A year ago, I started doling out awards for the hits and misses of cyber security. Month by month we looked at the stories that made headlines; at times celebrating important wins but in too-many instances we were incredulous over increasingly advanced hacks. To wrap it up, I've selected the best of the best for 2012. Or worst, as the case may be for some.
Welcome to the November edition of the state of cyber security awards. We've got a few well-done's to hand out as well as a lesson learned. As is always the case here, cyber security is an on-the-job learning process for most.
Welcome to the October wrap up of cyber security happenings. There is never a dull moment in our industry, as I'm sure I've said before. And this month was no exception. Please share your comments on the scenarios highlighted this month and always, let me know if there's an interesting highlight I've missed.
Hackers and lawmakers alike kept the IT Security industry busy in September. There is still a lot of talk – and unfortunately little action – on cybersecurity legislation around the world. With U.S. elections just over a month away now, we can anticipate the rhetoric to only increase. Form the good, the bad, and the ugly, here is a quick overview of cyber security happenings from the last 30 days. As always, please leave your comments or feel free to add in something interesting I left out.
Paul Henry, Security and Forensics Analyst for Lumension, discusses the impact of the September 2012 Patch Tuesday releases.
Paul Henry, Security and Forensics Analyst for Lumension, discusses the impact of the August 2012 Patch Tuesday releases.
May was an action-packed month and I'm happy to report that with the onset of summer, the truly severe threats seem to have subsided (for now). That's not to say this month was without incident – that's impossible in our industry.
Medical Center sees reduction in malware threats from 2-3 per week to zero and less IT time spent 'putting out fires' with Lumension Endpoint Management and Security Suite.
It's a New Day – In this month's review of cyber security happenings, I've taken a departure from the regular flow of things. The last week or so has generated some pretty interesting news headlines and to offer you insight into what's going on, I've invited my colleague Richard Stiennon, author and security industry expert with IT-Harvest to join me.
April was a busy month for those of us that follow cybersecurity happenings. Tune in to my take on the last 30 days and as always, please share your thoughts on these topics and/or include any other news I may have left out.
Time and again, we've heard IT teams lament over how security continues to challenge the operational aspects of an organization. And these issues will not likely resolve themselves. While there isn't a silver bullet that will 'fix' this situation, there are best practices that will definitely improve security and increase operational efficiency. For some tips, we went to Mike Rothman, industry analyst and President at Securosis.
We're back with part II in our podcast series on security versus operations with Mike Rothman, president and analyst with Securosis. In this post, Mike and I will discuss getting back to the basics of endpoint security, as small and mid-size organizations should not even consider employing in-depth cyber security measures until they have the basic preventative measures in place.
This is the kick-off to a three-part podcast series with industry analyst and president of Securosis, Mike Rothman. Based on a discussion we had at this year's RSA Conference, I asked Mike about how to identify the distinctions between security and operations specifically within the SMB market, the best way to approach the enforcement of policies and how to include security as a key function within the existing structure.
Paul Henry, Security and Forensics Analyst for Lumension, discusses the impact of the April 2012 Patch Tuesday releases.
Paul Henry, Security and Forensics Analyst for Lumension, discusses the impact of the March 2012 Patch Tuesday releases.
Paul Henry, Security and Forensics Analyst for Lumension, discusses the impact of the February 2012 Patch Tuesday releases.
Welcome to the wonder and blunder State of Security Awards where we look to give you the inside track on the hits and misses from the past month in security. From high profile hacks to what feels like a revolving door of controversial legislation, there are plenty of cyber security headlines to digest. In this first edition of our new regular podcast series, I've culled through the global highlights (or low-lights as the case may be) to serve up a quick review of the last 30 days.
Paul Henry, Security and Forensics Analyst for Lumension, discusses the impact of the January 2012 Patch Tuesday releases.
Paul Henry, Security and Forensics Analyst for Lumension, discusses the impact of the December 2011 Patch Tuesday releases.
Paul Henry, Security and Forensics Analyst for Lumension, discusses the impact of the November 2011 Patch Tuesday releases.