Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Jerry Freese: Make Critical Infrastructure Protection a Priority"
This article is part of the October 2009 issue of Winners of Information Security magazine's Security 7 Award
There's a multidimensional approach to information security in the electric sector. On the business side, we have to protect the corporate networks and data. On the operational side, critical control system security is a mandate from industry groups and regulators. Given the reality of the financial and resource commitments these approaches require, it's often easy to forget that both exist in a larger security context of critical infrastructure protection (CIP). In today's environment of competing financial requirements, CIP is understandably less a direct driver of security than it is an indirect beneficiary of whatever protection is deemed effective and affordable for business conduct or regulatory compliance. It's not the best situation given that CIP is key to the preservation of the social and economic fabric of our way of life. That would sound like pure melodrama if it weren't so true. Even so, and in spite of the rhetoric from government and industry groups, the concept of critical infrastructure protection is little more than that…an understated ... Access >>>
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Melissa Hathaway: Government Must Keep Pace with Cybersecurity Threats
by Melissa Hathaway, Contributor
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
by Bernie Rominski
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
by Tony Spinelli
Organizations need to prioritize security over compliance to ensure comprehensive risk mitigation.
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SOX compliance burdens midmarket security teams
Smaller public companies bear significantly higher pain in terms of revenue and costs per employee complying with Sarbanes-Oxley.
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Developers Need Help with Security Errors
SQL injection attacks continue to plague Web applications. Companies need to invest in technology and education to hold off hackers.
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Jon Moore: Build a Security Control Framework for Predictable Compliance
by Jon Moore
Health care provider Humana Inc., has developed a security controls framework that addresses all of the industry and federal regulations it must comply with.
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Bruce Jones: Report Security and Risk Metrics in a Business-Friendly Way
by Bruce Jones
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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
by Jeanne Debus
Enterprises face numerous potential liabilities online. Avoiding lawsuits requires a sound cyber risk management plan.
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Editor's Desk: Security 7 Winners Chronicle Trends That Shape The Industry
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