The InfoSec Blog

The InfoSec Blog

System Integrity: Context Is Everything

  • About The Author
  • Master Index
  • Presentations
  • System Integrity

Tag: Bruce Schneier

July 2, 2016

Nobody wants to pay for security, including security companies

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nobody-wants-pay-security-including-companies-beno%C3%AEt-h-dicaire In theory, consumers and businesses could punish Symantec for these oversights by contracting with other security vendors. In practice, there’s no guarantee that…

April 30, 2015

U.S. Defense Secretary Carter emphasizes culture change needed to

http://www.scmagazine.com/ash-carter-spoke-at-stanford-university/article/411392/ Yes the government needs a culture change if it is to address its own and the national issues pertaining to security, technological, in…

March 15, 2013

“Paid to be paranoid”

Read the first four paragraphs of this: http://hollylisle.com/shoes-and-handbags/ Forget the rest, forget that its about ‘creative writing’, just answer that question. Bruce Schneier among…

May 25, 2012

Why Info Sec Positions Go Unfilled

http://www.infosecleaders.com/2012/05/career-advice-tuesday-why-info-sec-position-go-unfilled/ There are many holes in this, but I think they miss some important points. First is setting IT HR to look for Infosec….

May 17, 2012

How to get a job in security

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/05/airport-security-id-theft/ I often get hit on by wannabes who want to – as they put it – “break into security” and get a job…

September 15, 2010

Career Insights from Stephen Northcutt, CEO of SANS

http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2914 Fascinating. I get a lot of enquiries from wannabes who, as they put it, want to “break into security“. I presume they see…

July 24, 2009

One In Two Security Pros Unhappy In Their Jobs

http://www.darkreading.com/security/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218600434 Well? Are you? You’d think most professionals in a hot industry like IT security would feel content and challenged technically and creatively in…

Availability

I am currently available to offer InfoSec & GRC audit and consulting services through my company - System Integrity

Popular Pages

  • The Classical Risk Equation
  • Separation of Duties: Infosec, IT and Audit
  • “Cybercrime” is still Crime and “Cyberfraud” is still Fraud
  • Risk Analysis makes no sense … Does it?
  • Are *you* ready to give up yet?
  • Why InfoSec Positions go unfilled
  • Security
  • Risk
  • ISO27K
  • Rants and Raves

Categories

Archives

Calendar of Posts

July 2022
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
« Sep    

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Security Links

  • Schneier on Security
  • Gary Hinson
  • Martin McKeay
  • The Security Team
  • DHS Daily Report
  • SANS Security Alerts
  • Brian Krebs
  • Stupid Security
  • Kill-HUP.com
  • Bruce Schneier
Copyright The InfoSec Blog. All rights reserved. | Powered by WordPress & Writers Blogily Theme