security

06 Jan

PCI Compliance - Driving Future Security Spend

in budgeting, PCI, security

Retailers and other organizations are waking up to the need to become compliant with the PCI Data Security Standards imposed by the credit card companies. While awareness is a good thing, there is still a huge gap in both understanding of what the regulations mean and a trailing impact on security spend - especially in a few key areas. There is opportunity here for Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC), Mcafee (NYSE:MFE), Websense (NASDAQ:WBSN), Attachmate, EMC (NYSE:EMC), and many other public and private security firms.

08 Feb

CUISPA 2009 References

in CUISPA, presentations, security

Enclosed are the links and references used to create the CUISPA 2009 presentation on Mobile Security.
 
Admob Mobile Metrics
Mobile Device Information
WAP Development Considerations

30 Aug

ConsumerReports Virus Test

in security

If you haven't seen the news reports, Consumer Reports has been catching quite a bit of flack for their recent test of antivirus products. The methodology they used was to take existing viruses, modify them in some way, and then test to see which virus scanning products picked up their "new" viruses.

20 Aug

WPAD: Windows Proxy Auto Detect Vulnerability

in security, squid

I was installing my own Squid cache this weekend for my home network and wanted to set it up such that when my devices are home, they automatically use the proxy. I looked into it a bit, and Windows Proxy Auto Detect, or WPAD, seemed like a good solution. Basically, you turn on "automatic proxy detection" in your browser - be it Internet Explorer, Firefox, Flock, Safari, or anything else - and it automatically finds the proxy server.
 

20 Aug

2006 WesCorp CFO Forum Presentation

in presentations, security, WesCorp

Enclosed is my presentation "The Executive Guide to Information Security" given at the 2006 WesCorp CFO Forum event. The presentation is an enhanced podcast meant for viewing in Apple iTunes, Quicktime, or via an iPod. Click on this link to download the presentation or view it in Quicktime. The podcast is an overview of information security and risk management aimed at an executive management audience.
 

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