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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...

  • 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...

  • Auditors Tackle New Tech Challenges

    Monitoring Social Media, Mobile Devices Are New Priorities Auditors Tackle New Tech Challenges

    With the rapid growth in the use of social media and mobile devices, monitoring these channels has become a priority for IT auditors, who are developing new skills. Read more...

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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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    How to Spot a Fraudster

    New ACFE Report Profiles Fraud Schemes, Perpetrators By Tom Field
    How to Spot a Fraudster

    Who is more likely to commit fraud in your organization - the newly-hired youngster or the long-tenured veteran? The ACFE's new 2012 Global Fraud Study profiles the top fraudsters and their schemes.

  • Article

    Post-Breach: What to Say

    Steps to Take When Disclosing Details of a Data Breach By Jeffrey Roman
    Post-Breach: What to Say

    Post-breach, organizations must have a full grasp on what happened - and convey that message consistently. Too often, that's not the case, says attorney Ronald Raether. What steps must organizations take?

  • Interview

    Key Characteristics of Influential CISOs

    New IBM Study Charts Evolution of CISO Role By Tom Field
    Key Characteristics of Influential CISOs

    A new IBM study identifies three distinct types of information security leaders: Influencers, Protectors and Responders. Which type are you? IBM's Marc van Zadelhoff offers tips for more effective leadership.

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  • Risks of False Credentials

    Screening Expert: 'You Can't Have Dishonest People' Risks of False Credentials

    How common are padded resumes like the one that led to the departure of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson? Far too common, says attorney Les Rosen, who offers tips to help organizations manage such risks.

  • Improving Breach Investigations

    Step One: Know Where the Critical Data is Stored Improving Breach Investigations

    When breaches occur, most organizations struggle to collect the right data and get investigations off the ground. How can breach response improve? Verizon's Chris Novak offers expert advice.

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