I just read that my hosting company, GoDaddy, is on the auction block to be sold to the highest bidder. Naturally, I’m thinking of how this change of ownership could adversely affect the service of my web sites, blogs, and virtual servers. One never really knows until the new owners take…
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- William McBorrough is President and Chief Executive Officer at Washington, DC based Information Security and Technology Services Firm Secure Intervention, where he specializes in Security Assessments, Compliance Readiness, IT and Security Management and Cloud Computing Security for both public and private sector enterprises. He is also an Adjunct College Professor teaching Systems Architecture, Networking, Network Attacks and Defense, and Security Program Development courses. He holds CISSP, CISA, and CEH certifications and is pursuing a Phd in Information Security with a concentration in Information Security and Assurance.
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Need for Improved Critical Industrial Infrastructure Protection
This is a follow up to my article, No National ‘Stand Your Cyberground’ Law Please, which was a response to a proposal to allow private companies to fight cyberattack with cyberattack. I discussed why I do not believe that to be a wise course of action. That proposal led me reflect on industry and government efforts with respect to privately owned and operated critical industrial infrastructure.
Most stakeholders would agree that it is in the national interest for government to be… Continue
Most stakeholders would agree that it is in the national interest for government to be… Continue
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 8:21am — 1 Comment
No National 'Stand Your Cyberground' Law Please
Patrick Lin, who is Assistant Professor and Director of Ethics and Emerging Science Group at California Polytechnic State University, penned a thought provoking piece titled 'Stand Your Cybergound' Law: A Novel Proposal for Digital Security in The…
ContinuePosted on May 12, 2012 at 1:26pm
Control does not necessarily imply Security
Most of the commentary written about companies moving to the Cloud focuses on the loss of control over company data as a consequence of giving up self-hosted infrastructure. There is usually an implication that this is bad. I believe that is not necessarily a given. How may stories do you read daily about data breaches unrelated to the cloud? It's almost cliche now.
The critical question that must be asked is "Can cloud provider X protect your company's data better than you…
ContinuePosted on May 7, 2012 at 8:33pm
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