BILL BRENNER
Bill reports, writes and edits content focusing on the latest information threats and defenses—from social networking to mobile phone security to glamorous subjects like SAS70 replacement SSAE16.
He writes CSO's daily Salted Hash news analysis blog.
Bill has more than 17 years of experience as a reporter and editor, and has focused on information security for the past seven and a half years. Before joining CSO that was senior news writer for TechTarget's Security Media Group. Going further back, he spent four years as an assignment editor at The Eagle-Tribune daily newspaper of Massachusetts' Merrimack Valley region.
He lives in Haverhill, MA, with his wife and two sons, loves history, heavy metal music and caffeine, and writes a personal blog called THE OCD DIARIES on the side.
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Why CSOs Should Care About ShmooCon
CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner on why high-level security execs should pay more attention to a hacker fest like ShmooCon.
ShmooCon | Your iPhone's Dirty Little Security Secret
Just how easy is it for the bad guys to use your iPhone against you? Well, pretty easy. Trevor Hawthorn explains what to do about it.
ShmooCon | Inside FarmVille's Sinister Underbelly
You love Facebook apps like FarmVille and Mafia Wars and think they're perfectly safe, right? Think again.
ShmooCon | P2P Snoopers Know What's In Your Wallet
People send their most sensitive personal information out over P2P networks, and the bad guys are watching.
Report: Layer 7 Increasingly Under DDoS Gun
A new report shows an upward trend where attack tools exploit layer 7 to maximize the impact of DDoS assaults. Here's what you can do to blunt the threat.
Companies on IT Security Spending: Where's the ROI?
Companies have spent millions to bolster their IT security in recent years. But some are starting to wonder if it's been worth it, according to the 2010 Cyber Security Watch survey CSO conducted with the U.S. Secret Service, Carnegie Mellon University CERT and Deloitte & Touche.
The Great PCI Security Debate of 2010: Transcribed
For those who prefer to read as well as listen, here's a partial transcript of the PCI security debate that appeared on CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner's Security Insights podcast and Martin McKeay's Network Security podcast.
DDoS Returns: What Researchers Are Learning About Targets, Tactics
Two IT security specialists -- one with experience in dealing with DDoS attacks against government systems, the other a specialist from the corporate side -- share what they've learned about the targets chosen for DDoS attacks and how to adjust security strategies based on those lessons. (Second in a series)
Why the IE-Google Incident Should Worry You
CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner usually views the frequent IE zero-day alarm bells with skepticism. But Google's recent security breach is anything but FUD.
DDoS Attacks Are Back (and Bigger Than Before)
DDoS attacks are back in the headlines. Thanks to the rapid proliferation of botnets, the threat may be bigger than the bad guys had even planned.
Reduce Email Archives up to 60%
Are you considering implementing a proactive archiving and eDiscovery solutions? This paper summarizes 15 separate soft cost savings when implementing Symantec Enterprise Vault and the Clearwell eDiscovery Platform.
Aberdeen Report: To Patch, or Not to Patch? (Not If, But How)
The report explores the correlation between the current use of patch management and the level of endpoint-related risk that companies are effectively accepting.
