Melisa LaBancz

There is a growing collection of companies touting their product as the 'ultimate post Sept. 11' security solution. Bleary-eyed administrators are asking, "How has my security changed since September 11?"

Following on the heels of applying the patch Fred Rica style (see www.infosecnews.com/opinion/2002/04/17_04.htm), the SNMP vulnerability has loomed into view as the next procrastinating administrator’s nightmare.

In early 2000, Americans became aware of a common U.S. Intelligence term called ‘blowback.’

Today I was thinking about one-hit wonders.

It is increasingly disturbing to me that individuals of a certain prominence use their vexing ability to understand complex computations to scare the living heck out of the rest of us humble folks.

A long while ago I had a business card identity that branded me as a Security Export Consultant.

I am becoming more convinced that there are way too many interpretations of the word “privacy.”