Security Wisdom Watch: Who Gets the Thumbs Up (and Down)?
CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner looks at people, events and organizations making an impact on security for better or worse.
Swine Flu: Now That the Hype Is Over, Keep Planning
Last week, CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner warned against panic over the swine flu. But with the crisis atmosphere easing, there's also a danger of letting pandemic planning slide again.
Swine Flu: To Fear is to Fail
CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner looks to history for examples of how fear only made matters worse, and how security pros can use reason to be of service in a swine flu pandemic.
Has RSA Jumped the Shark?
Some attendees at RSA Conference 2009 wondered aloud if the gathering still has much value. CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner offers his assessment.
Security Vendors Deserve Some Credit for Conficker Response
Sure, there was hype leading up to the Conficker catastrophe that never came. But CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner thinks security vendors and their PR reps deserve some credit for restraint this time around.
Good FUD Vs. Bad: Is There Really A Difference?
A couple security bloggers suggest CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner spreads FUD in a column that's supposed to be anti-FUD. Why he agrees -- to a point.
Hope for a New Cybersecurity Administration
It has to get better - doesn't it? CSO Publisher Bob Bragdon looks for progress on the national cybersecurity front.
Compliance Complaints
Data breaches at Heartland and elsewhere lead some to suggest PCI DSS doesn't work. Editor Derek Slater says that's ridiculous.
Laid-off Workers as Data Thieves?
A Symantec/Ponemon report points to an ominous byproduct of the economic crisis: laid-off employees stealing data in acts of vengeance. CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner is skeptical of this report's news value.
Security Vendor Breach Fallout Justified
Kaspersky Lab and F-Secure were up-front in acknowledging recent hacks, but the negative fallout is justified, says CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner.
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