November 1, 2009 Content
IN DEPTH
In Depth

Survey Says More Companies Hiring CSOs, Holding Steady on Spending

Seventh Annual Global Information Security Survey: In a sign that companies may finally be getting that security is important, more say they have hired a CSO to take charge of their defenses. (Last of a four-part series)

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Q&A

Why Pen Testing Is Central to Pennsylvania's App Security

In this Q&A, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CISO Robert Maley explains why penetration testing has become an essential tool in his security arsenal.

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Q&A

Chemical Spill Response: How Dow is Training Small Town America to Handle Hazmat Emergencies

Chemical giant Dow brings free chemical-spill education and awareness to emergency responders who might otherwise be left untrained.

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Toolbox

How to Compare Patch Management Software

Agent or agent-less? Point solution or suite component? CISOs and analysts offer dos and don'ts for finding the patch management software that's right for your organization.

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Toolbox

Patch Management Systems: Evaluation Criteria and Capabilities

Shopping for a patch management system? Experts say you should look for these features.

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Also in this issue...
In Brief

7 Ways Security Pros DON'T Practice What They Preach

IT security pros spend oodles of time trying to hammer best practices into the heads of fellow employees. But in an informal poll conducted by CSOonline, many admitted they don't always follow their own advice.

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In Brief

After Attacks, Adobe Patches Now Come Faster

Hackers like Adobe Systems, and now the company knows it all too well.

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In Brief

2009 Women of Influence Award Winners Named

The Women of Influence awards honor accomplished, inspirational women in information security, risk management and privacy.

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In Brief

Taking the 'Closed' Out of CCTV

The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance releases another draft specification for IP-based surveillance device interoperability.

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Industry View

Winkler: The Real Problems With Cloud Computing

Google may well protect servers better than you do. But Ira Winkler says your job is to protect information, not just servers.

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Debriefing

Security Awareness, According to Google Trends

A wildly unscientific and faintly humorous look at what Google tells us about web searchers' relative (dis)interest in security topics.

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