Tangled web: Facebook, SEO, and black-hat tactics colliding (still)
A few decades ago, some genius had this outrageous idea: "Let's put everything online." Everything. Measureless reams of information all piled up on the World Wide Web. The audacity of this concept...
View ArticleDebriefing: Laws and orders (the quiz)
1. The Senate bill called the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act became law under the name...
View ArticleLet's not bicker and argue about who killed who
I have a degree in Linguistics. (But I have a job anyway! Rimshot!) So I have some training in arguing about semantics.
View ArticleDisaster recovery is a success just waiting to happen
Security--the topic, and thus the department--sometimes gets pigeonholed as a downer. Maybe from time to time you notice a coworker avoiding getting in the elevator with you. A CSO once told me it's...
View ArticleGetting unstuck
The rate of change these days is so high that occasionally I think: "I'm just looking for a nice rut to fall into. Six months in a rut sounds really relaxing right now."
View ArticlePulling it all together: A special report on GRC
I like the concept of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) for two reasons. One reason is completely tactical, the other completely conceptual. First, the tactical: compliance complexity reduction....
View ArticleCloud control
I had the pleasure of sharing the stage at the Cloud Leadership Forum with John Howie. Howie is the newly minted chief operating officer for the Cloud Security Alliance. He came to the CSA after a...
View ArticleDecade of the CSO
Security as a profession has come a long way in the last decade. This is not just noteworthy, it's also worth celebrating.
View ArticleOpinion: Chef Ramsay will see you now
Sometimes agents of change have to turn up to volume. And sometimes not.
View ArticleWorking the kinks out of your supply chain
Resilience, speed and visibility. Those are three magic words that make any supply chain manager's ears perk up.
View ArticleI like risk
Many chess players--and I'm sure you are going to find this hard to believe--are boring. Even to their fellow chess players.
View ArticleTaking a risk on risk management
Greg Kaden is a lawyer specializing in corporate bankruptcy at Goulston and Storrs. Seeing changes and trends in risk management and insurance, Kaden and a few colleagues pitched the creation of a...
View ArticleIn Pictures: A walking tour - 33 questions to ask about your company's security
Get out of the office, look around, and get a fresh perspective on protecting employees, assets, and data
View ArticleContainerization and mobile threats
For a short and very enjoyable history lesson, watch this Youtube video.
View ArticleBusiness continuity and disaster recovery planning: The basics
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning are processes that help organizations prepare for disruptive events—whether those events might include a hurricane or simply a power outage caused by...
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