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… Read More

Thank You CSO Magazine Online!

You know it’s a great day when CSO’s Bill Brenner takes an interest in your book. He posted an excerpt and some commentary today in the Security Leadership section of CSO about my book, Governance Documentation and Information Technology Security Policies Demystified which may be found here: CSO Magazine Online and I couldn’t think of a better place for… Read More

Meet the Candidate for Your ISSA International Board of Directors – Michael Peters

Elections for the 2012 International Board of Directors are now going on! I am a candidate for the two-year term and I would appreciate your vote as an ISSA member in good standing. There are 13 candidates vying for 5 director positions. About Me I have been an independent information security consultant, executive, researcher, author, and… Read More

Consumer Reality Check – Lifting the Veil on PCI DSS

I read an article entitled “Global Payments has some explaining to do” (Source: CSO) today and there were some interesting points made by Bill Brenner, managing editor of CSO. He asked specifically, “How on Earth were they designated PCI compliant in the first place? What were the specific actions they took to improve security and… Read More

CSO at Fifth Third Processing Solutions

We are on the move! I’ve accepted and am very excited about joining Fifth Third Processing Solutions, a joint partnership between Advent International and Fifth Third Bank. I will be their Chief Security Officer leading the Information Security and Physical Security departments and based in Cincinnati Ohio. I resigned my position with BB&T, formerly Colonial… Read More