Sarah D. Scalet
Senior Editor
Sarah D. Scalet is a senior editor for CSO magazine, a contributor to CIO magazine and a noted expert on information security.
Video Content Analysis: Look Smart
Video content analysis is getting better all the time, but it's still new enough that buyers should proceed with eyes wide open
Pipe Cleaners: Telcos Offer Managed Security Services
AT&T and other telcos want to clean up your Internet traffic - for a fee. A look inside in-the-cloud security services.
MSSP Liability: A Pipe Dream?
If a security incident occurs, is your MSSP liable for the damages?
What Banks Tell Customers About Their Online Security
Six months after the FFIEC's rules for strong authentication took effect, we test what the country's three biggest banks tell their customers about online security. It's not very encouraging.
ISO 2700: Security Asleep?
The ISO security standards--first ISO 17799, which is being replaced by ISO 27001 and 27002--are real yawners.
Legislative Tangle
While the federal government's push to trace the movement of drugs has been slowed, several states have stepped in with rules of their own.
HSPD-12: Slow Out of the Gate
Federal agencies are struggling to hit mandated deadlines for one-card employee identification and access.
The 5 Myths of RFID
Big pharma's RFID trials aim to keep fake drugs out of your medicine cabinetbut the technology has significant limitations.
How to Conduct a Vulnerability Assessment
Roger Johnston talks about how aliens, Elvis impersonators and your worst security users can help you find and fix security problems.
10 Rules for Responsible Investigations
Readers' best practices for making sure the sleuth work matches the allegation
All About the PCI Data Security Standard
More than just another data-security standard, the PCI program is corporate America's most ambitious effort yet to prove that it can self-regulate. But even a standard with everything going for it might not be enough to stop the loss...
Converging Physical and Cyber Security at Stop & Shop
Supermarket chain CISO John Kirkwood speaks out about the latest evidence of why physical security and information security can't be approached separately.
Hemanshu Nigam: Mr. Safety for MySpace
Can CSO Hemanshu Nigam make MySpace a safe neighborhood, without also making it an empty one?
Organized Retail Theft: Legislation Snapshot
Recent measures related to organized retail crime.
Shoplifting and Organized Retail Crime: Mall Rats
John Talamo of The Limited knows exactly how profitable shoplifting can be. He explains the fight against organized retail crime.
2006: The Year of the Security Non-Event
It's not that nothing happened. It's worse than that.