Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Forming enterprise security best practices from past mistakes"
This article is part of the September 2004 issue of Mission critical: Securing the critical national infrastructure
George Santayana's warning, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," is constantly played out by infosecurity professionals, especially in the unfortunate repetitions of easily prevented security failures and wasteful overreactions to threats. Security pros should study the past for perspective on contemporary problems. , Security practitioners who lack a firm foundation in the profession's history will continue to retard infosecurity's growth as a mature discipline. Measuring risk and generating enterprise security best practices are impossible without applying historical experience. Case in point: the general lack of skepticism about "hostile Web sites." This summer's warnings about vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer had a familiar ring to them, and for good reason--we've had multiple, similar warnings for more than a decade, ever since Java was mistakenly characterized as a significant danger to the Internet. Security pros with a grounding in history won't squander resources on such low-risk threats. They know HTTP is an ... Access >>>
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U.S. critical infrastructure security: Highlighting critcal infrastructure threats
by STEPHEN BARLAS, ALAN EARLS, MICHAEL FITZGERALD, JERRI LEDFORD AND DENNIS MCCAFFERTY
Despite heightened post-9/11 security awareness, the U.S. is exposed to numerous critical infrastructure threats.
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Outsourcing best practices: Identifying offshoring risks
by Erik Sherman, Contributor
Offshoring is good for business, but lax security practices can torpedo your investment.
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U.S. critical infrastructure security: Highlighting critcal infrastructure threats
by STEPHEN BARLAS, ALAN EARLS, MICHAEL FITZGERALD, JERRI LEDFORD AND DENNIS MCCAFFERTY
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Web app security devices highlight source code vulnerabilities
by James C. Foster, Contributor
Emerging Web app security services and products bring source code vulnerabilities to light, writes James C. Foster.
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Web app security devices highlight source code vulnerabilities
by James C. Foster, Contributor
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Security practitioners should demand security intelligence sharing
by Lawrence M. Walsh
Would you tell your enterprise security secrets if you could hear others? Lawrence Walsh explains why he thinks communication in the security field is lacking.
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Forming enterprise security best practices from past mistakes
by Jay Heiser, Contributor
Measuring risk and forming best practices relies on learning from past experiences. Analyst Jay Heiser explains how security tactics in the past, echo in todays world.
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Patch deployment best practices: Rushing patches isn't always better
by Victor Garza, Contributor
Do you rush to deploy patches, hot fixes or service packs as soon as possible? Victor Garza explains why this may not necessarily be the right decision.
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What the Watchfire-Sanctum acquisition means for Web app security
by Pete Lindstrom, Contributor
See why Watchfire's acquisition of Sanctum does not spell the end for web app security.
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Information security careers: Are information security officers a dying breed?
The information security officer will soon go the way of the dodo bird.
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Security practitioners should demand security intelligence sharing
by Lawrence M. Walsh
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