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Recommended Readings: Deloitte’s 2006 Global Security Survey
June 27th, 2006I recommend Deloitte’s fourth annual Global Security Survey provides benchmarks for IT security in the financial services industry.
This year the survey highlights a surge in the number of security attacks, with more than 75 percent of respondents confirming external breaches, and almost 50 percent reporting internal breaches. This year the survey reveals that the majority [...]
Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer vs. Malware
June 8th, 2006At a recent Windows Vista reviewers conference, Microsoft Platforms Vice-President Jim Allchin shared a story about Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer’s experience trying to clean a computer infected with malware.
Steve Ballmer was at a friend’s wedding reception when the bride’s father complained that his PC had slowed to a crawl and asked Steve if he [...]
Security Vendor vs. Cybercriminal
June 1st, 2006Shortly after my Security Absurdity article was posted online, we witnessed a remarkable series of events which illustrates quite clearly that cybercriminals are indeed currently winning the battle.
In my article, I mentioned that one of the challenges security professionals face is that cyberspace’s digital battlefield heavily favors the cybercriminal. The freedom, privacy, and anonymity cyberspace [...]
Security Absurdity.
May 8th, 2006They say if you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will, of course, frantically try to clamber out. But if you place it gently in a pot of tepid water and turn the heat on low, it will float there quite placidly. As you turn up the heat, the frog will [...]