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04 Nov 2010Interesting findings from Venafi on encryption management
Information security vendor Venafi released a survey at the October Gartner show that has some interesting findings related to encryption management:Organizations anticipate a 27% year-over-year certificate and key inventory growth rate85% of organizations manage encryption certificates and private keys manually via spreadsheet and reminder notes 78% of organizations have experienced system downtime due to encryption failures in the past 12 monthsGiven what I see in my information security assessments - ...
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19 Mar 2010
All the reasons you need to NOT buy security products
We've all been subjected to the marketing hype the IT and security product vendors put out daily...Well, if you've been looking for ways to save some money, here's why you should not buy information security products:9 good reasons not to buy information security products...the marketing madness will never cease. We just have to grow wise and understand what to buy into and what to ignore....
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16 Oct 2009
Email business continuity – this is funny…and ironic
As I reported a couple of days ago, my email security provider stopped working. Maybe they took a hiatus...a sabbatical...an extended vacation - and didn't tell me. Seriously, I did end up calling them a few times trying to work things out. I got what seemed to be a knowledgeable tech rep trying to help me. The problem was he never could. He said he'd call me back two different ...
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14 Oct 2009
The fastest vendor acquisition I’ve seen
This has to be the fastest security startup/acquisition I've ever seen. I'm pretty sure the company - which is here in my neck of the woods - was less than a year old.You know how I feel about SaaS and "the cloud" but kudos to Paul Judge, Chris Tilton, and those guys for growing and turning this thing around so quickly. Capitalism at its finest!!...
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10 Aug 2009
Finally, an upgrade to ISA Server
Here's a bit about Microsoft's forthcoming Threat Management Gateway. Certainly worth considering if you're an ISA Server fan and potentially a competing solution to some of the third-party gateway security solutions on the market....
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07 Aug 2009
SaaS replacing the OS?
I just saw a press release from a company claiming that their SaaS solution "Makes the OS Obsolete!".Remember back in the mid-90s when the thin-client 'NC' (network computer I think it was called) was going to take the world by storm? Funny how the more things change the more they stay the same......
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24 Jul 2009
How vendors tick people off
I just experienced a situation with a vendor that made me realize how they often lose the interest of the very people they need to be on their side.I'll spare the details to protect the guilty but if you're a vendor here are a few things you have to consider if you want to win over consultants, resellers, analysts, and potential customers with your cool product:Prepare beforehand and at least ...
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12 May 2009
Do two wrongs make a right?
I came across this bit recently on whether or not it's considered illegal hacking if security vendors and researchers become Internet crime fighters.Maybe it's just me but I think this is risky behavior. Want to hack something? Then setup your own systems to hack...or find a willing participant or paying client, get their permission in writing, and do it the right way....
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28 Apr 2009
Marketers can twist anything
You've heard me say before here, here, and elsewhere that the marketing fluff created by IT and security product vendors is often nothing more than, well, fluff. Most marketer jargon lies somewhere between competitive advantage and political correctness and it usually makes for some comical reading.I heard some nonsense like this on my way into work this morning. It was regarding the swine flu. Apparently the brainiacs in the pork ...
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01 Oct 2008
Wonder how much Cisco spent on this study…
Alert, Alert! Cisco has finally found the cause of information security problems! Apparently *employees* are the culprit. So...humans are the root cause of all this stuff we live and breath every day after all. Oh and apparently we need to focus more on awareness...You think??I believe this was a case of some Cisco employees needing to do some busy work to justify their existence in the company. Amazing use of ...
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