Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Perspectives: History teaches security lessons well"
This article is part of the December 2005 issue of Top forensics tools for tracking down cybercriminals
History Lessons Digital security could learn a lot from engineering's great disasters. Watching man-made failures on The History Channel's "Engineering Disasters," I realized lessons learned the hard way by mechanical, structural and chemical engineers easily can be applied to those practicing digital security. In 1931, extended rain breached levees on China's Yangtze River, killing 145,000 people. The Chinese government's flood relief efforts were hampered by the Japanese invasion, and later, civil war. The levees had been built decades earlier by amateur builders, mostly farmers protecting their lands. This disaster showed the weaknesses of defenses built by amateurs, for which no one is responsible. It also showed how other security incidents can degrade recovery operations. In 1944, a natural gas fire devastated part of Cleveland, killing 128 people. Engineers built a gas tank that failed when exposed to liquefied natural gas' extreme cold; nearby structures were torched when the leaking gas ignited. Engineers weren't aware of the tank's failure ... Access >>>
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Building A Perimeter Defense With Application-Level Firewalls
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To Catch a Thief
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On the Mend
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Recent Releases: Security product briefs, December 2005
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Controlling the Uncontrollable
Organizations must leverage policy, and harness new protocols and technology to tame wild WLANs.
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Thinking Ahead
Information Security's 2006 Priorities Survey signals a transition for security managers from an operational to a more strategic stance.
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Building A Perimeter Defense With Application-Level Firewalls
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SSL VPN: Array Networks' Array SPX5000
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Configuration Management: Configuresoft's Enterprise Configuration Manager v4.7
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Application Security: Cenzic's Hailstorm v2.6
Cenzic's Hailstorm v2.6
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On The Radar: Security technology can't solve process problems
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Perspectives: History teaches security lessons well
Expert Richard Bejtlich looks at the lessons learned in engineering disasters and applies them to information security.
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Editor's Desk: Security for the corporate brand
Know Thy Business
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Ping: Desiree Beck
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On The Radar: Security technology can't solve process problems
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