As the information security industry becomes more coveted, Wendy M. Grossman takes a look at the university courses available to aspiring and competing infosec professionals on both sides of the Atlantic
31 January 2012
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Christian Toon, head of Information Security at Iron Mountain Europe, considers the growing number of avoidable data breaches that involve paper documents and advises businesses how to minimize these risks by getting to grips with information handling, management, storage and secure destruction.
13 January 2012
How many traffic policemen never exceed the speed limit when off duty? How many vicars don’t swear? And how many IT security professionals practice what they preach? No, seriously, do you eat your own dog food? That’s the question Davey Winder has been asking of infosec professionals in an attempt to determine just how secure security experts really are away from the office
12 January 2012
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Commonly referred to as the year of the hack, it is no secret what 2011 has become famous for in the information security industry. This year’s headlines, reports Fred Donovan, have been made up of data breaches, hacks, APT attacks and mergers and acquisitions
07 December 2011
Within only a minute of sitting down with Hord Tipton, executive director of (ISC)², our own Eleanor Dallaway knew that the hour she had booked with him would not be adequate. You see, it’s impossible to capture the true essence of a man with a career that many can only dream of in 60 minutes. While they may have been short for time, Tipton certainly wasn’t short on stories
29 November 2011
Despite users being the most integral part of information security, only one to two percent of security budgets are being spent on awareness and education. Stephen Pritchard reports
14 November 2011
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Jeff Hudson of Venafi discusses the importance of proper education and best practices for protecting SSL and SSH keys that secure the cloud
01 November 2011
The road from Minnesota to Washington has many stops, especially when you take the scenic route. Drew Amorosi recently met Patricia Titus of Unisys to regale in her remarkable journey
26 October 2011
A recent survey by Swivel Secure shows that 55% of people use the same password, or variations of one, to access all their online activities. Chris Russell examines the corporate risks of password reuse and emphasizes the need for multifactor authentication for accessing business critical data
20 October 2011
At long last, a cybersecurity career field has emerged. The (ISC)² US Government Advisory Board Executive Writers Bureau examines where employment opportunities lie and how much you can expect to be paid in this very important sector
29 September 2011