CSO

making noise about the wrong problem

18-year security veteran brings global experience to post

I'm not usually a complainer, but I'm tired of receiving security surveys. They've become almost like spam, and in some ways worse.

Responsible for physical, network and employee security

Cyber ethics is an area that can get uncomfortable for "security professionals." Yes, it's the "e" word - ethics, conduct, behaviors. That's our job, right? What's the problem?

Whenever CISOs try to lead in any area of security, we inevitably run up against a certain amount of resistance from the enterprise culture that isn't yet convinced that there is a problem that needs changing.

We've all read stories about some of the new kids on the block. They've grown up as the tech savvy gamers that are now entering the work force with different values and expectations.

Tim Williams is moving to Caterpillar; Dave Cullinane to eBay.

One colleague from a major consulting company told me that the "inappropriate surfing" problem was so bad in their company that they just stopped all web filtering, with the exception of spyware, etc.

CSOs constantly deal with employee cyber conduct. Lately, I've noticed a disturbing industry trend in policing network acceptable use policies.