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Information Security Decisions: From Dogma to Data

This article is part of the Information Security issue of Nov. 2012/Volume 14/No. 9
The information security field needs to overcome information sharing roadblocks to improve decision making.
Features in this issue
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PDF download: Information Security magazine November 2012
In this issue, find out who won this year’s Security 7 Award, Also, we examine the pros and cons of the Metasploit penetration testing framework.
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Old Application Vulnerabilities, Misconfigurations Continue to Haunt
Flaws in legacy applications and configuration blunders still plague organizations, experts say.
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Developing a BYOD Strategy: Weigh the Risks, Challenges and Benefits
Organizations need to consider benefits and risks as they embrace BYOD.
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Security Warrior for Cloud Transparency
Ron Knode, who passed away earlier this year, was a tireless advocate for cloud security transparency.
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Security Risk Assessment Process a Team Effort at Notre Dame
The university created a committee to tackle risk assessment on an ongoing basis.
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FISMA Compliance and the Evolution to Continuous Monitoring
The U.S. Department of State developed a system for improving federal cybersecurity.
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Metasploit Review: Ten Years Later, Are We Any More Secure?
Some say the pen testing framework is a critical tool for improving enterprise security, while others say it helps attackers.
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Cloud Compliance: Tackling Compliance in the Cloud
Moving to a cloud environment brings compliance challenges, but they’re not insurmountable.
Columns in this issue
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Security 7 Award 2012: Seven Outstanding Information Security Pros
Security 7 Award 2012 honors seven outstanding information security pros. Find out who won this year’s Security 7 Award.
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Protecting Intellectual Property: Best Practices
Organizations need to implement best practices to protect their trade secrets from both internal and external threats.
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Marcus Ranum chat: Next-generation SIEM
Security expert Marcus Ranum goes one-on-one with Gartner’s Anton Chuvakin about SIEM technology and where it’s headed.