Last Word Articles

Are you prepared for a breach?

Richard Blumberg, director of data breach response services at Equifax; Gary Kibel, partner at Davis & Gilbert LLP April 01, 2011

A prudent firm should not wait until a clear and direct obligation exists before taking steps to secure its systems and processes.
 

Before tech, process and policy

Michael Gabriel, director of the FLIGHT Data Protection Practice at Integralis March 01, 2011

Data leakage prevention (DLP) is garnering a lot of attention as a cure-all for risk management.
 

Smart mobile app development

Sean Martin, owner and directing consultant at imsmartin consulting February 01, 2011

Mobile threats will soon be used to gain access to personal and business devices, says Sean Martin.
 

M&A changing the IT landscape

Ken Male, executive vice chairman and founder of TheInfoPro. January 03, 2011

Large vendors are bundling major components of information security into their stack offerings, says TheInfoPro's Ken Male.
 

Deloitte principal: Adopt a proactive approach for security

Irfan Saif, principal at Deloitte & Touche December 01, 2010

Now is the time to redefine your approach to face today's threats, says Irfan Saif, principal at Deloitte & Touche.
 

Invest in the right people and tools

Matthew Olney, research engineer on the vulnerability research team, Sourcefire November 01, 2010

Solely relying on your vendors is a mistake, says Sourcefire's Matthew Olney.
 

PCI DSS for small merchants

Mathieu Gorge, CEO and founder, VigiTrust October 01, 2010

All merchants need to comply with all PCI DSS requirements, regardless of compliance validation mechanisms, says Mathieu Gorge, CEO and founder of VigiTrust.
 

Spend more now, pay less later

Alex Thurber, VP, worldwide channel operations, McAfee September 01, 2010

It is difficult to measure exactly what the ROI is for security, particularly when you haven't suffered any type of breach, says McAfee's Alex Thurber.
 

Make privacy a corporate priority

Craig Spiezle, executive director and founder of the Online Trust Alliance August 02, 2010

Now is the time to make privacy a corporate priority, says Craig Spiezle of the Online Trust Alliance.
 

Embracing the social network

Rick Tracy, CTO and CSO, Telos Corp. July 01, 2010

Social networks must be adopted in the enterprise...with precautions, says Rick Tracy.