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Experiment: Knowledge Fuels Ideas, Experience Guides

by Adam Montville on January 26, 2012 Adam Montville

When I was but a wee lad, I was given chemistry sets, electrical sets (low voltage, I promise), erector sets, and piles of books about the world and its inhabitants.  Knowledge fueled ideas and experience was my guide.  While I’m quite certain I didn’t have the scientific method mastered at the age of eight, I [...]

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How do you eat an elephant?

by Shawna Turner-Rice on January 25, 2012 Shawna Turner-Rice

If we were hoping for news related to breaches to slow down now that we were out of 2012, it looks like we’re already out of luck, even though we aren’t out of January. Seeing Symantec and Zappos in the news already this year can make those responsible for protecting their organizations feel like there’s [...]

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Security-to-Business: Some translation required

by Dwayne Melancon

I’ve had a lot of interest around my recent posts on how to communicate the value of information security to the business.  With that in mind, I wanted to share a method used by one of the enterprises I’ve been working with.

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Predictability and Visibility: The Cure for Sleepless Nights

by Cindy Valladares

What makes security, risk and compliance officers sleep at night? Key factors include: visibility, predictability, optimization & business alignment.

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Breaches: truth or consequence

by Dwayne Melancon

I’m a Zappos customer, having bought quite a number of pairs of shoes for my family, and I got an email this week with very clear notification that their site had been breached, along with a lot of information regarding exactly what had been compromised.  I don’t like it that there was a breach, but [...]

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Back to the Basics of IT Security

by Crystal Miller

Every year there are shiny new objects designed to help us with that new year’s resolution. I don’t know about you, but I certainly don’t need those ridiculous shape-up shoes or a “MEGA-SUPER SIZED” fitness plan with a free water bottle for only $999.99. If I’m looking to get in shape, I go back to [...]

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