Building Code
Everyone knows it's cheaper and better to build in security from the start of a technology project. Following the federal government's lead, forward-thinking companies have formalized the process. Here's why you should too.
Unwelcome Diversions
Product diversion costs manufacturers millions, but often isn't technically illegal. CSOs say combating diversion involves equal parts investigation and corporate politicking.
Where the metrics are
CSOs count on physical security metrics to evaluate their organizations' performance and to communicate security's value to other business executives
Unencumbered and Insecure
You can wirelessly sync your cell phone with your laptop. You can use the cell phone's built-in modem to put your laptop on the Internet. With speed. Without cables. But be aware, even with security built in from the get-go, Bluetooth has problems.
Five Things Every CSO Needs to Know About the Chief Privacy Officer
What does privacy have to do with security? Plenty. From the federal government to the private sector, CPOs are emerging as important players. It's essential that CSOs cultivate common ground with privacy executives
Toolbox: Putting Out Fires
It wasn't your typical vendor meeting, reports a CSO colleague of mine.
Identity Protection
Judith Collins is an associate professor at the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. She answers readers' questions about securing customers' and employees' personal information.
Reporting, Regulating and Merging
George Miserendino, owner and president of Triton Security Solutions, answers readers' questions about securing utilities
Border Drills
First responders from the United States and Canada met in Vermont on Oct. 26, 2004, to take part in Operation Border Safe.
How the Feds Do It
The DoD Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process (Ditscap).
Five Metrics That Matter
George Campbell, former CSO of Fidelity Investments and now a security consultant, says there are hundreds of security metrics available for CSOs, who need to identify those relevant to their organization. Here are five important ones.
HOW DIVERSION WORKS
The opportunity for diverted goods largely springs from "tiered pricing," in which one product may be sold at different price levels in different markets or circumstances.
How Does Your Company Stack Up?
First results from the CSO/CERT Security Capability Model survey
How AOL Earns Customer Trust
Tatiana Platt, chief trust officer and senior vice president of America Online, carries the reputation of the AOL brand on her shoulders. Security has become a core component of ensuring the integrity of that brand. CSO spoke to Platt recently about her title, online security and the challenges of communicating security to children, retirees and everyone in between.
Employers Fight Oklahoma Gun Law
The 2003 stats from the U.S. Department of Labor indicate the the second-lowest incidence of murder in the workplace since the government started keeping track in 1992. Employers, including energy companies ConocoPhillips and the Williams Cos., have asked a federal court to overturn a new state law that allows employees to leave weapons in their cars while they're at work.
How MassMutual Does It
MassMutual's SC&A (security certification and accreditation) process:
The Right Numbers
At a conference many years ago, during an era when CIOs were just beginning to worship the god of Metrics
Men Behaving Badly
The big talk recently in the world of sports concerned the player-fan basketball melee in Detroit.
Audit Agitation
What do you do when your customers want you to do an independent security auditand your CEO doesn't?
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.
