Undercover: A Painful Lack of Security Jobs
An IT security pro's personal tale of a long and bloody job hunt and what it says about the industry's current state of affairs.
A Day In The Life of Two IT Security Curmudgeons
Two IT security guys survive a routine day the way many of us do -- by observing their daily challenges in words one might find career-limiting. Here they speak frankly -- and anonymously -- in diary entries of 140 characters or less.
Surviving Layoffs: Five Career Lessons from the Security Trenches
Company politics, stonewalling, layoffs -- sometimes it's part and parcel of the security job. Here are one CISO's takeaways.
Undercover: A Case of Help Desk Failure
How a lack of coordination between departments at a large bank opened up a big security hole, and what we did about it.
Diary of a Data Breach Investigation
An information security manager shares the diary he kept while investigating a possible data breach.
The Company that Did Everything Wrong, Part 2
The conclusion to last month's tale of a comical yet sad visit to a company that suffered a data breach.
Undercover: The Company that Did Everything Wrong
A comical, yet sad visit to one company that had suffered a data breach (Part 1).
A Contract Killing: The Drama of Government IT Work
Our anonymous CSO's tawdry tale of an IT services contract rollicks through software piracy, dope sales and worse. Who says government work is dull?
Background Checks: How Not to Hire an Information Security Officer Who's on Parole
After learning that HR "forgot" to do a background check on a security staffer with a felony record, a leader reexamines his organization's policies
How Not to Hire an Information Security Officer Who's on Parole
After learning that HR "forgot" to do a background check on a security staffer with a felony record, a leader reexamines his organization's policies
Security Directions: A Virtual Conference
Available On Demand Sept. 30 - Dec. 30
Join us for a virtual event with candid, expert information on top security challenges and issues - all from the comfort of your desktop.
Protecting PII: How to Work with IT to Manage Risk
Understand the critical nature of the test data privacy problem and get tips on how to work with IT to implement a test data privacy program.
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