Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Editor's Desk: Saluting security's superstars"
This article is part of the October 2006 issue of Security 7 Award winners: Simply the best
Skill and experience carry our Security 7 award winners to the top of their field. Over the last few months we've been commemorating two anniversaries that will forever shape U.S. history: September 11th and Hurricane Katrina. Most agree New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani reacted incredibly well to the terrorist attack five years ago. Meanwhile, it seemed the government all but turned its back on the people of New Orleans last year. One of the key differences was preparedness, and the skills and experience of the people in charge. Giuliani was finishing up his second term as mayor. In contrast, FEMA chief Michael Brown was a political appointee with no experience in disaster preparedness. Technical skills and practical experience are indispensable in the face of calamity. It was certainly a criterion for us in choosing our seven winners for the Security 7 award. For the second year running, we bestow honors on seven security practitioners in seven vertical markets who have made outstanding contributions to the field. Each of our award winners has decades of ... Access >>>
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Simply the Best: Security 7 Awards 2006
by Information Security magazine staff
Information Security's 2006 Security 7 Awards honor innovative security professionals in seven vertical markets.
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Risk Management: ClearPoint Metrics' Metrics Accelerator 1.1
Read this risk management security product review of Risk Management: ClearPoint Metrics' Metrics Accelerator 1.1.
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Imprivata's OneSign ENA product review
Product review of Imprivata's OneSign ENA cost effective network authentication tool, which manages USB tokens, smartcards, OTPs and fingerprint biometrics.
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Safe Exchanges
by Wylie Wong
ENTERPRISE RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
ERM software is being adopted by businesses to secure their most valuable documents and sensitive content. -
Authentication: MXI Security's Stealth MXP
MXI Security's Stealth MXP
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That Sinking Feeling
DATA PROTECTION
Before you lose something precious, govern your data.
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Simply the Best: Security 7 Awards 2006
by Information Security magazine staff
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- At Your Service: October 2006 managed services security news
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Recent releases: Security product briefs, October 2006
Read about the recently released security products of October 2006.
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Secure Reads: Spam kings
Read a quick review of the book "S*PAM KiNgs: The Real Story Behind The High-Rolling Hucksters Pushing Porn, Pills and @*#?% Enlargements."
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Antimalware/Client Firewall
Sophos' Sophos Endpoint Security
- Events: Information security conferences for October 2006
- Viewpoint: MBAs don't fit in midmarket
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Columns
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Layer 8: Measuring information security success
Clarity or Conspiracy?
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Ping: Suzanne Hall
Suzanne Hall
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Editor's Desk: Saluting security's superstars
Hard-Earned Wisdom
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Perspectives: Security must be one with business goals
Information security can no longer pit itself against ease of use and business objectives.
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Layer 8: Measuring information security success
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