http://www.csoonline.com/ en_us (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:33:32 GMT 2009-11-22T13:33:32Z en_us (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.csoonline.com/article/504903/Undercover_A_Painful_Lack_of_Security_Jobs?source=rss_undercover 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. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/504903/Undercover_A_Painful_Lack_of_Security_Jobs?source=rss_undercover 2009-10-14T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/503820/A_Day_In_The_Life_of_Two_IT_Security_Curmudgeons?source=rss_undercover 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. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/503820/A_Day_In_The_Life_of_Two_IT_Security_Curmudgeons?source=rss_undercover 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/497227/Surviving_Layoffs_Five_Career_Lessons_from_the_Security_Trenches?source=rss_undercover Company politics, stonewalling, layoffs -- sometimes it's part and parcel of the security job. Here are one CISO's takeaways. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/497227/Surviving_Layoffs_Five_Career_Lessons_from_the_Security_Trenches?source=rss_undercover 2009-07-14T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/494711/Undercover_A_Case_of_Help_Desk_Failure?source=rss_undercover How a lack of coordination between departments at a large bank opened up a big security hole, and what we did about it. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/494711/Undercover_A_Case_of_Help_Desk_Failure?source=rss_undercover 2009-06-11T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/487669/Diary_of_a_Data_Breach_Investigation?source=rss_undercover An information security manager shares the diary he kept while investigating a possible data breach. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/487669/Diary_of_a_Data_Breach_Investigation?source=rss_undercover 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/483464/The_Company_that_Did_Everything_Wrong_Part_2?source=rss_undercover The conclusion to last month's tale of a comical yet sad visit to a company that suffered a data breach. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/483464/The_Company_that_Did_Everything_Wrong_Part_2?source=rss_undercover 2009-03-09T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/480435/Undercover_The_Company_that_Did_Everything_Wrong_?source=rss_undercover A comical, yet sad visit to one company that had suffered a data breach (Part 1). Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/480435/Undercover_The_Company_that_Did_Everything_Wrong_?source=rss_undercover 2009-02-11T05:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/359516/A_Contract_Killing_The_Drama_of_Government_IT_Work?source=rss_undercover 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? Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/359516/A_Contract_Killing_The_Drama_of_Government_IT_Work?source=rss_undercover 2008-05-16T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/332264/Background_Checks_How_Not_to_Hire_an_Information_Security_Officer_Who_s_on_Parole?source=rss_undercover 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 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/332264/Background_Checks_How_Not_to_Hire_an_Information_Security_Officer_Who_s_on_Parole?source=rss_undercover 2008-04-30T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/340113/How_Not_to_Hire_an_Information_Security_Officer_Who_s_on_Parole?source=rss_undercover 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 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/340113/How_Not_to_Hire_an_Information_Security_Officer_Who_s_on_Parole?source=rss_undercover 2008-04-23T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/332113/A_Case_for_Anticounterfeiting?source=rss_undercover Wherein our anonymous CSO makes and proves the argument that anticounterfeiting should be a security function Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/332113/A_Case_for_Anticounterfeiting?source=rss_undercover 2008-04-15T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/221340/Succession_Planning_The_Day_After_the_Deputy_CISO_Left_Work_on_a_Gurney?source=rss_undercover Our anonymous CSO thought he'd planned for a disaster--until he experienced an unexpected absence of a key staff member Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/221340/Succession_Planning_The_Day_After_the_Deputy_CISO_Left_Work_on_a_Gurney?source=rss_undercover 2008-03-03T05:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/221311/Extreme_Emergency_Management?source=rss_undercover When disaster strikes, CSOs can be geniuses or goats. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/221311/Extreme_Emergency_Management?source=rss_undercover 2007-12-11T05:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/221360/How_to_Keep_Your_Security_Team_Happy?source=rss_undercover Juggling the needs of top performers and less-seasoned team members can be difficult, but it's critical to everyone's growth Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/221360/How_to_Keep_Your_Security_Team_Happy?source=rss_undercover 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/221261/Security_Guard_Contracts_Finding_Your_Inner_Lawyer?source=rss_undercover Reviewing security guard contracts is tedious, but necessary Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT Anonymous http://www.csoonline.com/article/221261/Security_Guard_Contracts_Finding_Your_Inner_Lawyer?source=rss_undercover 2007-07-19T04:00:00Z