Convergence: The Payoff...The Pain
The benefits of running a unified security operation are real. CSOs say they can lead their functions to be more effective and save money at the same time. But getting there is tough. It means overcoming the challenges posed by executives who don't buy the idea, and staff who will resist you. Here's a guide to understanding both the upside and the hurdles to holistic security management.
Bronze Age Bastion
What can the Information Age learn about defense-in-depth from a 3,000-year-old Irish fort? Plenty.
Can 9 Million Skype Users Be Wrong?
Skype is a great way to communicate. But security professionals should know that it also brings auditing and monitoring risks..
Doing the Right Thing
Recent government guidelines spell out serious consequences if your company spots a risk and does nothing. But does that mean you should go looking for trouble? Yes.
Inquiring Minds
To build an effective investigative team, CSOs need to assemble the right mix of specialized talents. Then they have to cultivate trusting relationships with other organizational leaders.
Lessons from Across the Pond
Brits handle security differently than do the Yanks. Understanding why and how can help give both sides new ideas.
Safe at Home
CISOs are always pushing computer security policies. We asked three of them to forget the policies and show us how they handle security on their own home systems.
Voice of Reason
Much ink has been spilled over the vulnerabilities created by running voice traffic over data networks. But smart CSOs are, in fact, going to use voice over IPand similar forthcoming technologiesto their benefit.
Good Neighbors Make Good Fences
Lessons for securing multi-tenant facilities. (Guess what: The landlord isn't going to help much.)
Taking Leadership to a New Level
Our Special Report on all-hazards security management (AKA convergence) sees opportunity and inevitability
Test Your Convergence IQ
Executives are gathering at a sensitive offsite meeting. Can you spot 12 riskssome physical, some digital? Turn the page to check your answers.
The Six Things You Need to Know About Executive Protection
Shielding executives from threats is about brains, not brawn. Best practices from practitioners and the Secret Service show CSOs should rely on risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis and old-fashioned legwork.
Security 2.0
What does it take to make convergence happen? One secret is to sneak up on it, the way Constellation Energy did, by seeming to be doing something else entirely.
John Kingsley-Hefty on Video Surveillance
Security Counsel Architect John Kingsley-Hefty, formerly of the Corporate Security Services Department at 3M, answers readers' questions about video surveillance.
Inside the Interview Room
Investigators learn to separate truth-tellers from fiction-spinners
Baseball's Reality Check
In time for spring training, CSO spoke with Colin Hagen, vice president of licensing at Major League Baseball, about memorabilia authentication
May I See Your License?
British CSOs are coming to grips with a new piece of legislationthe Private Security Industry Act, which received Royal assent in 2001.
Forging Ahead
Handwriting Analysis: What's in a bump? A lot, if you're trying to determine the authenticity of a piece of handwriting.
Scenes to Investigate
The following is a selection of groups that offer conferences, information-sharing and training for investigators.
New Lessons in Security
Northeastern University's new Master of Science in Information Assurance debuts this fall with the aim of bridging law enforcement and technology and systems development. And Carnegie Mellon is working toward a similar goal with a new executive education program.
Practice Defense in Depth
Archaeologists have used the term defense-in-depth for decades to describe the obstacles erected to thwart attacks.
An Alternate View
It's better to seek convergence project BY PROJECT, says consultant Steve Hunt
6 Commonly Overlooked Details
Even if you have good lighting in common areas such as parking lots, dark surrounding areas might make employees feel uneasy.
Executive education classes at Carnegie Mellon
Executive education classes at Carnegie Mellon
...The Pain
Creating a unified security function means overcoming challenges from top executives, existing processes and change-resistant employees
Spending to Fund Convergence Rises
Study suggests converged security projects will get more money
Special Concerns for Voice Over Wireless IP
An emerging use of wireless local area networks (LANs) is to carry voice traffic, letting companies extend phone service to mobile workers inside a building or campus without paying for cellular service.
Watching for Clues Before an Attack
The Secret Service found three lessons from an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate
The Convergence Momentum Theory: Why Resistance Is Futile
Underlying the growth of holistic security management are five other markers of convergence
Every Kind of Risk
As chief risk officer of Constellation Energy Group, John Collins has what you might call a diverse risk portfolio.
How the Stars Aligned
Merging the physical and IT security departments is a huge organizational change. Here are several factors that helped make convergence happen at Constellation Energy Group.
C-Level Exec with Tech Savvy, Physical Know-How
C-Level Exec with Tech Savvy, Physical Know-How
Top Eight Best Practices for I.T. Disaster Recovery
Given the high number of blackouts, hurricanes and other disasters that have come our way during the past few years, many CIOs are wisely reexamining their disaster recovery strategies.
Risk Avoidance
A new framework from COSO aims to help companies evaluate risk across the enterprise
Drug Trafficking
The makers of prescription drugs have found a new weapon to fight counterfeiters: radio frequency identification (RFID).
When Technology Fails
The now-famous $170 million rat hole known as the FBI's Virtual Case File system managed to galvanize plenty of outrage among those attuned to public-sector ineptitude.
With Friends Like 24...
Who needs enemies? The current season of 24, Fox's weekly festival of dread, took an unseemly turn a couple of episodes back when the fictitious chief security officer of fictitious
How Lori Lee-Savage Got Her Identity Back
Prelude: How Lori Lee-Savage Lost Her Identity in the First Place
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.
