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Gotta’ Hand it to NICE: A Strategy with the Big Picture in Mind
In my last blog posting, I expressed my thoughts on the importance of taking a holistic approach specifically to addressing the recent proliferation of software vulnerabilities. But truly, this...
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To Converge Or Not To Converge? That Is The Question
Throughout my years in government, I engaged in many discussions regarding the convergence of information and physical security assets. While the “why-fix-it-if-it-ain’t-broke?” argument advocating the...
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Information Security Leaders Saluted For Federal Work
Behind the IT systems that support civilian and defense agencies are a corps of administrators and information security specialists charged with operating those systems securely. And behind them are...
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IT Security Professional Or Warrior – Who Should Agencies Hire?
What do well-balanced information security professionals look like, and why should the government be hiring them? With the release of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE)...
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Look For The Red Flags of ‘Rogue’ Employees Before You Hire Them
For those tasked with managing risk throughout the enterprise, and who follow my blog postings, you’re familiar with a theme I stress often regarding information security best practices: “An ounce of...
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RAMPing Up A Security Mindset
Our organization, (ISC)² recently participated in the IT Acquisition Advisory Council’s 40th IT-AAC Leadership Roundtable, where high-level cloud stakeholders came together to discuss cloud security,...
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Government Business Owners, Not Just CIOs, Need ‘The Risk Talk’
Communication about the perils of taking inappropriate risk – and how to accept or not accept IT risk in government – is seriously lacking these days. There is clearly a link missing in the chain that...
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Has DHS Task Force On Cyber Skills Rushed to Judgment?
The DHS Task Force on Cyber Skills released a much-anticipated report last month on the state of the cyber workforce within the Department of Homeland Security. Commissioned in June 2012 by Secretary...
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How The Fiscal Cliff Will Impact Cyber Priorities in 2013
My perspective on the outlook for cyber initiatives is quite different heading into the New Year than in past years. While there are always budgetary uncertainties and looming cuts in government IT...
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