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• It’s Time to Re-evaluate Host-based Security

  I’ve said it for a few years now, but host-based antivirus is really not working out anymore.  Not with its reliance on signatures to detect malware. Recently, several prominent antivirus vendors have experienced problems with faulty virus definitions: ...( read more ) Share Post: Read More... Posted Monday, May 10, 2010 2:00 PM from Talking Out Loud with ASB : BrainWave News | (Comments Off) Filed under: BrainWave News, Software, Business, Technology, Integration, Malware, Vulnerabilities, Management, Information Security, Automation

• Expanding Your Reach with Good Technology Partners

  I recently read an opinion piece on ComputerWorld about the post-Cloud IT landscape , and it I had a couple thoughts: The author makes a good point that little mention is made of what the world will look like when cloud is the norm… We (both business...( read more ) Share Post: Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:36 PM from Talking Out Loud with ASB : BrainWave News | (Comments Off) Filed under: BrainWave News, Business, Technology, Integration, Leadership, Cloud Computing, IT Operations, Collaboration, 2010

• Is Google over-extending itself?

  Google is in the news quite a bit, lately, but not all of that publicity is good… Google lists $350 fee for early Nexus One returns Update: Google may pull out of China because of cyber attacks Nexus One fiasco continues for Google Contrary to popular...( read more ) Share Post: Read More... Posted Friday, January 15, 2010 10:42 AM from Talking Out Loud with ASB : BrainWave News | (Comments Off) Filed under: BrainWave News, Google, Business, Technology, Integration, News Commentary, News, Competition

• Lessons from 2009: Functionality still trumps Security

  Yes, you heard me correctly… We still think about personal and corporate security only as an afterthought. Despite all the regulatory and industry compliance that has been created and updated in the past 15 years, as we close out this decade, we are hardly...( read more ) Share Post: Read More... Posted Thursday, December 31, 2009 6:34 PM from Talking Out Loud with ASB : BrainWave News | (Comments Off) Filed under: Security, BrainWave News, Rants, Business, Integration, Malware, Management, Leadership, Compliance, 2009, Information Security

• Getting Real Benefit from your IT Department

  Earlier this month, I came across a provocative article in ComputerWorld that outlined some of the reasons why many organizations get inconsistent results from their Information Technology departments.  Later, this article was made the source of...( read more ) Share Post: Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:03 PM from Talking Out Loud with ASB : BrainWave News | (Comments Off) Filed under: BrainWave News, Business, Technology, Strategy, Governance, Management, Leadership

• Where Simplicity and Technology Really Intersect

  The prevailing wisdom says that technology is supposed to be getting simpler all the time.  This belief appears to be pervasive with many corporate leaders who insist that there should be less of a need for expensive technology experts in an organization...( read more ) Share Post: Read More... Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 12:07 AM from Talking Out Loud with ASB : BrainWave News | (Comments Off) Filed under: BrainWave News, Software, Business, Technology, Integration, Hardware, Virtualization, Management, Leadership, IT Operations, IT Infrastructure

• Searching for Return on Security Investments

  There are several major challenges to the successful implementation of good information security in many organizations today.  It is not because business owners do not think that security is important.  No, the issues exist because they do not...( read more ) Share Post: Read More... Posted Friday, October 30, 2009 4:45 PM from Talking Out Loud with ASB : BrainWave News | (Comments Off) Filed under: Security, BrainWave News, Business, Technology, Malware, Vulnerabilities, Career, Management, Leadership, Compliance, Risk Mitigation

• Is Security by way of Diversity Still Effective?

  It has long been accepted that Information Security should be implemented in layers: Defense in Depth . The idea being that you should add overlapping protection mechanisms to either stop or slow down an intruder.  To use a simple analogy, if you...( read more ) Share Post: Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:00 PM from Talking Out Loud with ASB : BrainWave News | (Comments Off) Filed under: Security, BrainWave News, Business, Technology, Strategy, Integration, Management, Defense In Depth, Staffing

• We Have Found the Enemy -- and It Is Us

  I just finished reading a provocative Computer World article about the PCI compliance process, entitled “Will the Real Enemy of Security Please Stand Up?” , and it highlights a common misconception about the role of auditing and auditors in the compliance...( read more ) Share Post: Read More... Posted Friday, August 14, 2009 7:42 AM from Talking Out Loud with ASB : BrainWave News | (Comments Off) Filed under: Security, BrainWave News, Business, Strategy, News Commentary, Management, Compliance

• It’s All Just Hype Until It Actually Ships

  As a technologist, I am always on the lookout for new and exciting products, solutions and discoveries which will be coming to a store near me at some point in the future.  Whenever possible, I look to jump on the beta bandwagon and preview or test...( read more ) Share Post: Read More... Posted Monday, July 20, 2009 8:12 AM from Talking Out Loud with ASB : BrainWave News | (Comments Off) Filed under: BrainWave News, Google, Operating Systems, Rants, Business, Technology, Integration, Microsoft, Cloud Computing, Internet Explorer, Office 2010

• The Business of Information Technology

  There is an excellent discussion taking place on the LinkedIn group for CIO magazine under the heading of: Some thoughts on IT-Business Alignment from the Chase Zander IT Director Forum (as influenced by CIO Forum members) So far, there are over 35 responses,...( read more ) Share Post: Read More... Posted Monday, April 06, 2009 12:20 AM from Talking Out Loud with ASB : BrainWave News | (Comments Off) Filed under: BrainWave News, Business, Technology, Strategy, Integration, Career, Management, Leadership

• Yes, Security Is Still Important in 2009

  Quite frankly, it’s even more important than it has been in the past.   This morning, I was reading some articles on information security, including news about the Conficker worm .  You know, we haven’t had a really good worm in 3 or 4...( read more ) Share Post: Read More... Posted Friday, February 13, 2009 10:25 AM from Talking Out Loud with ASB : BrainWave News | (Comments Off) Filed under: Security, BrainWave News, Business, Windows, Malware, Vulnerabilities, News, Worms