http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/the-changing-face-of-information-security/ A SearchSecurity.com blog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:26:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/the-changing-face-of-information-security/#comment-536 Security Exec Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:21:57 +0000 http://security.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/06/26/the-changing-face-of-information-security/#comment-536 It's encouraging to hear that more non-technical discussions are happening in the security community. I, too, have been to many conferences as a security pro/exec and can see the gap between what we as security folks usually find interesting to discuss (technology, how attacks happen, etc.) versus what is actually affecting our industry (CxO accountability, economic and social factors influencing perceptions about security, etc.) Economics are definitely the single-most important driver of security - especially once you get outside the relatively small circle of vertical markets most affected by regulations. Security will improve proportionate to our (security pros) ability to become better and broader-minded businesspeople. It’s encouraging to hear that more non-technical discussions are happening in the security community. I, too, have been to many conferences as a security pro/exec and can see the gap between what we as security folks usually find interesting to discuss (technology, how attacks happen, etc.) versus what is actually affecting our industry (CxO accountability, economic and social factors influencing perceptions about security, etc.) Economics are definitely the single-most important driver of security - especially once you get outside the relatively small circle of vertical markets most affected by regulations. Security will improve proportionate to our (security pros) ability to become better and broader-minded businesspeople.

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