19 Ways to Build Physical Security into a Data Center
At information-intensive companies, data centers don't just hold the crown jewels; they are the crown jewels. Protecting them is a job for whiz-bang technologists, of course. But just as important, it's a job for those with expertise in physical security and business continuity. That's because all the encryption and live backups in the world are a waste of money if someone can walk right into the data center with a pocket knife, a camera phone and bad intentions.
Making a Place for Ethics
Three years ago, Rose Shyman added an ethics program to her duties as director of global security at American Standard Cos. It was a change that brought the company together.
SAS 70
SAS 70, the auditing standard, is finding its way onto CSOs' desks. Used correctly, it's a nice start on verifying business partners' security controls. Unfortunately, some people aren't using it correctly.
The Perimeter Problem
Yes, the castle-and-moat model has lots of shortcomings, but the concept of "deperimeterization" is a long, long way off
Drug Busters
Drug giant Novartis deploys a global team to track down fake medicines and help authorities prosecute counterfeiters. It's part of a risk management strategy that also tries to save lives. The first article in a series on counterfeiting.
Drugmakers Testing RFID Tags
Counterfeit drugs are as common as a knockoff Hermès tie or Prada bag on the streets of Manhattan. But while the tie or bag may fall apart in a few months, a fake pill can kill you.
Ray Kelly Thinks Global, Acts Local
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly has imported new thinking and perspectives into a department known for an insular, paramilitary culture.
Hearing Is Seeing
Researchers have developed software that can analyze the sounds of someone typing on a keyboard for 10 minutes and then piece together as much as 96 percent of what's been typed.
Plots Most Foiled
In an Oct. 6 speech, President Bush listed 10 plots that he said the United States and its allies had disrupted since Sept. 11
Minority Report
I had the interestingly odd experience of being the only male at a conference of information security practitioners
The Moving Game
Why recruiters are your friends (and other secrets to landing a new CSO job)
Intermodal Chic
Washington, D.C.The History of Containerization (HOC) Foundation, in conjunction with the Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII), will host the official gala honoring the 50th anniversary of containerization on April 27, 2006, here. The black tie dinner will be held in the Rotunda of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History....
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