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» FEATURED: 10 Information Resources a Business Analyst can get from a Security Analyst
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In a large enterprise, communication is complex and full of red-tape; e-mails, conference calls, meetings on top of meetings, memos, document management portals, and so on. Wouldn’t it be nice to find a single resource that has all the answers?

» FEATURED: Lessons Learned: Share Them!
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Here we are, the end of another year, and the question I ask always is, what have we learned? If we are not learning something, be it from a success or a failure, or something in-between, then how can we move forward? Information security is something that needs to continuously improve and refine itself, otherwise it will fall behind the curve...

» FEATURED: Getting up to Speed on Threat Risk Assessment Finding Reports
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It’s Monday morning and, as you arrive at your desk, you know that it is going to be a busy day. The new portal project is going to be promoted into production in a couple of weeks and there are still a few items to clear up. As you fire up your e-mail client and take the first sip of coffee, your shoulders start to tense up. The subject line o...

» FEATURED: Security Tool Chest: Checklists
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Every career has a set of skills that one needs to do their job, and a set of tools to carry out the various tasks required to display their skills. Same is the case for the analyst involved in security assessment... I have chosen the all mighty checklist as my tool of choice for this article.  

» Security is Everyone’s Responsibility
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If you have been following my column over the past few months you should have a pretty good idea of where and when security comes into play for a typical organization. Something that needs to be said however, is, that not all organizations have a dedicated roll responsible for security. Even if there is a dedicated roll, that person can’t be in...

» FEATURED: The Security Lifecycle
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In my last column I introduced you to the role of a typical security analyst, and explained that security is a part of the business lifecycle. In this column, I will dive into that concept, and I will highlight some of the areas a security analyst might play in determining the risk to an asset throughout its life span.

» FEATURED: Insert Security Here ->
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How many times have you been at a project meeting, maybe a status update meeting, and heard a voice that isn’t familiar to you speaking up for the first time. “Ah... we need to put 5 days in the project to do our VA” A meeting room full of people turns their heads and looks at the face of the unfamiliar voice. “You need what?” the Project Ma...

» How vulnerable are you? A crash course in software security
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Software security remains a hot topic. Everyone from grandmothers to Fortune 500 companies has heard the stories of identity theft, data loss, and general mayhem caused by viruses and attackers on the Internet. In the first quarter of 2008 alone, 1,474 different software vulnerabilities were reported with only 64 of them having posted solutions. Th...
  

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