In the past few days, we learned that Global Payments Inc, a middle-man credit checking company, suffered a breach of its systems starting in January of this year. It has been speculated that up to 10 million card holders might be at risk. Even with the growing trend...
…that is the question. Every time a software vendor experiences a vulnerability or releases patches for a serious security issue, the debate about Full Disclosure or Responsible Disclosure gains a little more steam. Just how much information should a vendor disclose...
Why should you take your organization’s information security posture seriously? Just ask Sony. It has been estimated that Sony will spend more than $170 million dollars due to the recent breaches they have suffered. Personally, I think that the...
Risks exist. You would think that this is so obvious as to not need saying, but too many people appear to operate as though downplaying or ignoring risks have any impact on their reality. That sign announcing “bridge out” isn’t really concerned with how much you...
Yes, we know that information security in an interconnected world is not trivial. We accept that configuration errors or malicious insiders or new, complex threats might conspire to provide opportunities for a breach. But who says that it is acceptable...
