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. What I find interesting about this move is that it is an aggressive move to integrate security in the way a major device maker does business. Intel President [...]
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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 worth of information and insights into a single session, packaging interdisciplinary (psychology, finance, security, and social media) skills to help attendees become “renaissance” security professionals. These [...]
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, laptops, and wi-fi capabilities, a company’s sensitive data is always at risk. A Rook solution can identify those threats and make sure your company’s information stays safely within the [...]
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 feature, JJ Thompson discusses Zones, and how you can deal with them.
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 from a source that you may have overlooked. This week, JJ Thompson discusses one of the most overlooked areas [...]
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. In this week’s Weekly Insight video, JJ Thompson discusses how you can help get management buy-in to conduct the security processes that must be done for [...]
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, JJ Thompson discusses the components that should be in any assessment.
Washington DC ISC2 Secure Americas
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010What is a Renaissance Security Professional? In case you missed it the 2010 ISC2 Secure Americas Conference in Washington, DC, Rook’s Thompson presented on The tools and knowledge utilized by the visionaries in our industry to help us overcome major IT Security & (human factor) challenges. What do you think of this statement: Most CISOs [...]
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. Continuing our Weekly Insight video series, JJ Thompson discusses the components at 3rd party assessment should cover.
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 may be legally based, others are grounded in the natural process of your business. In the first of our Weekly Insight video series, Rook CEO, JJ Thompson explains the drivers you [...]
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