Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Audit failure: How one lab raised IT security awareness and its audit grade"
This article is part of the April 2004 issue of Depth charge: Survey shows big spending on defense in depth
Year after year, security audits of Argonne National Laboratory were, in a word, abysmal. On a network that lacked even basic firewall protection, every desktop and server was essentially open to the outside world. Breaking in was a cinch. The appalling reviews -- regardless of who conducted them -- were hardly surprising at the Department of Energy's oldest lab, located in suburban Chicago and devoted to everything from nanotechnology to supercomputing. When it came to investing in science or security, security always got the short end. Argonne's scientific community had little interest in protecting assets under a decentralized system that did little to foster cooperation. Finally, in early 2001, management that had for so long paid lip service to security decided it was time to stop taking so much lip. The lab was determined to overhaul its Cyber Security Program Plan -- a flawed, largely ignored document that was at the heart of its audit failures. Too often, Argonne's security policy mimicked the loose language of DOE mandates, failing to clearly ... Access >>>
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IT security spending 2004: Firms diversify as security budgets tighten
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Fearing the worst on IT security spending, companies are diversifying their security spending.
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Audit failure: How one lab raised IT security awareness and its audit grade
by Anne Saita
Learn how Argonne National Lab raised IT security awareness and its audit grade from 'F' to 'A'.
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IT security spending 2004: Firms diversify as security budgets tighten
by Andrew Briney
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The future of software security vulnerabilities
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The evolution of software security vulnerabilities opens new vistas for business... and the bad guys.
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The future of software security vulnerabilities
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