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Bringing HR to the Provisioning Table

Who owns identity in your organization? Continue Reading »

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Design and Quality Matter for Effective VPNs

It’s prudent to occasionally survey the threat landscape with a fresh lens because while VPNs aren’t new, the threats they combat are constantly changing. Continue Reading »

Avoiding Security Accidents Waiting to Happen

It’s always when you least expect it and when you least need it. That accident waiting to happen. Continue Reading »

If a Product Hasn't Got the Right Certification, Can It Be Trusted?

FIPS accreditation, CAPS and CESG all appear regularly on the list of must haves, especially for government bodies. They’re obviously very important, but do you know what these acronyms really mean? Continue Reading »

Security and Compliance in the Cloud Age

The emergence of the platform and infrastructure-as-a-service models presents just two of many inflection points as IT migrates away from traditional data centers and into the cloud. Continue Reading »

A Tale of Two Hacks

The world of hacking has evolved into two major varieties: industrialized attacks and advanced persistent threats (APT). Continue Reading »

How the Principles of Lego Can Create Better IT Security

As a small boy Lego taught me a lot. Now I'm a bit more grown up, the principles I've learned from Lego have helped shaped my professional approach to security. Continue Reading »

If IT's Down, the Heat Is Up

Ideal metrics don’t just make you look good -- they provide some indication of what is wrong or out of control as soon as, or even before, problems arise. Continue Reading »

What's Your SEO Poison?

Search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning is an increasingly popular method of attack for cybercriminals and one that shows they are using more sophisticated techniques. Continue Reading »