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  • Matching Personalities to Jobs

    Author Identifies Ideal Personality Types for Security Roles Matching Personalities to Jobs

    Do you have the right personality type to flourish in an IT security role? Laurence Shatkin, author of "50 Best Jobs for Your Personality," offers tips for finding the job that truly fits your type. Read more...

  • Measuring the Immeasurable: IT Security

    A Year After Its Debut, Index of Cybersecurity Rises by 30 Percent Measuring the Immeasurable: IT Security

    Factors driving up the index vary from month to monthly, but the clear takeaway of the survey of IT security practitioners is that they're getting more apprehensive about safeguarding IT. Read more...

  • How to Be an App Security Consultant

    5 Skills That Will Set You Apart How to Be an App Security Consultant

    Application security is driving demand for highly skilled consultants. It's a challenging profession, and I've broken out five key skills that will distinguish you in the field. Read more...

  • 3 Incident Response Essentials

    How Organizations Can Improve Their Security Posture 3 Incident Response Essentials

    Organizations often do not detect intrusions until after they've been compromised, says Rob Lee of SANS Institute. So how should they improve their incident-response posture? Lee offers three tips. Read more...

  • BYOD Fuels App Security Job Growth

    Use of Personally-Owned Devices Creates New Opportunities BYOD Fuels App Security Job Growth

    Many organizations are expanding their application security teams as they accommodate the use of employee-owned devices in the workplace and build their own app stores. Read more...

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    Howard Schmidt's Legacy: In His Words

    Interviewing the Retiring Cybersecurity Coordinator By Eric Chabrow
    Howard Schmidt's Legacy: In His Words

    We began speaking with Howard Schmidt years before anyone heard the term cybersecurity coordinator. Here are links to key interviews with Schmidt, who's retiring from that post at month's end.

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    Obama Cybersecurity Coordinator Resigns

    Howard Schmidt to Step Down at End of Month By Eric Chabrow
    Obama Cybersecurity Coordinator Resigns

    Michael Daniel, who as chief of the White House budget office's intelligence branch has extensive background in IT security, will replace Schmidt as cybersecurity coordinator.

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    The Business Case for Continuity Planning

    Small, Mid-Size Enterprises Especially Need to Develop Strategy By Lyndon Bird
    The Business Case for Continuity Planning

    Why do so many small and mid-sized enterprises continue to believe that business continuity planning is just for the big guys? And how do we go about convincing them otherwise? Here are some tips.

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    Breaking Down a Hacktivist Attack

    Learn How a DDoS Assault Went Down, and Was Prevented By Jeffrey Roman
    Breaking Down a Hacktivist Attack

    Security firm Imperva had the opportunity to watch a hacktivist attack play out. Learn what the three phases of the attack were and how it was stopped.

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    Privacy Guidance: An Important Step

    Tips on Building Trust Greatly Needed By Howard Anderson
    Privacy Guidance: An Important Step

    A new guide from federal regulators on key privacy and security issues to address when adopting electronic health records is valuable. But additional guidance on risk assessments and other issues is needed.

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