Mike Rothman
We need more security intelligence
If you are a user, start challenging your strategic security vendors to start acting more proactively. Make it clear that sooner rather than later you are going to start investing your money with vendors that are ahead of the curve,...
Black Hat: No network is safe
Having just returned from my first Black Hat experience, I can say it was outstanding. From the engagement of the crowd to the quality of the speakers to the controversy of the subject matter, my only regret was leaving after the...
The patch robbers
Do you think it's a coincidence that major Microsoft Office vulnerabilities with exploit code have appeared within a day of Patch Tuesday? I don't, and it's not just my active imagination going wild.
EMC + RSA = New force in data security
It's always interesting to see the public response to a game-changing acquisition, namely EMC buying RSA Security. This deal changes the security landscape, so I need to come up with a new name for EMC. How about EMCecurity...
The silver bullet for privacy breaches
Ask the questions of yourself and your management - do all of those folks REALLY need laptops? Are you doing enough to train your employees about how they can be compromised and how that can result in privacy breaches?
Encryption on way, but keep it secret
Encryption has always been one of those weird cousins who show up at all the family functions. You're not really sure why they keep showing up because no one really talks to them. Then one day, they blossom and find their voice. They...
Corralling the zombies
Aren't zombies anonymous? The analogy that I use to help folks understand zombies is the file-sharing networks used to pirate - I mean, share - music. Think about your old script kiddies that would do the dirty work themselves. With a...
You say you want a security revolution
Well, you know ... I'm not much of a singer. Just ask my kids. But the old Beatles anthem about revolution doesn't have much of a place in today's network and security space. Not that a revolution isn't sometimes needed, but most of...
Revamp your network security - now
Did you like to blow things up when you were little? Come on, be honest. I'll come clean. More than a few mailboxes fell under the onslaught of my juvenile pyromania. Being an adult means wanton destruction is frowned upon. But maybe...
Obscurity vs. business reality
It seems that after my last Insider column, a lot of people think xenophobia is acceptable. This boggles my mind, but as I'm entitled to my opinion - as is everyone else - let's see whether I can't slay another sacred cow of the new...
Xenophobia's bad for security business
Sen. Joseph McCarthy died in 1957, but clearly his spirit lives on. Since the Communist witch hunts of the '50s there have been a number of waves of xenophobia, protectionism and isolationism. Buckle up - here comes another wave.