Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Layer 8: Measuring information security success"
This article is part of the October 2006 issue of Security 7 Award winners: Simply the best
Your job isn't about concrete challenges any more; it's about ambiguity and trying to measure intangibles. I finally read The Da Vinci Code. It's no literary masterpiece, but admittedly, it is a gripping story. An ingredient in its popularity is the underlying theme: a treasure hunt to uncover significant knowledge that had been hidden for centuries. Conspiracy theories and the belief that vitally important information is being deliberately secreted away are compelling ideas, constantly appearing in literature, movies, the tabloids, and even within our own profession. We can search for hidden answers, but there are a lot of things that we may never know in infosecurity. It is sometimes said that if you can't measure something, you can't manage it. While there is an element of truth to that aphorism, it can also be a cop out. The fact is that we are confronted with a growing number of things that can't be measured, such as the significance of the external threat, the likelihood that employees will steal data, and the number of security failures that we ... 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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