At first glance, Eric Cowperthwaite, Chief Security Officer at Providence Health and Services in Renton, Washington, doesn't care how excellent a job candidate's credentials and experience look on paper. He wants to see how much of an impression they make on his team.
Joan Goodchild | 09 Jan | Read more
You want the best on your security team. And once you've got them, you want to keep them happy and keep them in your organization.
Joan Goodchild | 18 Dec | Read more
Like all malls in the United States, the Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento is being overrun with shoppers as the holiday season kicks into high gear.
Joan Goodchild | 28 Nov | Read more
For the past three years, Nils Puhlmann was head of security for Zynga, the social games company that created mega-hits Farmville and Words With Friends.
Joan Goodchild | 05 Nov | Read more
The earliest worms and viruses were created for geeky fun and did little harm - oh, how times have changed. Here are 20 worms, viruses and botnets that show the evolution of malware, from Creeper to Flame.
Joan Goodchild | 05 Nov | Read more
While the risk of being hacked, conned or having sensitive information stolen is possible all through the year, most security experts agree that the holiday season brings a spike in fraudulent activity, both online and off.
Joan Goodchild | 31 Oct | Read more
It's been said that security is hard to measure. Producing measurable results around a lack of problems or incidents is challenging. But the field of security metrics has evolved considerably in recent years, giving security managers more resources to make the case for investing in security programs and technologies.
Joan Goodchild | 16 Oct | Read more
The saying goes that in every crisis, there is an opportunity. Compliance requirements, data and privacy demands, and the threat landscape are constantly evolving, forcing companies to realize the importance of security and invest accordingly. As security concerns expand, so does the role of the security leader.
Joan Goodchild | 01 Oct | Read more
Think summer means emptier offices and less to worry about in the security department? Not anymore.
Joan Goodchild | 25 Jun | Read more
In our first Rogues Gallery, we looked at ten infamous social engineers -- con men who exploited human weaknesses rather than technical vulnerabilities.
Joan Goodchild | 16 May | Read more
Two years ago, Dave Kennedy, a penetration tester, social engineering expert and contributor to the website social-engineer.com, wanted to create a tool for pen testers to simulate social engineering attacks.
Joan Goodchild | 27 Apr | Read more
If you fall for a social engineer's trickery, it's embarrassing.
Joan Goodchild | 30 Mar | Read more
According to U.S. Bureau of Justice statistics, the rate of nonfatal workplace violence declined by 35 percent from 2002-2009. But, despite the decline, a recent survey conducted for AlliedBarton Security Services found over half of Americans employed outside their homes (52 percent) have witnessed, heard about or have experienced a violent event or an event that can lead to violence at their workplace.
Joan Goodchild | 21 Mar | Read more
CSOs, CISOs and other security managers are not embracing the bring-your-own-device movement set into motion by demanding employees, but they aren't refusing to allow user-owned smartphones and tablets into the work place either.
Joan Goodchild | 14 Mar | Read more
As the second-largest metropolitan area in the United States, Los Angeles is home to four million residents and the mecca for most of the entertainment industry's high-profile events. The almost constant stream of celebrity-infused happenings that require serious crowd control keeps the Los Angeles Police Department very busy.
Joan Goodchild | 13 Mar | Read more