by Michael Peters

Juris Doctor 85 of 215

So I’ve been spending a bit of time with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and I of course look for connections to the activities I’m involved in such as my day job as Chief Information Security Officer. A trend that I’ve commentated upon heavily over the past two years concentrates on what is being… Read More

by Michael Peters

Weekly Digest for April 29th

mdpeters New blog post: Weekly Digest for April 22nd https://michaelpeters.org/?p=1451 [obDADkenobi]. mdpeters posted 2 items. IT Change Management It-governance mdpeters posted 9 items. Microsoft Operations Framework ISO 20000 Change control ISO 20000 Microsoft Operations Framework IT Change Management Microsoft Operations Framework ISO 20000 File:MOF-all.gif mdpeters New blog post: Persistent Blogging 3.0 https://michaelpeters.org/?p=1456 [obDADkenobi]. mdpeters is… Read More

by Michael Peters

National Office for Cyberspace and H.R. 4900

A funny thing happened along the way while I was busy revising and adding content to the HORSE Wiki. My focus last week was primarily on Federal guidance such as NIST special publications and FISMA guidelines. Well apparently there are more folks tuned into that station it turns out when a very close government colleague… Read More

by Michael Peters

HORSE Project Wiki is now on Linkedin.com

The Holistic Operational Readiness Security Evaluation, also known as the HORSE Project, is now on Linkedin.com. The original wiki is now over four years in production and continues to be a great resource. Participants benefit from potentially earning CPE credits when they write original page plus contributions to the wiki. It also looks great on… Read More

by Michael Peters

ISSA Senior Member Nomination

I was humbled and honored to be nominated by the Board of Directors of the Kentuckiana ISSA chapter in Louisville Kentucky for ISSA Senior Member. I’ve been out of the Kentuckiana territory for a number of years to be the Chief Information Security Officer for Colonial Bank (Now BB&T Bank). I’ve been a member of… Read More

by Michael Peters

Like a rocket

A good business colleague and friend once told me, “Dude, you just took off like a rocket!” This comment was made just a few years following my departure from the same company he remained in employment with. In just a few short years I went from being a peer with a similar resume and similar… Read More

by Michael Peters

Power of Productivity

As a security practitioner, it is incumbent upon my kind to become a business enabler, and not an obstacle. There is an intelligent balance between appropriate security and business productivity that we must work towards. This involves a give-and-take culture be established. Information security must bring about awareness to the business masses with thoughtful solutions… Read More

by Michael Peters

Crown Jewels and Encryption Opportunities

As long as there is a need to accept, transmit and store personal and financial information, organized criminals and other self-righteous entities will attempt to breach the caretaker’s enterprise to obtain this information. Mastering the art and science of information security is an elusive quest. Few will ever achieve their goal. Few will ever reach… Read More

by Michael Peters

Juris Doctor 59 of 215

I’m clearly behind in my blogging activity in general. It has been a whirlwind two weeks getting settled, comfortably I might add,  into my new position as Chief Security Officer for Fifth Third Processing Solutions. An interesting and fortuitous event occurred during my first week on the job. Execurtive leadership added physical security to my job… Read More

by Michael Peters

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

by Michael Peters

Changes are Coming: Electronically Stored Information

I’ve been doing a bit of research into the subpoena, search, custody, and disposal of electronically stored information (ESI). Part of this comes in the normal course of doing business as a Chief Information Security Officer, while part comes from my natural passions for information security and the law. The reality that casting a wide… Read More

by Michael Peters

Daily Digest for September 2nd

mdpeters @CDMmedia looking for Cloud Computing standards? Check out opencloudconsortium.org. Don’t relegate security to the dust bin, get educated! [#]. mdpeters Cloud Computing: Would you go to your wedding without knowing who is under the vail? Know your potential SaaS provider intimately first. [#]. mdpeters New blog post: Enclaves of Technical Excellence https://michaelpeters.org/?p=786 [#]. mdpeters… Read More

by Michael Peters

Daily Digest for August 31st

mdpeters When business and information security are aligned, the true value of security will be apparent. [#]. mdpeters In the debate concerning insider versus outsider information security threats, consider any connection to data as an outsider threat. [#]. mdpeters @CDMmedia BI education seems to be the biggest utilization hurdle. This is true holistically, not just… Read More

by Michael Peters

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