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Ask the social engineer: Practice (Opinions)
One reader wrote in asking: "How can one practice social engineering before using it in the wild?" Answering is Chris "loganWHD" Hadnagy, the lead social engineer and developer of the social engineering framework.
Understanding the risks of cloud computing: Questions to ask your service provider (Opinions)
Cloud computing has changed the audit and risk profile of data systems in most organizations. Whilst the economics of going down the cloud route for data storage are highly attractive, there are also a number of data security issues to consider.
DHS has a vision for stronger information security (Opinions)
It was not all corporate talk at the RSA Conference Europe 2009 this week in London. Attending one of the roundtables was Philip Reitinger, U.S. DHS Deputy Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate. He discussed the government's plan towards better information security on an international level.
Cloud computing is changing the enterprise landscape (Opinions)
At the RSA Conference Europe 2009, Qualys CEO Philippe Courtot gave an overview about how cloud computing is changing the enterprise security landscape.
Microsoft puts a spotlight on browser security (Opinions)
In general, people tend to be confused when it comes to online security. They read security horror stories in the newspaper and they look to the operating system vendors and browser makers to make sure they are secure. At the RSA Conference 2009 Europe, Amy Barzdukas, General Manager, Internet Explorer and Consumer Security at Microsoft, discussed what Microsoft is doing to improve the security in Internet Explorer 8.
Gathering data and its security implications (Opinions)
At a roundtable at RSA Conference Europe 2009 in London, experts Dr. Herbert Thompson and John Madeline headed a stimulating discussion related to the role of the different types of data in the context of information security.
How social networking can hurt you (Opinions)
Let's put aside all the positive reasons to use social networking services and focus on the dark side. Most of the time, users don't even realize how much private information they're sharing over these services. There have already been stories about people Twittering or posting on Facebook that they're on holiday and getting robbed, but the problems don't end there.
The future of information security is now (Opinions)
The information security industry is one of the very few that hasn't been severely impacted by the economic downturn. Many companies in this sector have thrived in the past 12 months. If you're in this line of work, you know why that is - the bad guys are working even harder and the enterprises can't afford to tighten the security budget without immediate consequences.
10 IT security growth areas for 2010 (Opinions)
Overall, the recession is likely to be a major factor in IT security purchasing decisions in the next year, with companies looking for solutions which will reduce ongoing costs and provide rapid ROI.
BruCON: Hackers descend on Belgium (Opinions)
After visiting several computer security events and being impressed by the energy and the open knowledge exchange, a small group of people dreamed of creating a hacker conference of their own. After much hard work, BruCON was born.

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