Judgment Calls
For many companies, call centers are the heartbeat of the business. So they require CSOs to strike a balance of physical and digital security measures for employees and customers alike.
How to Make a Business Case for Identity Management
Sure, a good identity management program is great for security and oftentimes necessary for regulatory compliance--but there are productivity and efficiency benefits as well. Kate Walsh IDs five tips for finding and articulating the business case for IDM.
How To Tell If That USB Download Is Really Worth the Security Risk
A new scoring methodology used by City of London Police helps officers see whether the risks involved with sharing data are worth the benefits.
Rob Cheyne Pushes Developer Security Awareness
The @stake and Symantec veteran says security practices must be woven into application development (and everything else)
NAC Attack
New tech gadgets and a highly mobile workforce have raised the security stakes for corporate networks. Network Access Control to the rescue? Perhaps, but experts debate the value and users face a confusing morass of options.
Threat Watch | Cold Boot: Should New Attack on Encrypted Disks Change the Way Lawmakers Approach Disclosure Legislation 'Safe Harbors'?
Recent research from Princeton, McGraw Security Services illustrates how the lack of encryption specifications in legislation could put consumer data at risk.
How to Choose a Home PC Backup Method
Is your backup data safer online than it is on traditional media storage? Two experts weigh in on the pros and cons of two common backup methods
Call Centers: Risk Assessment Reminders
A few questions to help make sure your call center security plan covers the necessary bases.
A Contract Killing
Our anonymous CSO's tawdry tale of an IT services contract rollicks through software piracy, dope sales and worse. Who says government work is dull?
NOC plus SOC: Operation Combination
Looking for cost savings and better security? Merging your network operations center (NOC) and security operation center (SOC) could deliver.
Industry View | VoIP Security
Bob Bradley of Sonus Networks provides practical tips for mitigating VoIP security risks
Incident Detection, Response, and Forensics: The Basics
How to build an effective cyberincident detection and response mechanism in your organization.
CSO Compass Awards
More leadership insight from the 2008 CSO Compass Award winners: Marco Fidanza, Jim Hutton and John McClurg.
CSO Compass Awards
Three of the six 2008 CSO Compass Award winners - Ed Amoroso, Ron Baklarz and Renee Guttmann - share takeaways drawn from diverse backgrounds
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.
