Keep It Simple
If you're not thoughtful about your approach to balancing computer security with computer usability, you may end up with neither
Natural Selection
Survival of the fittest may work in the animal kingdom, but grooming the next generation of CSOs requires a substantial investment of time, a sincere interest in employee development and a dash of humility. Are you ready for succession planning?
Feather Your Nest
While certifications are great, they won't get you into the boardroom. But one-stop shopping for a security education isn't there yet. It's up to CSOs to help change all that.
How to Keep Tabs on Technology
Experts show how to sharpen six key skills for the future CSO
On the Road to CSO
Joyce Brocaglia, a founder and CEO of Alta Associates, an infosec recruiting company, answers readers' questions about CSO careers.
How to Market the Security Group
Experts show how to sharpen six key skills for the future CSO
Unarmed and Dangerous
The chairman of the Canadian Society for Industrial Security and assistant director of security services for one of the largest hotels in Canada talks about his challenges.
Messaging Matters
IM ramps up a company's real-time communication, and offers potential productivity and customer-service benefits. At the same time, IM can carry intellectual property out of the company, and viruses in.
Miles to Go
Our exclusive "State of the CSO" survey finds that this emerging profession has taken two steps forward, one step back.
Voice Over ID
a new voice-activated credit card from Santa Monica, Calif.-based Beepcard promises to take our precious plastic and make it virtually fraudproof
Another Long, Hot Summer
For the U.S. Park Police, summer in D.C. just got hotter. Funding shortages, a high-profile management shake-up, and a long list of election-year commitments are stretching resources.
Campus Security
Carnegie Mellon already has two master's-level programs that are good starting points for continuing education for CISO wannabes.
Certifiable Software
Cybersecurity Software products don't typically come with a Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval, but they will, if a public-private cybersecurity task force has its way.
On-the-Job Training
While information security leaders have relatively few options for pursuing a CISO-oriented degree, it's even harder to find advanced academic degrees that focus on the corporate and physical side of security.
Peep Show
As camera phone use rises, so does misuse. A prime spot for sneaky photography appears to be health clubs, where people are often found in various states of undress or physical duress.
Top 10 Places You Don't Want to Go on Your Next Business Trip
With the caveat that it's impossible to predict terrorism, iJet Travel Risk Management has released its updated list of the most terrorism-prone countries
Keeping Your Business Clean
A quiz to test the ethical health and well-being of your business.
The Alarmist.
Friedman has put off his composing in order to push legislation in New York City that would ban the audible alarms, which shriek at 125 decibels
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.
