Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Editor's Desk: Security 7 Winners Chronicle Trends That Shape The Industry"
This article is part of the October 2009 issue of Winners of Information Security magazine's Security 7 Award
This is the fifth year we've handed out the Security 7 Award, a milestone for sure. We've recognized some of the best minds in the security industry, be they pioneers such as Dorothy Denning or Gene Spafford, or folks such as Michael Daly, Stephen Bonner or Richard Jackson who don't have the same name recognition, but were held in such high regard by colleagues and contemporaries that they were nominated for our annual award and put on equal footing. And while ultimately the award is for the people being recognized, it's really about the work they do and how they're adjusting to threats, managing risk and fitting in with the business. Looking back at the accomplishments of all the nominees from the past five years, it's a tidy, packaged look at how the security industry has matured. Some of the early winners were just starting to talk about the need to keep personally identifiable information safe and dabbling with bits and pieces of identity management, such as provisioning systems. Slowly, the conversations turned toward risk management, and the ... Access >>>
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Melissa Hathaway: Government Must Keep Pace with Cybersecurity Threats
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Securing the Internet means to much to the future of the U.S. economy and national security.
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Bernie Rominski: Communicate Effectively with Management about Risk
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Learn how to communicate with senior management about risk; it's your job.
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Information Security magazine Security 7 Award winners
Information Security magazine annouces the winners of its fifth annual Security 7 Awards.
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Jerry Freese: Make Critical Infrastructure Protection a Priority
by Jerry Freese
Critical infrastructure protection must be addressed today to protect our country tomorrow.
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Adrian Perrig: Improve SSL/TLS Security Through Education and Technology
by Adrian Perrig
Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab designs security to improve all aspects of society.
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Melissa Hathaway: Government Must Keep Pace with Cybersecurity Threats
by Melissa Hathaway, Contributor
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Bruce Jones: Report Security and Risk Metrics in a Business-Friendly Way
by Bruce Jones
Security metrics must, not only provide a view of security posture, but must support security budgeting and investment processes.
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Tony Spinelli: Prioritize Information Security over Compliance
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Organizations need to prioritize security over compliance to ensure comprehensive risk mitigation.
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SOX compliance burdens midmarket security teams
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Developers Need Help with Security Errors
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Jon Moore: Build a Security Control Framework for Predictable Compliance
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Editor's Desk: Security 7 Winners Chronicle Trends That Shape The Industry
Looking back at five years of award winners provides a timeline of security trends that you need to absorb.
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How to avoid Internet liability lawsuits
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Editor's Desk: Security 7 Winners Chronicle Trends That Shape The Industry
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