CSOONLINE.com - Metrics/Budgets http://www.csoonline.com/ en_us (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:44:00 GMT 2009-11-08T08:44:00Z en_us (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 7 Ways to Stay Happy in a Miserable Profession http://www.csoonline.com/article/506576/7_Ways_to_Stay_Happy_in_a_Miserable_Profession?source=rss_metrics_budgets Okay, maybe it's not fair to call IT security 'miserable', but the lack of praise and abundance of blame certainly creates plenty of cynics and grouches. Security Incite's Mike Rothman offers seven keys to fight the good fight and still be happy. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner http://www.csoonline.com/article/506576/7_Ways_to_Stay_Happy_in_a_Miserable_Profession?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z Survey Says More Companies Hiring CSOs, Holding Steady on Spending http://www.csoonline.com/article/505874/Survey_Says_More_Companies_Hiring_CSOs_Holding_Steady_on_Spending?source=rss_metrics_budgets Seventh Annual Global Information Security Survey: In a sign that companies may finally be getting that security is important, more say they have hired a CSO to take charge of their defenses. (Last of a four-part series) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner http://www.csoonline.com/article/505874/Survey_Says_More_Companies_Hiring_CSOs_Holding_Steady_on_Spending?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z IT Security Outsourcing in Decline; Companies Do More In-house http://www.csoonline.com/article/505872/IT_Security_Outsourcing_in_Decline_Companies_Do_More_In_house?source=rss_metrics_budgets Seventh Annual Global Information Security Survey: Companies that once outsourced many IT security controls have opted to do more in-house. A look at what caused the shift. (Third in a four-part series) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner http://www.csoonline.com/article/505872/IT_Security_Outsourcing_in_Decline_Companies_Do_More_In_house?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z DHS to Get Big Boost in Cybersecurity Spending in 2010 http://www.csoonline.com/article/505751/DHS_to_Get_Big_Boost_in_Cybersecurity_Spending_in_2010?source=rss_metrics_budgets The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will likely have a substantially bigger cybersecurity budget for fiscal 2010 compared to this year. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/505751/DHS_to_Get_Big_Boost_in_Cybersecurity_Spending_in_2010?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z Data Breaches: Patterns and Their Implications http://www.csoonline.com/article/501584/Data_Breaches_Patterns_and_Their_Implications?source=rss_metrics_budgets What can we learn from statistical analysis of data breaches? Luther Martin digs in. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/501584/Data_Breaches_Patterns_and_Their_Implications?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z How to Succeed in a Two-Faced IT Security Job Market http://www.csoonline.com/article/501117/How_to_Succeed_in_a_Two_Faced_IT_Security_Job_Market?source=rss_metrics_budgets More companies are hiring CSOs and moving security tasks in-house. But that doesn't always mean more jobs (article and 3 audio clips). Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner http://www.csoonline.com/article/501117/How_to_Succeed_in_a_Two_Faced_IT_Security_Job_Market?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z 8 Dirty Secrets of the IT Security Industry http://www.csoonline.com/article/499815/8_Dirty_Secrets_of_the_IT_Security_Industry?source=rss_metrics_budgets IBM ISS Security Strategist Joshua Corman speaks out on what he believes are eight cancerous blights affecting the security industry. His goal: motivate people to wake up and battle the affliction. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner http://www.csoonline.com/article/499815/8_Dirty_Secrets_of_the_IT_Security_Industry?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-08-17T04:00:00Z The Five Rs: Building A Business Case For Information Security http://www.csoonline.com/article/499340/The_Five_Rs_Building_A_Business_Case_For_Information_Security?source=rss_metrics_budgets Khalid Kark offers five key points for articulating the value of infosecurity. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/499340/The_Five_Rs_Building_A_Business_Case_For_Information_Security?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-08-10T04:00:00Z Surviving Layoffs: Five Career Lessons from the Security Trenches http://www.csoonline.com/article/497227/Surviving_Layoffs_Five_Career_Lessons_from_the_Security_Trenches?source=rss_metrics_budgets 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_metrics_budgets 2009-07-14T04:00:00Z State of the CSO: Security's Influence Grows; Will It Last? http://www.csoonline.com/article/494130/State_of_the_CSO_Security_s_Influence_Grows_Will_It_Last_?source=rss_metrics_budgets CSOonline's exclusive 2009 State of the CSO research shows the importance of risk management continues to rise, though challenges remain Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Derek Slater http://www.csoonline.com/article/494130/State_of_the_CSO_Security_s_Influence_Grows_Will_It_Last_?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-06-09T04:00:00Z Report: Security Tops IT Budget Priorities http://www.csoonline.com/article/489109/Report_Security_Tops_IT_Budget_Priorities?source=rss_metrics_budgets New research from Robert Half International finds companies are still putting money into IT security projects, even when budgets are tight. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT Joan Goodchild http://www.csoonline.com/article/489109/Report_Security_Tops_IT_Budget_Priorities?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-04-13T04:00:00Z Fleury: Shoring Up Internal Defenses http://www.csoonline.com/article/486149/Fleury_Shoring_Up_Internal_Defenses?source=rss_metrics_budgets CSO Compass Award winner Lynda Fleury, CISO with insurance company Unum, thinks companies should look inward to strengthen information security's weakest link. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT Joan Goodchild http://www.csoonline.com/article/486149/Fleury_Shoring_Up_Internal_Defenses?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-03-24T04:00:00Z A New Hope for Software Security? http://www.csoonline.com/article/483716/A_New_Hope_for_Software_Security_?source=rss_metrics_budgets Security firms Fortify and Cigital introduce a new maturity model to help companies make software that's more secure than you can possibly imagine. But is the Force with them? Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner http://www.csoonline.com/article/483716/A_New_Hope_for_Software_Security_?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-03-10T04:00:00Z 5 Tips for Managing Security in a Recession http://www.csoonline.com/article/480175/5_Tips_for_Managing_Security_in_a_Recession?source=rss_metrics_budgets As company purse strings continue to tighten in a tough economy, can security afford to manage risk and even be a business driver? Art Coviello, President of RSA, gives CSOs some tips. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT Joan Goodchild http://www.csoonline.com/article/480175/5_Tips_for_Managing_Security_in_a_Recession?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-02-10T05:00:00Z Grossman: Measuring "indirect hard losses" http://www.csoonline.com/article/480365/Grossman_Measuring_indirect_hard_losses_?source=rss_metrics_budgets A measure of lost business Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/480365/Grossman_Measuring_indirect_hard_losses_?source=rss_metrics_budgets 2009-02-10T05:00:00Z