Getting Back to Fundamentals – Shouldn’t That Mean…Prioritizing the Database?

I recently read a post on ZDNet by Adam O’Donnell where he offers up some predictions on the IT Security sector in the wake of the broader economy struggling

FRI 31 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Infection Kits and Your Databases: Are You Serving Up Viruses?

During my regular presentations and speaking events on database security, I often discuss emerging threats and trends. It’s a constantly changing landscape, so these new threats are also constantly changing. 

MON 06 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Talking Insider Threat to Databases at ISACA Network Security

A few weeks ago, I gave a presentation about addressing the insider threat to database security at the ISACA Network Security conference in Las Vegas (thanks ISACA for having me!).

WED 24 SEPT. 2008 |Featured in: News

It's the Privileged Activity You're After....Not Just the Privileged Users

It’s a problem that I see organizations struggling with every day. An audit finding has come down requiring the monitoring of privileged users in databases containing sensitive or regulated data

SUN 21 SEPT. 2008 |Featured in: News

PCI 2.0: Secure Cardholder *Data*

THU 18 SEPT. 2008 |Featured in: News

PCI 2.0: High Time For A Root-and-Branch Review

As we brace ourselves for the release of PCI 1.2, it is as good a time as any to think about how PCI could be improved

MON 08 SEPT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Another Day, Another Data Loss : How to Shore up your data security measures

The latest data breach figures reported by HMRC show that a total of 1,993 security breaches occurred between October 29, 2007 and the end of April 2008.

THU 04 SEPT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Desktop security does not equal data security

I tend to associate Consumer Reports more with great consumer product reviews that include nice Harvey Ball charts than I do with security stats

MON 11 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

TJX indictments and the death of legacy security ;-)

With most of the security blogoshere off at Black Hat I'm shocked I haven't seen posts on this one.  The airwaves are crackling with the latest in the TJX saga

FRI 08 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

Feds get a C (average) for security

I confess I missed until now the latest report card for the gov't on computer security.  Brian Krebs at the Washington Post blogged about it a while back - his post includes links to the report

FRI 08 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News