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NOVEMBER 2009
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Integrated change management reduces security risks

Metasploit Project acquisition ups ante for penetration testing market

Enterprises must treat Insider risk as they do external threats

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Schneier-Ranum Face-Off: Is antivirus dead?

Standards compliance does not equal sound information security risk management

Time is now for pandemic flu planning

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December 2006

Editor's Desk: More threats and more dollars
by Kelley Damore
Holiday Cheer or Fear?

Perspectives: Lack of enforcement undercuts HIPAA
by Joseph Granneman
A lack of HIPAA enforcement makes physicians unwilling to change habits that threaten the security of data.

Layer 8: Security managers come into their own
by Jay G. Heiser
Professional Progress

PING: Bernard Donnelly
by Dennis Fisher
Read an interview with Bernard Donnelly, vice president of quality assurance for the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.
November 2006

Editor's Desk: The ultimate insider threat
by Kelley Damore
Walk the Line

Perspectives: Pandemic planning for remote access
by Richard Lawhorn
Shared infrastructure, such as power and water, must be operating, otherwise, enterprise business continuity plans in the event of a pandemic are useless.

Face-Off: Schneier, Ranum debate security regulations
by Bruce Schneier and Marcus Ranum
Do federal security regulations help?

Ping: Avi Rubin
by Dennis Fisher
Avi Rubin
October 2006

Editor's Desk: Saluting security's superstars
by Kelley Damore
Hard-Earned Wisdom

Perspectives: Security must be one with business goals
by Dan Lohrmann & George Wrenn
Information security can no longer pit itself against ease of use and business objectives.

Layer 8: Measuring information security success
by Jay G. Heiser
Clarity or Conspiracy?

Ping: Suzanne Hall
by Michael S. Mimoso
Suzanne Hall
September 2006

Editor's Desk: A feature-set in disguise
by Kelley Damore
Slice and Dice

Perspectives: Focus on commonalities in state data breach laws
by David A. Meunier
Examine the similarities in state data breach notification laws and develop a policy that intersects those common areas.

Face-off
by Bruce Schneier and Marcus Ranum
Is There Strategic Software?

Ping: Christopher Ray
by Michael S. Mimoso
Christopher Ray
August 2006

Editor's Desk: Consolidation is in
by Kelley Damore
Synergistic Solutions

Perspectives: Frame security as a business concept
by Lee Parrish
Security efforts are considered operational, even when CISOs manage to interact with executives.

Layer 8: Personal devices put enterprise data at risk
by Jay G. Heiser
Creeping Consumerization

Ping: Heidi Kujawa
Heidi Kujawa
July 2006

Editors Desk
by Kelley Damore
Job Won

Perspectives: Security success sometimes hinges on politics and personalities
by Lenny Zeltser
The best infosecurity professionals are situationally aware and attuned to what is happening to them and their environment.

Face-Off: Schneier and Ranum debate security certifications
by Bruce Schneier and Marcus Ranum
Are security certifications valuable?

Ping: Robert Garigue
by Bill Brenner
Robert Garigue
June 2006

Editor's Desk: Debating a national data protection law
by Kelley Damore
Wanted: Federal Legislation

Perspectives: Security training must be a visual, interactive experience
by Ronald Mendell
Security awareness training exercises must be interactive and visually stimulating, and must help users judge the validity and reliability of websites and web content.

On The Radar: Preparing for managed security services
by Scott Sidel
Reality Check

Ping: Don Ulsch
by Bill Brenner
Don Ulsch
May 2006

Editor's Desk: Show me the money
by Kelley Damore
Dollar Signs

Perspectives: Security issues are similar worldwide
by Jon Panker
Security managers are concerned about the same things worldwide: Managing risk more effectively, making management care about security, and what to do about end users.

Layer 8: In security, leadership comes first
by Jay G. Heiser
Groundhog Day

Ping
by Michael S. Mimoso
Tony Spurlin
April 2006

Editor's Desk: The power of one
by Kelley Damore
Tribal Council

Perspectives: Putting out a call for self-defending clients
by M. W. Meyer and Eric Sager
Network perimeter defenses have crumbled. What we need now are self-defending clients.

Face-Off: Schneier, Ranum debate security awareness training
Is User Education Working?

Ping: Jane Scott Norris
by Michael S. Mimoso
Jane Scott Norris
March 2006

Editor's Desk: The case for application-layer security
by Kelley Damore
C++ - Security = 0

Prespectives
by Ray Potter
No Guarantee

Layer 8: Military, defense sectors offer little security leadership
by Jay G. Heiser
Military Madness

Ping: William Pelgrin
by Michael S. Mimoso
William Pelgrin
February 2006

Editor's Desk: When customers become victoms of acquisitions
by Kelley Damore
Survival of the Fittest?

Perspectives: Pwning the C-suite
by Shawn Moyer
Losing a few too many battles? Positive social engineering can help.

On The Radar: Avoiding security upgrade disaster
by Scott Sidel
Upgrade Agony

Ping: Yan Noblot
by Michael S. Mimoso
Yan Noblot
January 2006

Editor's Desk: The state of patching
by Kelley Damore
Party Like It's 1999?

Perspectives: Midmarket organizations short on security budgets and respect
by Harris Weisman
Industry solutions are tailored for big companies and big budgets--leaving SMBs in the dust.

Layer 8: Time to call a security specialist?
by Jay G. Heiser
Security Obsolescence

Ping: Marcus Sachs
by Crystal Ferraro
Marcus Sachs




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