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At a recent conference for IT leaders, I addressed the theme of, “How much cyber security is enough?” We all probably have had to answer the broad....

The Shakespearean reference “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is a reference that is often used to imply that the name of things do not....

Have you ever taken a digital interview? If the answer is yes, then you know it may not be as intimidating or stressful as you originally thought. If....

In the information security community, we talk often about incident response plans and the need to conduct regular tabletop exercises. Where we fail....

The pace and level of outsourcing has continued to evolve and now includes any and all business areas and cloud services. Outsourcing decisions often....

In some degree or another, some of us have run into Spanning Tree issues over the years. Either full on Spanning Tree re-convergence timeout issues....

We’ve all been there: job hunting can be a stressful and daunting task. If you are looking for a new career opportunity that is right for you, you....

Risk management is something to be taken very seriously. Few things are more harmful to a company's reputation and bottom line, than a breach of....

Every day, millions of people around the world actively engage in a variety of online gaming activities. In fact, more than 58 percent of all....

Establish, implement, and actively manage (track, report on, correct) the security configuration of network infrastructure devices using a rigorous....

The processes and tools used to properly back up critical information with a proven methodology for timely recovery of it.

Manage (track/control/correct) the ongoing operational use of ports, protocols and services on networked devices in order to minimize windows of....