2014 Phoenix Security & Audit Conference
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If You Ignore Security Vulnerabilities, They Go Away!
I was recently contacted by the CEO of an upstart company in the business health insurance space who wanted my company to enroll. While there were many compelling reasons to join forces with them, as any responsible executive would do, I wanted to know more about how my private data would be protected while in…
Devil’s Due Diligence: Why your ignorance is not bliss!
Congratulations! Felicitaciones! Mazel Tov! Gratulerer! You have been offered a new job! What a relief it’s been since your prospective employer has been putting you through the meat grinder for months. You’ve had a string of interviews that have left you exhausted and nearly breathless given you’ve been nearly holding your breath and sitting ridged…
Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) elections
The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) elections for international leadership positions has now opened. I’m running for a Director position and I’m asking ISSA members to please vote for me. As a career security professional, ISSA Hall of Fame and Fellow recipient, I have received so much value from this not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals…
Dumb Luck: Why Security Breaches Are Like Playing Russian Roulette
“The future masters of technology must be light-hearted and intelligent. The machine easily masters the grim and the dumb.” Marshall McLuhan This quote has been a long standing personal favorite because it really illustrates on many levels the need to embrace the “Life Learner” concept; always pushing to enhance your own skill-set and capabilities. It…
CISO Short List
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The New Social Security: When Social Media Meets Social Engineering
The convergence is upon us all; this influx of technology intermingled with information infused now in every possible facet of our business and personal lives. We live in the presence of infinite possibilities through technology. Business is being propelled into new trajectories never before possible. Out social spheres and human interpersonal interactions have all been…
Hello PCA SHOP CERTIFIED® Auditor
I’m honored to be joining the privacy Compliance Association’s SHOP CERTIFIED® Auditor ranks. Consumer privacy, identity theft and fraud will always be a problem and it seems we continue to be painfully more aware of just how often it is breached by cyber-criminals, employees, corporate executives, rogue nations and even our own government. If you would…
Human Nature – The Proverbial Thorn in the CISO’s Keaster!
While pondering the recent Target and Neiman Marcus breaches and many of those that have come before, I cannot help myself but to look for common denominators. If you compare these companies to your house, there are doors and windows that allow movement into and out of those houses. If you open a window and it…
Too Many Targets! Why Target isn’t the only retailer poised for a breach.
Unless you have been living without a source for current news this week, you undoubtedly have heard the bad news about Target Corporation and how hackers breached the technological defenses and stole credit-card data for roughly 40 million customers. The media frenzy focused on Target Corporation has already spawned a dozen class-action lawsuits against the…
Survival Guidance! Resource for SSAE 16 SOC 2 Readiness Audits
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Survival Guidance! Resource for SSAE 16 SOC 1 Readiness Audits
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Survival Guidance! FedRAMP and FISMA Resource for Assessing the Security Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations
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Survival Guidance! Resource for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule.
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A Decade of SOX: Knowledge is your friend; Ignorance is your enemy
We are well past a decade now living with the Sarbanes Oxley Act. As one might expect, corporations, employees and auditors alike have become acclimated to the requirements so much so that the process is routine. The upside to this is that people supporting a SOX audit are pretty comfortable with the expectations and requirements….
The Truth about ID Theft: No fear mongering, no snake oil, just simple advice.
After years of advising corporations, investment firms and being directly involved with helping people understand what identity theft is and making recommendations on how they might thwart criminals from turning them into victims. I decided to revisit the topic and share a simple checklist approach to prevent identity theft. With just a few simple steps…
In Harm’s Way: The CISO’s Dangerous Tour of Duty
I’ve been in the corporate chief information security officer’s (CISO) executive chair long enough to realize that the traditional hierarchical model of information security reporting up through the technology department has a fatal flaw. This hazard is directly associated with the inherent conflict of duties that exists by the very nature of the position. For…
The Security Trifecta – Governance Made Easy: CISO Executive Summit Keynote
The CISO Executive Summit 2013 – Minneapolis I enjoyed delivering the closing keynote at the governing body. My sponsor was
The Inmates are Running the Asylum: Why Cyber-criminals are Winning.
I could tell you about the most recent incidents of cyber threats in the news, but with the explosion of cyber threats there would be little value in citing just a couple of cases. The shocking reality is that there have been literally thousands of actual breaches that have NOT been reported to law enforcement in just…
Top 1% Most Viewed LinkedIn Profile
Recently, LinkedIn.com surpassed 200 Million members and I was absolutely delighted to be part of the top 1% of the most viewed profiles on LinkedIn for 2012. Thank you to all of you who have helped me reach that professional pinnacle. I do appreciate your support. 2013, here we come!
Reasonable Duty of Care: Data Security and Privacy
You’ve see it in the news all too frequently now in our technologically interconnected world; companies are being breached seemingly at-will by hackers, malicious insiders, competing company entities, and nation states. The terrible truth is that companies and consumers are losing the battle. The cost of these breaches is rising as consumers are beginning to…
Security Overlooked: Weathering the DDoS Storm
Last year was a very high profile year for companies being attacked with distributed denial of service (DDoS) and this year doesn’t look any better. While there are some network layer based products, services and techniques available to companies, many of these are missing part of the solution. The problem is that network layer approaches are really…
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Vote for me today please! I’m listed in the preliminary round of nominees in two categories for the 2013 Social Security Blogger Awards. Polls close tomorrow. Cast your vote here:
Download Premium Content: Governance Documentation and Information Technology Security Policies Demystified
For anyone who has purchased my book, Governance Documentation and Information Technology Security Policies Demystified, you now have full access to premium content that supports the book available for free download. To have access to this content, do the following:
The Future of the Security Executive?
I was presented with a question this week that I thought was worth sharing. The question was “What you think information Security executives will need to be focused on in the next 2 to 3 years in order for their organizations to be successful?” I responded with these tasks-concepts that security executives must embrace: Collaboration…
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