November 19, 2010 6:23 AM
Posted by: KevinBeaver
Data Center,
Data Center in 2010,
Kevin Beaver,
SecurityWhen we think of security policies, visions of "acceptable use" and "passwords" often come to mind. But policies are much more than that - especially considering the complexities associated with data centers. Policies outline this is how we do things around here regardless of the specific...
November 17, 2010 8:36 AM
Posted by: KevinBeaver
Data Center,
Data Center in 2010,
Kevin Beaver,
SecurityGiven our discussion of data centers this month, I reflected back on the data center environments I've seen over the past few years and have drawn some interesting conclusions regarding security in/around the data center:
1. Sometimes the physical security team owns the...
November 15, 2010 4:32 PM
Posted by: KevinBeaver
Data Center,
Kevin BeaverContrary to the marketing hoopla we're being force fed, once all the "cloud" hype settles down the data center as we know it is still going to be around. So, there's no better time than now to get your physical security and IT ducks in a row to ensure everything in and around the data center stays...
October 21, 2010 10:33 AM
Posted by: KevinBeaver
Cloud computing,
Cloud Computing in 2010,
Kevin Beaver,
SaaS in 2010I just received an email from CREDANT Technologies - the data protection company specializing in encryption and related endpoint security solutions - requesting my participation in
October 13, 2010 8:23 AM
Posted by: KevinBeaver
Cloud computing,
Cloud Computing in 2010,
Kevin BeaverCall me a cynic, but I'm still skeptical when it comes to these SaaS "solutions" that are nothing more than a traditional Web application with a pretty front-end. You see, with traditional systems come traditional vulnerabilities - namely
October 1, 2010 6:21 AM
Posted by: KevinBeaver
Kevin Beaver,
Security in 2010
I came across an intriguing article in a 2009 issue of Fortune...
September 30, 2010 3:12 PM
Posted by: KevinBeaver
Kevin Beaver
I've been commuting into downtown Atlanta a good bit recently and I'm about done...not...
September 29, 2010 6:01 AM
Posted by: KevinBeaver
Kevin Beaver,
Security in 2010Security policies are those "talk is cheap" enablers of compliance and risk management. The problem is they're often poorly written, disjointed, inaccurate and so on - often creating the very risks they're supposed to mitigate.
Everyone treats policies differently, so your needs and mileage will...
Security policies are all too often made to be overly-complex and difficult to manage. Done incorrectly, policies can hinder more than they help....
