Featured Opinion: Q&A: Getting IT security to reach company goals

by Marcia J. Wilson, CCSP Staff Writer
May 04, 2004


"Reprinted from AUGUST 21, 2003 "
Creating a line of sight to reach corporate goals and objectives can result in synergy such that the total effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects. We all get excited about different things. Imagine if we were all excited about the same thing; we could move in the same direction and possibly move mountains.

On the Road to a Great I.T. Career
- NEWSFACTOR SPECIAL REPORT
By Michael Y. Park
NewsFactor Network
October 30, 2003

If you can get way from the magnet cities where everyone congregates, like Silicon Valley or Austin, and you can get yourself out of cities into towns, there's a lot of work going on, and there will be for some time to come, says John Challenger, CEO of Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

In IT, security is hot
Security is getting sexy.
By Julie Moran Alterio,
The (Westchester, N.Y.) Journal News

That's the word from a dozen IBM executives and customers who participated in a recent panel discussion at the computer giant's Manhattan offices.

WEEKEND FEATURE:
Becoming a Security Guru Without Breaking the Law
By Alison Diana
E-Commerce Times
October 4, 2003

Some universities require students to sign a contract stating they will not use anything learned in class for negative or disruptive functions -- but such precautions are not failsafe.

AtStake fires executive over Microsoft criticism
By Ted Bridis,
The Associated Press
Sep 25 2003 1:29PM

The chief technology officer for a technology firm that works closely with Microsoft Corp. lost his job after he helped write a study critical of the insecurity of Microsoft software.

Enterprises Hiring Security Specialists
By Bob Violino, InternetWeek
Sep 20, 2003

Call it job security for information security: More organizations are making security a primary job function for IT professionals. It's all about adding accountability to the process of securing data.