December 1, 2008 Content
IN DEPTH
Q&A

Jeff Spivey on Enterprise Risk Management

The former ASIS president explains the accelerating move to more comprehensive risk management models. (Part of the What Happens Next security predictions series.)

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Gary Hinson on ISO/IEC 27000

An IT governance specialist tells security pros about forthcoming updates to the influential ISO/IEC 27000 family of standards. (Part of the What Happens Next security predictions series.)

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Chris Hoff on Virtualization and Cloud Computing

Security expert Chris Hoff on how to approach virtualization security, why "the" cloud doesn't exist, and "the giant hamster wheel of pain". (Part of the What Happens Next security predictions series.)

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CPO and CISO: A Comprehensive Approach to Information

GE CPO Nuala O'Connor Kelly advocates greater CPO/CISO cooperation to place the right value on information assets. (Part of the Security Predictions series.)

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Federal Breach Law? No Time Soon

Despite the confusing patchwork of today's data breach disclosure laws, attorney Chris Wolf says don't hold your breath for a federal version.

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Dilip Sarangan on Physical Security M&A

A Frost & Sullivan analyst predicts IBM, EMC and Cisco will join the usual suspects in aggressively acquiring new physical security technologies. (Part of the What Happens Next security predictions series.)

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Marcus Ranum on Network Security

Marcus Ranum on how the increasingly complex Web 2.0 universe makes network security an uphill battle, the disappearance of grey hats, and more. (Part of the What Happens Next security predictions series.)

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Steve Hunt on the Physical Security Industry

Steve Hunt predicts a much-needed shift to end-user focus and open architectures for physical security manufacturers and integrators. (Part of the What Happens Next security predictions series.)

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Toolbox

Wireless Wanderers

Employees sipping café Java over their wireless laptops may think a VPN makes them safe and secure. With careful configuration, there's some chance they're right.

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Also in this issue...
Threat Watch

Mobile Malware: What Happens Next?

Proliferating mobile spyware? iPhone botnets? F-Secure's Mikko Hypponen and Andrew Storms from nCircle offer their projections on the next threats to mobile devices.

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Opinion

Gene Spafford on IT Security Education

While infosec profession has grown dramatically, the formal curriculum in college education still needs improvement. (Part of the What Happens Next security predictions series.)

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