry, but security experts say targeted attacks are a growing ...
The rapid evolution of MDM solutions
E-Zine
Mobile device management (MDM) continues to grow at a feverish pace, both in terms of adoption and mobile security features. BYOD policies, and the ...