I’ve done a lot of information security and privacy awareness and training work since 1990. I continue to do a lot; not only because of the *REAL* importance it has to the success of security and privacy efforts, but also because it is something I love doing.
Archive for August, 2007
The Many Languages of Security and Privacy
Friday, August 3rd, 2007Privacy Poll Closing *SUNDAY*…Please Click a Button!
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Thanks to those of you who have taken the privacy poll on the right-hand side of this page! If you haven’t yet…please, pretty please, do! I had planned for this to close on Friday, but now it will close on Sunday. I’ll post a new poll weekly to run from Monday through Sunday, and each week afterwards.
Insider Threat: Contractor Sabotages Space Shuttle Endeavour
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007It feels like I’ve been writing a lot about the insider threat lately, but then again, it seems I read about a new incident caused by insiders almost daily. So much time, effort and money is spent on keeping the outsiders from getting to systems and data, but a comparatively little amount is spent on addressing, and trying to prevent, insiders from doing bad things. Folks who are trusted and have authorized access can do so much harm. The technologies focusing on the outsiders are not going to do much to protect your information from insiders.
