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Why Mass. 201 CMR 17 Deadline Was Extended
Companies that live or do business in Massachusetts have a few extra months to meet compliance deadlines for the state's tough 201 CMR 17 data protection law. The simple reason: Too few understand the law to meet the original January deadline (Part 1 in a series).
Obama's Blackberry Is No Security Threat
FUD Watch: CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner notes that the dumbest security FUD can be found in the government. Exhibit A: Reports that President-Elect Barack Obama will be forced to give up his Blackberry for security reasons.
An IT governance specialist tells security pros about forthcoming updates to the influential ISO/IEC 27000 family of standards. (Part of the What Happens Next security predictions series.)
International Challenges in PCI Security
Bruce Larson, CSO at American Water, and others discuss the challenges of maintaining PCI DSS compliance when the company has a global reach. (Third in a series)
Mobile Malware: What Happens Next?
Proliferating mobile spyware? iPhone botnets? F-Secure's Mikko Hypponen and Andrew Storms from nCircle offer their projections on the next threats to mobile devices.
How IT Helped Catch the Jewelry Thief
The Zale Corp. jewelry store chain is having much better luck catching burglars in real time, thanks to a little help from the IT side of the house. Loss Prevention Manager Dennis Thomas explains how the company built its high-tech command center from scratch.
Chris Hoff on Virtualization and Cloud Computing
Security expert Chris Hoff on how to approach virtualization security, why "the" cloud doesn't exist, and "the giant hamster wheel of pain". (Part of the What Happens Next security predictions series.)
Whit Diffie on Encryption and PKI
Crypto pioneer Diffie on the developments in encryption and the relevance of PKI. (Part of the What Happens Next security predictions series.)
Marcus Ranum on Network Security
Marcus Ranum on how the increasingly complex Web 2.0 universe makes network security an uphill battle, the disappearance of grey hats, and more. (Part of the What Happens Next security predictions series.)
Passed your first PCI compliance audit? You've only just begun! Veterans say ongoing challenges with log management, database encryption and upper management buy-in mean the task is never finished.
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Safeguarding the New Currency of Business
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