Intel raised eyebrows today by announcing that they intend to purchase PC-security giant McAfee in a $7.68B deal, paying a 60% premium over McAfee’s 8/18 closing price. Read More
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Why the Intel McAfee Deal Forces Re-Evaluation of Business Strategy
Friday, August 20th, 2010Renaissance Security IT Risk Management Professional
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010Modern technologies, cultural norms and new business practices create an exponentially different set of challenges than our industry has experienced even a decade ago. The speaker packs a semester’s Read More
Whiteboard Ad – Data Loss Prevention
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Continuing our Ad Spoof series, Rook wanted to focus on a threat that most businesses face on a daily basis, Data Loss Prevention. With cell phones Read More
Top Challenge in Security Architecture
Thursday, July 1st, 2010The top challenge can often be incredibly difficult to wrap your arms around. In this week’s Insight Read More
Top Overlooked Area of IT Risk
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Do you know where all your IT threats are coming from? Many businesses spend a lot of time and money identifying and protecting themselves against the risks that they face. However, one particular threat might exist Read More
Getting Management Buy-In
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Once you have done your homework in interviewing firms to conduct IT Security assessments, and have identified your choice, you must get the final vote of approval from management. Read More
Getting the Most Value from a 3rd Party Assessment
Thursday, June 10th, 2010Whenever you conduct a 3rd party security assessment, your business will benefit when you know exactly what you should be looking for. On this week’s Insight segment Read More
What Are the Components of a 3rd Party Assessment?
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010Last week, we discussed the factors you should examine internally to determine whether or not a 3rd party assessment is needed. Read More
How Do I Know If I Need a 3rd Party Assessment?
Thursday, May 27th, 2010There are various factors involved with determining whether or not you should look into a 3rd Party IT Security assessment. While some of those Read More


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