PAUL ROBERTS
Computer Viruses: On the Offensive
Human frailty, spam and a dangerous Microsoft Windows vulnerability combined to produce a flood of new Internet worm attacks in August.
Employment Screening: Be Careful What You Check For
Background checks are increasingly being used to screen applicants in both the public and private sector
California SB 1386: For the Love of Privacy
Case in point: SB 1386, which grew out of the high-profile theft of personal information from California state employees.
A Secure Step in the Right Direction
After years of disparaging reports on the state of IT security in various federal agencies, there's finally some good news.
While 9/11 raised the stakes for FBI agents, it didn't do anything to raise their pay.
Concerns over bioterrorism affecting the food supply have led the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to solicit help from companies to develop a new system to track and model the flow of food.
During a recent CSO roundtable in Boston, Richard Clarke, former special adviser to the president for cyberspace security, said that CSOs looking for the federal government to take the lead on cybersecurity should look elsewhere.
The Terrorist Threat Integration Center: Now Share This
The latest effort at government information sharing comes in the form of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center, dubbed the TTIC.
Privacy Salaries in the Balance
When it comes to salary, privacy experts get their fair share when compared with many other professions outside of security
Information Security Officers Above the Law?
But who polices the security executives? One CISO in Santa Clara County, Calif., is about to find out.
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.
