08/25/2011 | Security Architecture
Earlier this month IANS sat down with Faculty and information protection and critical infrastructure expert Aaron Turner to learn his perspective on the current and emerging threats facing enterprises. Based on over 20 years of experience at some of the nation’s most advanced organizations, Aaron describes what he believes organizations can and should do to protect their
09/26/2005 | Security Architecture
Industry: Global diversified financial services Solution Provider or Product: N/A Background Info/Context: The briefer, a chief information security officer with more than 18 years of experience, discussed how to create an incident response plan that will prepare an organization for any eventuality. Problems: In June 2005, the company’s president, CEO, and chairman of the board
09/26/2005 | Security Architecture
Overview Every organization should have a written incident response plan that outlines what to do when an event occurs. Although it’s impossible to anticipate every possible scenario, a well-written plan will save time and provide valuable guidance in a crisis. No two incident response plans will be alike. What constitutes an incident in one organization could be a daily
02/28/2005 | Security Architecture
Overview When it comes to incident response, IT Security managers must make hundreds of decisions daily: whether to worry about that foreign IP address lurking just outside the firewall; when to test the incident-response plan that looks good on paper; how much to use fear as a tactic in scaring management into grasping the range of potential threats from intruders eager to