After four years of corporations having to scramble to create audit-worthy business processes and information technology systems, the regulatory compliance tide may be shifting.
If you work in financial services, you've probably heard the news by now: The Department of Homeland Security has warned U.S. banks of the threat of an cyberattack from Al Qaeda. Apparently, allies have been called upon to attack the websites of U.S. financial institutions in December.
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The major catastrophic events in the past couple of years has initiated much thought and dialogue about the tools we can employ during the disaster recovery process. My first thought is to use portable tools that harness the power of the sun.
Why this history lesson? Well, I'm back to worrying about culture again. In fact, changing the culture is still number one on my list of the things that keep me up at night - besides my kids. Over time, I've learned that the big incidents like "Code Red" outbreaks, blackouts, and other front page news, actually present opportunities to garner enterprise support, build momentum, and show what your team can do.
A pretty cool new technology in body fluid forensics that has the potential to drastically increase the speed and accuracy of the forensic investigatory process worldwide has been recently introduced to the industry.
A Boston Globe report today explains why a major chemical plant explosion in a densely populated area didn't kill anyone, an outcome some are calling miraculous.
If we compare the security of the new Microsoft Vista operating system to how a car works, is it worth the time and possible frustration of the upgrade?
All of this may appear rather obvious to you. Of course, Michigan's government security would come nowhere close to NSA's. Nevertheless, I just had no idea how big the culture shock would be. In the beginning of my state career, I barked out "change those passwords" and "activate your screensaver" orders, like never before. I honestly thought that all that was needed was a few months, or perhaps at most a year or two, of National Security Agency (NSA) indoctrination into the "proper security etiquette" and everything would be set right.
The folks at the CSO Executive Council (which is affiliated with ours truly) have cooked up a brief survey about the backgrounds of security professionals.
