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Former WebEx CSO lands at security company

Language is arguably the most powerful creation of the human species, the most successful mechanism to encode and transmit information across geographical, cultural and temporal boundaries. The humankind’s ability to create and use a system of symbols has been subject of the study, commentary and vivid debate for centuries.

This blog post is about language. What is the language of information security and how do we use it? How do infosec professionals talk their walk?

Industry veteran moves from Dell.

Napolitano is making a great leap of faith that we are at that point in the Cyber Security maturation cycle and this leap is much like Evel Knievel’s jump across the Snake River.

This is the first part of my podcast interview with Edward Schwartz, CSO of NetWitness. In this installment, Mr. Schwartz comments on regulatory compliance as a driver for security spending. He shines a light on how myopic focus on complaince can be dangerous to the organization.

SecurityBinge – a team composed of Chris Martin aka pr34ch, Tim Elrod aka ri0t, and Stefan Morris aka Janus – are forging a video podcast show addressing information security from the hackers’ perspective. SecurityBinge, according to its founders, “will have a community-driven focus in the delivery of its high quality video productions.”

When we talk about safety and whether we are safer now than we were in 2001 or we when examine our security posture at any point in time, it is just that – a point in time assessment of where we ‘think’ we are.

Lest We Forget

According to Avishai Wool, CTO and co-founder of Algosec, 25% of firewall rule changes are unnecessary. This post summarizes a Black Hat interview discussing the factors that influence firewall efficacy.

What are we really selling when it comes to security? Pt. 2 of my Black Hat interview with Barmak Meftah highlights three security-spending catalysts. One must understand the goals and values of the business in order to use these catalysts successfully.