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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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How Safe is Your Credit Card Data?

by Cindy Valladares

Well, that depends on who is responsible for safeguarding your credit card information. This is a case study of how Point is providing better protection to its customers, merchants in Europe. Organization Point is the leading provider of electronic payment solutions in Europe, serving every type of business that require multi-channel payment capabilities: from small [...]

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SIEM Alone Won’t Save Us from the Holiday Noise (or the Fruit Cake!)

by Crystal Miller

Holidays are great at revealing the lies we tell ourselves. The wish lists are long, the calendar is overbooked and yet we are still smiling. We depend and blindly trust that our data is logged and our events are managed on our devices.  In the case your cell phone goes missing, would you be able to [...]

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Layered Security — Protecting Your Data in Today’s Threat Landscape

by Cindy Valladares

Threats to information security have evolved significantly over the years. These threats range from curious teenagers to disgruntled employees, activists, criminals, industrial and state sponsored spies, terrorists and even nation states engaged in warfare.

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Dear IT: I Love You, I Just Can’t Trust You

by Michael Thelander

My normal reading was delayed by Labor Day weekend, so I just got around to a PC Magazine article from the tail end of August on Six Brazen Security Breaches, Courtesy of IT. The examples used by writer Samara Lynn range from funny to downright scary. Overall the article  does a good job of highlighting an [...]

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