The guide provides a flexible, risk-based framework for data reliability assessments that can be geared to the specific circumstances of each engagement
Hackers launched the attacks on White House, Pentagon and other institutions from a botnet that has command and control computers in multiple countries, including the United States.
Jim Harper contends cyber terrorism does not exists, believing it's a creation of politicians, government contractors and pundits who try to make the problem of securing government IT bigger than it really is. Simply, it's a scare tactic.
"Cyber terrorism, in particular, cannot exist," says Harper, director of...
A veteran cybersecurity pro, Shane Sims shares his insights on trends he's seeing as cybercrime continues to hit all companies, including financial institutions. Sims is currently a Director in the Forensic Services practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he provides investigative, forensic technology, security...
Risk management is a common theme across and within businesses, and at North Carolina State University the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program is attracting notice from prospective employers and students alike. Mark Beasley, head of the school's ERM initiative, discusses:
What makes the program unique;
The...
Information assurance is what everyone is talking about these days, and the term is strongly associated with "excellence" at the University of Dallas. Listen to Dr. Brett J.L. Landry, Director of the school's Center for Academic Excellence, Information Assurance, discuss:
What make's the school's program unique;...
Want to work in information security within the Defense Department (DoD)? Then you either have the appropriate professional certification when you start the job, or you attain one within six months.
"Prospective candidates for DoD jobs cannot be denied a job if they don't hold the certification," says George Bieber...
Government websites in the United States and South Korea have been attacked, and the South Korean government believes North Korea is behind these virtual assaults.
In an all-too typical good news, bad news audit, The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general says the agency's top secret/sensitive compartmented information system has made significant progress in its IT security program, but more must be done to meet requirements under the Federal Information Security...
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