Convincing business executives to address information security issues can be a nightmare for some IT managers. Liz Tay speaks with management consultant Jed Simms, executive chairman of Capability Management, about communicating security risks in a business-savvy manner.
A team of researchers from Northwestern University in the US and BBN Technologies have demonstrated the world's first working <a href="index.php/id;1317119103">quantum cryptography network</a>. Northwestern University's Dr Gregory Kanter, who coordinated the demonstration, talks to Liz Tay about the basics of quantum cryptography and its potential for use in security systems of the future.
For a year John Stewart has been CSO at Cisco. He's in charge of a team of 60 information security professionals who play a role in IT architecture, policy, audit and incident response to protect an internal user base of about 48,000 employees worldwide. Stewart recently discussed Cisco's risk-management strategy with Network World Senior Editor Ellen Messmer.
George Samenuk, the chairman and chief executive of McAfee, is not losing any sleep over Microsoft's impending entry into the security software market.
Eugene Spafford, one of the leading experts on information security, is director of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security at Purdue University. Network World Senior Editor Carolyn Duffy Marsan recently sat down with Spafford at his office to talk about the latest security threats and what network executives can do to mitigate them.
Fifteen years after the show was launched as a security event largely for cryptographers and technologists, the annual RSA Conference has become one of the industry's largest vents. In this interview, Arthur Coviello, the company's president and CEO, speaks about how the event has changed and why.
McAfee is perhaps still best known as a force in antivirus tools, but the company's offerings today range from antispam to host intrusion prevention. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix recently caught up with McAfee President Gene Hodges for a company update and his view of how security is evolving.
Watchguard's Sven Radavics talks to ARN
Internet Security Systems Chairman, CEO and President Tom Noonan says customers increasingly are looking for security platforms that do two basic things: Let the good guys in and keep the bad guys out. He spoke with Network World's Editor in Chief John Dix and News Editor Bob Brown. Here is an edited transcript of Noonan's thoughts on a host of topics.
Londoner, Zoe Nicholson, has had a few changes in her life. With a background in IT hardware, a love of animals and an interest in overseas work, she moved around the world late last year to head up Sophos Australia channel sales. The move supports the UK security vendor's SMB push, which is still a fledgling market for the primarily enterprise-focused company.
No security topic generates more spirited debate than intrusion prevention. Deployed on the edge -- and increasingly, deep inside -- the network, IPSes (intrusion prevention systems) purport to identify and stop attacks before they start based on constantly updated threat profiles.
As the security market continues to mature, services continue to become a more important piece of the puzzle. ARN, in conjunction with Lan Systems, brought together some of the industry's leading figures to talk about where the market is headed and what resellers should be doing in order to make the most of opportunities. Taking part in the roundtable discussion were (pictured below, from left): ARN editor, Brian Corrigan; Volante's national security manager, Ajoy Ghosh; Check Point Australia's managing director, Scott Ferguson; Lan Systems' general manager, Wendy O'Keeffe; Cisco A/NZ's security partner manager, Bruce Munro; Lan Systems' security business development manager, Rohan Wilkinson; and Nortel's security product marketing manager, Matthew Syme.
After jet-setting around the world for several years (working for IT companies in the Americas, Middle East and Europe), David Blackman returned to Australia and landed at Symantec. With prior experience at Novell (where he helped launch NetWare 5) and a stint at Symantec competitor PentaSafe Security Technology, Blackman said he was up for the challenge of growing and maintaining relationships with the Symnatec A/NZ channel. Now, after achieving global growth targets of 30 per cent year-on-year, he wants to keep the momentum going locally in the information security realm.
In light of recent high-profile attacks from viruses such as MyDoom, TruSecure’s chief technologist, Peter Tippett, has some refreshing advice to IT managers charged with securing the enterprise: focus more on general risks not specific vulnerabilities. IDG senior analyst, Wayne Rash, spoke to Tippett about the security maze and challenges facing IT today.
In his recently released book, Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World, security guru Bruce Schneier argues for a more commonsense and less technology-centric approach to both IT security and physical security. In this interview with JAIKUMAR VIJAYAN, Schneier shares his views on IT security.
Security is becoming a keyword throughout the channel. It doesn’t matter at what level you operate, security is vitally important. This week, ARN features an interview with two security giants. Bill Boni is vice-president and CISO of Motorola. Ira Winkler is chief security strategist for HP. In separate interviews, Derek Slater discussed with them their respective visions of what’s needed to get the security practice in shape. Both advocated paying attention to the little things.
At Novell's BrainShare user and partner conference, Chairman and CEO Jack Messman Monday announced that Linux would serve as the migration path for the company's flagship NetWare network operating system. Shortly after making that announcement, Messman spoke about the decision to adopt Linux even though he considers it to be an immature operating system.
