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Report: IT Security Hindering Innovation

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

New research finds organizations are struggling to strike the right balance between driving new innovations to market and instituting effective IT security practices.

Can Security's Human Side Stop Data Breaches?

Joan Goodchild — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

As human error increasingly becomes the top reason for security breaches, behavior-based strategies are making their way into the workplace to supplement technology.

New DOJ Rules on Corporate Prosecution: What Do They Mean For CSOs?

Joan Goodchild — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The DOJ has recently revised its guidelines for prosecuting business organizations to assist prosecutors in deciding under what circumstances to bring corporate charges. Will these new changes make life easier for CSOs? Or does it mean even more vigilance when it comes to areas like records protection and retention?

Security's Connections and Intersections

Derek Slater — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Specialists are crucial, but Editor Derek Slater notes that business problems often resist a narrow approach.

Women of Influence Award Winners Named

Joan Goodchild — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The 2008 Women of Influence award winners for 2008 were named Wednesday at the Executive Women's Forum.

DHS Rejects Criticism of Agency As Beltway Politics

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A security group claims DHS is unfit to lead national cybersecurity efforts.

Keeping Security Talent On The Job

Joan Goodchild — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AlliedBarton's learning and development guru Rich Cordivari shares his company's strategy for keeping security professionals engaged and happy in a high turnover industry.

Safety and Security: The Intersection

Fred Hapgood — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Security and safety often go hand in hand, but sometimes they conflict. Here are ways to cooperate to achieve both departments' goals.

Conference Bios Show Funny Side Of Security

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

What's so funny about information security? A lot if you read some of the bios that security experts have written about themselves in the official Black Hat conference guide. A tip of the Black Hat to the funniest excerpts from the official bios.

Black Hat: CSO Said Cisco Security Is Growing Ip

Robert McMillan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

John Stewart doesn't talk like your typical corporate executive. He said that his company, Cisco Systems, has been lucky when it comes to security and that his company's Self-Defending Network marketing push has painted "a big bull's-eye" on its products.

Security Set To Move Beyond IT Director Control

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A new study finds security professionals are set to move beyond IT director control in future, as they take a more proactive approach in order to secure their organizations.

CW: When security staffers fail up

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Think your security staffers are trustworthy? Competent? Knowledgeable? Ask a security professional for horror stories and you might think again.

Salon.com: TSA is broken

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Propped up by a culture of fear, TSA has become a bureaucracy with too much power and little accountability. Where will the lunacy stop?

State of the CSO 2008: Powering Up

Derek Slater — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Our exclusive 2008 State of the CSO survey shows growth on almost every front in the battle to engrain security and risk management into every business.

CSOs: Three and Out?

Derek Slater — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Editor in Chief Derek Slater says the "State of the CSO 2008" survey results indicate that the position has more staying power than it had in the past.