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Interview with Kevin Sanchez-Cherry, IT Security Specialist
What does it take for an information security professional to make it into the United States Secret Service?
We asked Kevin Sanchez-Cherry, IT Security Specialist within the agency's Information Security Operations. In this exclusive interview,...
Malware, Consumer Technology, Social Networks Head the List of Vulnerabilities
Know what scares security expert John Pescatore the most? The image of a remote employee sitting at a home office or public setting, plugging into an unsecured network, accessing critical business data via a personal laptop or...
Think of how the banking landscape has changed over the past year. Starting in Sept. 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, Washington Mutual failed, Merrill Lynch was acquired by Bank of America - seismic moves that signaled unprecedented change in the industry.
Just as the banking industry has changed, so...
Information assurance is a topic atop many agendas these days, starting with the president's own cybersecurity initiative. But what is the state of information assurance education?
Dr. Eugene Spafford of Purdue University is one of the icons of security education, and in this exclusive interview he...
The past year has been an education for anybody in the banking industry. And the year's events have also had an impact on banking education, says Kirby Davidson, President and CEO of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In an exclusive interview, Davidson discusses:
How the past...
This month didn't slip out of my scope, but it's already October 15 -- halfway through Cybersecurity Awareness Month, designated for the last six years as the month when the public relation arms of security vendors, governors of states and other political types with predetermined agendas set forth to right a whole...
Social networking. Cyberbullying. Identity theft.
There are myriad threats to children as they explore their online universe. And to counter these threats is Safe and Secure Online, a new interactive presentation that brings information security professionals into classrooms to give sound advice to 11-14-year-old...
Gail Mikolich stumbled into a banking career 23 years ago. Today, she is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Northeast Bank, a $400 million community bank based in Minneapolis.
As people increasingly turn to information assurance to start - or re-start - a career, the nation's community colleges play a greater role in job training.
Erich Spengler, professor at Moraine Valley Community College near Chicago, discusses:
The role of community colleges in information assurance education;...
Risk management. Audit & compliance. Fraud, investigations and forensics.
What do these three topics have in common? They're the information security areas with the greatest potential for job growth, according to our new Information Security Today Career Trends Survey.
When Foote Partners, the Florida-based management consultancy, released its 2009 IT Skills Trends Report Update, three of the top 10 certifications were Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) offerings by the SANS Institute, specializing in computer security training and professional certification through...
It's one of the newest and most popular stops on the Washington, D.C. tour, and its artifacts of history leave clues for how information security professionals should approach their future.
The International Spy Museum has just celebrated its 7th year and its 5 millionth visitor, says Executive Director Peter...
The past year has been an education for anybody in the banking industry. And the year's events have also had an impact on banking education, says Kirby Davidson, President and CEO of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In an exclusive interview, Davidson discusses:
How the past...
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