Last Word Articles

A content tsunami is coming

Gal Salomon, CEO, Discretix June 04, 2009

How will the providers, carriers and end-users of today protect content, asks Gal Salomon.
 

Addressing cyber complexity: An operational fraud program

Rich Baich, principal, and William Anderson II, manager, security & privacy group, Deloitte & Touche May 01, 2009

As cyberterrorist exploits evolve, fraudulent schemes become more complex, says Rich Baich, principal, and William Anderson II, manager, security & privacy group, Deloitte & Touche.
 

The need for a web app standard

Mike Boberski, project lead and co-author, Open Web Application Security Project ASVS April 09, 2009

No standard for web applications or services has existed, until now, says Mike Boberski.
 

Are you addicted to pen testing?

Nicholas Arvanitis, solutions architect, security, Dimension Data March 05, 2009

Be wary of those who use pen tests as a means of driving the sale of technologies, says Nicholas Arvanitis.
 

Encryption can help build trust

Steve Katz, founder and president, Security Risk Solutions February 05, 2009

As we work our way through this rocky economic climate, establishing security in a way that ensures trust is going to be critical in maintaining credibility to all manner of businesses
 

Security and virtualization: The opening of Pandora's Box

Gene Kim, chief technology officer, Tripwire January 01, 2009

The cost and technical benefits of virtualization have created an internal frenzy to move more systems to a virtual environment.
 

The union of business and security

Sara Gates, chief strategy officer, Agiliance December 04, 2008

Compliance requirements are increasing in number and complexity. As companies find themselves obligated to comply with multiple industry regulations and government mandates, investments in security and compliance-related initiatives are taking an increased share of limited IT resources.
 

A few thoughts on data protection

Chenxi Wang, principal analyst, Forrester Research November 05, 2008

It is time for us as a community to look for alternative solutions to data protection, says Chenxi Wang.
 

When is spam not really "spam?"

Martin Lee, software engineer, MessageLabs October 06, 2008

There are two key tests to apply when checking if an email is spam, says Martin Lee, MessageLabs.
 

Promoting by open exploration

Dennis Devlin, chief information security officer, Brandeis University September 01, 2008

The information security models at higher education verge from those at corporations, says Dennis Devlin.