Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Perspectives: Security must be one with business goals"
This article is part of the October 2006 issue of Security 7 Award winners: Simply the best
Information security can no longer pit itself against ease of use and business objectives. It's time for a change. Security professionals know, but won't admit, what the rest of the world--including management, users and customers--long ago figured out: information security in most organizations isn't working. As the old saying goes, "We have met the enemy and they are us." We have a long history of saying no to innovations and new business demands. We were guilty of saying no to wireless networks in the early years because of security concerns. In fact, if security professionals had their say, the whole wireless industry would have been put on hold. Then there are the business scenarios we all know about. Product management or marketing comes up with a great idea to grow company sales and passes it along to security for feedback. The security team, of course, flatly says no--or worse, yes, but only if the company buys three firewalls and spends a quarter-million dollars on an advanced user management system, which is basically a non-starter for the business... 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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