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How many articles or blog posts have you read that talked about the “lessons we learned” from 9/11, the Japanese earthquake/tsunami, the Joplin tornado, Hurricane Katrina, or <insert disastrous event here>? I see them all the time, and after reading a very interesting article in the Winter issue of the Disaster Recovery Journal (you may …

I always feel a sense of renewal with the turn of the calendar. Many people use this time to set new goals for the new year and take the opportunity to get re-grounded and move toward accomplishing their goals. Yet, as I reflect on the security landscape in 2011, aptly named “The Year of the Breach”; I thought it …

In IT circles, the year 2011 is now known as “The Year of the Breach”. Major companies such as RSA, Sony, Epsilon, PBS, Citigroup, etc. have experienced serious high profile attacks. Which begs the question: if major players such as these huge multi-million dollar companies are being breached, what does that mean for my company? How can I take adequate precautions to ensure that …

There has been a lot of news this week regarding the RSA breach in March, which has apparently led to an attack on defense contractor’s Lockheed Martin and L-3 Communications. Immediately following the negative press, RSA’s President Art Coviello issued an open letter stating that they have already reached out to “high risk” customers for remediation. For all other customers following best practice guidelines, RSA says they …

A few weeks ago, I was reading through some discussions posted on LinkedIn. One that caught my eye was, “How long should my password be?” My first thought was, “Are people still talking about password lengths?” Passwords are intended to authorize users to access only what they need access to. We’ve had questions about passwords …