Investigations: Merge Ahead
In the enterprise setting, there's no such thing as a digital investigation. Or a physical one. Searching for clues and resolutions requires a blend of disciplines governed by a flexible forensic mind-set.
Threat to SCADA Systems Growing
A security researcher has released easy-to-use attack code that targets industrial SCADA systems.
Data Breaches Spark Hard Drive Shredding Boom
This is a great time to be in the hard-drive shredding business, as companies scramble to destroy data before the bad guys have a chance to steal it. A look inside the belly of the beast (includes video).
Leading a Converged Security Operation: Critical Skills
The cultural challenges are significant, and the CSO has to lead the way in learning and changing. We spoke with several converged CSOs for their take on building the necessary skills to hold the job.
Why SCADA Security Must Be Addressed
The threat to SCADA systems is largely hypothetical today, but experts see real incidents around the corner.
New Laptop Bags May Speed TSA Checkpoints
Airport checkpoints have been a choke point for travelers with laptops. That's about to change, thanks to newly redesigned bags.
Congress: Terror Threat System Full of Flaws
A U.S. House subcommittee is charging that a $500 million IT project intended to "connect the dots" on terrorists and help prevent another 9/11 is a failure.
Separation of Duties and IT Security
Muddied responsibilities create unwanted risk. Kevin Coleman says auditors may start labeling poorly defined IT duties as a material deficiency.
Check Point Marries Virtual, Physical Security
Running virtual machines is easy. It's managing and securing them that's the problem, according to both users and analysts. Check Point Software Technologies thinks it has an answer: the VPN-1 VE (Virtual Edition).
Flap Over Transit Flaws Exposes Disclosure Divide
A court order put a stop to a planned presentation at the Defcon hackers convention by three MIT students who found security flaws in the electronic ticketing system used by the mass transit authority in Boston. But the ruling reopened the schism in the IT security community over the issue of how vulnerabilities should be publicly disclosed.
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The Surest Path to Effective and Efficient Compliance
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