The PCI Challenge

It is frequently in the news.  Reports have been written.  Punitive and compensatory damages have been awarded.  Companies around the globe have been challenged to find the resources required to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The prime PCI DSS objective is to protect cardholder data. The prime objective of… Read More

Juris Doctor 135-143 of 161: The Geek Shall Inherit the Universe

Cyber-espionage and Cyber-warfare poses the greatest threat to our society today. No longer are massive militarized forces with the most advanced weaponry the force to fear. The forces to be feared now are computer geeks. A single person or just a few cyber-savvy individuals working together as a team now possess the power to bring… Read More

Gearing Up for the Holidays? So Are Cyber-Criminals

Article Reprint: http://risnews.edgl.com/retail-best-practices/Gearing-Up-for-the-Holidays–So-Are-Cyber-Criminals40304 The holidays typically are the peak season for merchants. Yet at such a critical time of year many retailers still leave themselves vulnerable to significant e-commerce fraud – and the corresponding lost revenue and damaged brand reputation — because they don’t enforce or implement information security best practices throughout the year. While… Read More

KISS – Keep It Simple Security – 2009090101

I was reading the latest report published by Deloitte titled “The 6th Annual Global Security Survey.” I did enjoy the survey results and I do intend on using a portion to help shape my general information security strategy in my practice. Certain fundamentals are always sound and always obvious. One quote that I’ll comment on… Read More

Cloud Computing: Part 2

Internet information exchange and commerce has matured to the point that we cannot imagine how we would run our businesses without technology anymore. We have created elaborate systems and constructed solid disaster recovery and business continuity mechanisms to protect our digital assets. Until recently, these Internet facing systems have resided on dedicated computers that we… Read More

Cloud Computing, AKA SaaS

Synopsis: The effective weak link of cloud computing: An oversight by a single vendor creates a single point of failure that can have devastating effects on an untold number of its customers. Commentary: Cloud computing is Internet based development and use of computer technology. It is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and… Read More