the State of Security

Shawna Turner-Rice

Considering PII as “Potential” Information on unique Identity

Considering PII as “Potential” Information on unique Identity

by Shawna Turner-Rice

With all the conversations about Google and their privacy policy changes, as well as the ongoing conversation about how much risk the Zappos breach really offers; the concept of PII seems like a topical item for this blog post. I like to proceed like the King tells the White Rabbit: “”Begin at the beginning,” the [...]

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Why Roman Emperors are security relevant (CAESERS FE and InfoSec)

Why Roman Emperors are security relevant (CAESERS FE and InfoSec)

by Shawna Turner-Rice

Caesar Augustus was the Roman Emperor whose legacy is what most people remember when they think of a Caesar. In particular, because as children, most of us learned that he ushered in the Pax Romana and expanded the Roman Empire a lot while creating a bunch of standards that improved the quality of life for [...]

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How do you eat an elephant?

How do you eat an elephant?

by 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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Why Security carries a Risk Management umbrella wherever it goes

Why Security carries a Risk Management umbrella wherever it goes

by Shawna Turner-Rice

Security people used to be stereotyped as geeky people who did obscure things with systems against equally obscure threats. However, you can’t read security news lately and not see references to risk, and then to risk management, regardless of what segment (banking, retail, construction, etc.) you are in. For people just getting familiar with the [...]

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Do we owe high profile breaches a thank you?

by Shawna Turner-Rice

Here we are at the cusp of a New Year; and I’m looking back and waxing philosophical. I’m thinking that paradoxically, having a lot of painful, expensive, high profile breaches actually advanced the state of security, and risk management. A cursory glance across infosec headlines in 2010 and 2011 is covered in highly publicized breaches [...]

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Security and Jetlag – Same Prescription?

by Shawna Turner-Rice

I just did a trip back from Asia, complete with multiple layovers of 3+ hours each; so I’m feeling nicely out of step with my own time zone. When I was surprised with a reminder to publish a blog post, it seemed appropriate to tie the two ideas together. While lots of people swear by [...]

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