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December 2005

Editor's Desk: Security for the corporate brand
by Kelley Damore
Know Thy Business

Perspectives: History teaches security lessons well
by Richard Bejtlich
Expert Richard Bejtlich looks at the lessons learned in engineering disasters and applies them to information security.

Ping: Desiree Beck
by Michael S. Mimoso
Desiree Beck

On The Radar: Security technology can't solve process problems
by Scott Sidel
Soul Searching

November 2005

Editor's Desk: An email security guide for managers
by Kelley Damore
Knights of Spamalot

Perspectives: ITIL has application in security
by Steven Weil
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a set of best practices and guidelines for managing IT services can be applied to information security.

Ping: Katrina's Security Survivors
by Michael S. Mimoso
Katrina's Security Survivors

Layer 8: SOX security spending is an old, wrinkled tactic
by Jay G. Heiser
Darned SOX

October 2005

Editor's Desk: The need for constant vigilance
by Kelley Damore
Crib Notes

Perspectives: The Rise of Dataflation
by Stephen Cobb
Dataflation is the destabilizing tendency of data to lose value due to factors such as large-scale unauthorized access, excessive abuse and loss of confidentiality.

Ping: Jennifer Granick
by Michael S. Mimoso
Jennifer Granick

On The Radar: Tools to survive the security wilderness
by Scott Sidel
Ice Breakers

September 2005

Publishers Note
by Andrew Briney
Getting It Together

Layer 8: Choose your risk awareness battles carefully
by Jay G. Heiser
Read at Your Own Risk

Ping: Phil Zimmerman
Phil Zimmerman

Perspectives: Mergers and acquisitions open security risks
Integrating infrastructures acquired from other companies without considering security and risk first exposes enterprises to myriad problems.

August 2005

Publisher's Note: Compliance 2.0
by Andrew Briney
Learn about Compliance 2.0, which involves continuous process improvement.

Ping: Chrisan Herrod
by Bill Brenner
Chrisan Herrod

Perspectives: Which security certification best meets your needs?
by Larry Kettlewell
The pressure is on to earn security certifications to prove your worth.

On The Radar: NIST resources
by Scott Sidel
Help from the Government

July 2005

Publisher's Note: Security goals
by Andrew Briney
How important is malware defense in the minds of security professionals? You may be surprised by our 2005 Security Priorities survey.

Perspectives: Lessons learned in BS 7799 certification
by Marc Stefaniu
Bank of Montreal shares seven lessons learned as it achieved BS 7799 certification.

Ping: Karen Worstell
by Amber Plante
Karen Worstell

Layer 8: When security is a losing battle
by Jay G. Heiser
Realistic Expectations

June 2005

Editor's Desk: Patch Tuesday in the real world
by Lawrence M. Walsh
Patching Routine

Ping: Robby Ann Hamlin
Robby Ann Hamlin

On The Radar: Preaching the merits of log review
by Scott Sidel
Smart Logging

May 2005

Editor's Desk: Targeted malware
by Lawrence M. Walsh
Calculating Malware

Perspectives: Windows Server 2003 security stands up
by Anne Saita
One study concludes that Windows Server 2003 is more secure than Linux.

Ping: Bruce Bonsall
by Michael S. Mimoso
MassMutual's Bruce Bonsall

Layer 8: Debating policy vs. technology
by Jay G. Heiser
Control Quagmire

Logoff: Let's not cheapen information security certifications
by Andrew Briney
Dollars & Certs

April 2005

Editor's Desk: Identity anxiety
by Lawrence M. Walsh
FDIC for Identities

Perspectives: Is HIPAA DOA?
by Ben Rothke
The long-awaited privacy law's impact is disappointing compared to other security regulations.

Ping: James Duffy
by Michael S. Mimoso
(ISC)²'s James Duffy

On The Radar
by Scott Sidel
It Pays to Plan

March 2005

Editor's Desk: 'Motivation by embarrassment'
by Lawrence M. Walsh
Making the Grade

Perspectives: Tearing down Firewalls
by Paul Simmonds
Firewalls do little more than inhibit your business, writes Paul Simmonds of the Jericho Forum.

Layer 8: Finding a template for good information security
by Jay G. Heiser
Security by Numbers

Logoff: Why Microsoft keeps infosec in business
by Andrew Briney
The Wal-Mart of Security

February 2005

Editor's Desk: Nessus charges for signature updates
by Lawrence M. Walsh
No Free Lunches

Perspectives: Symantec, Veritas pairing to change security
by Kevin Trosian
Symantec's merger with Veritas will change security managers' lives.

On the Radar
by Scott Sidel
Firewall Redundancy?

Logoff: The battle against spyware
by Andrew Briney
Spywary

January 2005

Editor's Desk: Remembering the dearly departed
by Lawrence M. Walsh
Built to Sell

Perspectives: Walk in management's shoes
by Jesse B. Horowitz
One security manager describes his experience with a management program that helped him understand how to align security with business objectives.

Layer 8: The security governance myth
by Jay G. Heiser
Governance Benefit

Logoff: Government tosses pennies toward information security
by Andrew Briney
Death by a Thousand Cuts

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