CSO

Today I was able to sit down for a few minutes with Bruce Schneier. Bruce describes his career in the security field as, "a series of generalizations" beginning with cryptography and leading to his current fascination with economics and psychology and their relationship with security. His topic his BlackHat keynote this morning was "The Psychology of Security."

Companies ready to jump onto the "Software as a Service" bandwagon need to do so with their eyes open.

A company can be seen as a microcosm of a city. Everyone is bustling around just trying to get through the day. They have tasks on their lists that they seek to check off. They utilize computer systems as a means to an end; the same way we use transportation systems as a means to an end.

Ranting about spam. Looking for answers.

How is it that Mozilla, Apple, and others have, for so long, gotten away with claiming moral superiority in the security space over Microsoft?

Ok-- for those who have yet to be exposed to the term, FUD is not one of those words that your mom would scold you for saying on Sunday morning; rather, FUD is an acronym for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. Three words which, to date, seem to define the post-Y2k and post-September 11 world.

Posts by Perry Carpenter

by Perry Carpenter

• People are NOT computers

  Today I was able to sit down for a few minutes with Bruce Schneier. Bruce describes his career in the security field as, "a series of generalizations" beginning with cryptography and leading to his current fascination with economics and psychology and their relationship with security. His topic his BlackHat keynote this morning was "The Psychology of Security."

• Software as a dis-service?

  Companies ready to jump onto the "Software as a Service" bandwagon need to do so with their eyes open.

• Car wrecks and "The Insider Threat"

  A company can be seen as a microcosm of a city. Everyone is bustling around just trying to get through the day. They have tasks on their lists that they seek to check off. They utilize computer systems as a means to an end; the same way we use transportation systems as a means to an end.

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