6 Steps to Pull App Security Back to the Future
OWASP will host its 2009 AppSec DC conference next week, hoping to arm IT security practitioners with knowledge to improve application security. For a taste of what to expect, organization member Matt Fisher discusses what's wrong with app security today and six ways to make it better.
Counterfeit Money: Still Going Strong
Counterfeit money printing activity continues in several global hot-spots. Chad Wasilenkoff, CEO of banknote-maker Fortress paper, talks about where and how counterfeiters are still successfully plying their trade.
Top Microsoft Security Architect: Windows 7 Will Slash Malware
Jimmy Kuo, principal architect for Microsoft's Malware Protection Center, has high hopes that Windows 7 security features will help reverse attack trends identified in the seventh volume of the software giant's Security Intelligence Report.
Chemical Spill Response: How Dow is Training Small Town America to Handle Hazmat Emergencies
Chemical giant Dow brings free chemical-spill education and awareness to emergency responders who might otherwise be left untrained.
Charitable Risk: Security Challenges of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Denise Barndt, director of global security for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, discusses the risk and challenges of security for a high-profile philanthropic organization.
Why Pen Testing Is Central to Pennsylvania's App Security
In this Q&A, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CISO Robert Maley explains why penetration testing has become an essential tool in his security arsenal.
Heartland CEO on Data Breach: QSAs Let Us Down
Heartland Payment Systems Inc. CEO Robert Carr opens up about his company's data security breach, how compliance auditors failed to flag key attack vectors and what the big lessons are for other companies.
SOA Security: How a Lil' Irish Luck Went a Long Way
David Yeates, IT Head for EBS Building Society, gives an overview of the Irish financial firm's approach to securing its service oriented architecture (SOA).
New Twitter Worm Targets Celebrities
Oprah, Kutcher referenced in new cross-site scripting attack.
West Wing BlackBerry Security: Possible or Pipe Dream?
Joe Hagin, former deputy chief of staff in the Bush White House, was the guy in charge of securing the West Wing smart phones. Does he think it's truly possible for Obama to have ironclad BlackBerry security? Read on.
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Protecting PII: How to Work with IT to Manage Risk
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