The security imperative
Leslie Lambert, vice president and chief information security officer at Sun Microsystems Inc., returned from a three-week business trip to India with a few souvenirs and a whole new set of IT security priorities. In 2009, projects like server security, metrics, application security and Web security will likely take a back seat to new data-protection measures and deeper enhancement of user-access and identity management systems. "Those are the big hitters now," she says.
Three Global Risks to Business in 2009
Control Risks, an independent, specialist risk consultancy, recently released its 2009 annual forecast of the global political and security risk environment. In this interview, Control Risks analyst and author Daniel Linsker discusses some of the highlights that businesses need to consider before investing.
The seven deadly sins of network security
Companies that suffer a major network breach have frequently failed on a fundamental level. Here are the deadly network security sins experts say are rampant in the corporate world. Avoid these sins and you will have taken a critical step toward a secure network.
Business Continuity Challenges in a Hurricane Zone
OSI, the company that owns popular restaurant-chain brands such as Outback Steakhouse, Roy's and Carraba's Italian Grill, is smack dab in the eye of the storm zone, in hurricane country. Their 750-person operation in Tampa includes all back office functions, including the financial, legal and real estate divisions. If you want to learn about business continuity and disaster recovery, OSI can teach you a thing or two.
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Hacking Exposed, Sixth Edition
By Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, George Kurtz; Published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne
The original Hacking Exposed authors rejoin forces on this tenth anniversary edition to offer completely up-to-date coverage of today's most devastating hacks and how to prevent them. Using their proven methodology, the authors reveal how to locate and patch system vulnerabilities. The book includes new coverage of ISO images, wireless and RFID attacks, Web 2.0 vulnerabilities, anonymous hacking tools, Ubuntu, Windows Server 2008, mobile devices, and more. Enter now!
