Kirt Cathey, NH2GX, JG1FXZ

Over the past couple of days I have concluded that enough (bad) breath has been spent ranting about how system and security auditors really are missing the mark. However, one cannot reasonably just point a finger in one direction – it takes two to tango, so it is now time to point out what CIOs and administrators of secure environments should start to consider in order to prevent incidents. And along the way add a rant or two about how the average CIO is (too) an administrative paper-pushing, policy guru that does not really have real systems administration experience – most come from a consulting background and have not had to own a system for more than a year.

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This is a great article about Saltzer & Schroeder, two 1970′s computer security researchers that published this paper.

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Actually, SANS has been in the dialog, but they put out an article that reinforces the issue of how IT and Infosec auditors – and many consultants alike – are not delivering the proper value to the market. I wrote this article last year that ranted on the issue, and many responded through email and comments to show support of the view. This was an issue that I noticed about five years ago as ISC2, ISACA, and other organizations really focused on increasing membership

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This Washington Post article just released details one of the biggest cyber attacks in history that has been recently revealed.

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This Japanese news article reports the first “internet cafe” arrest in Japan since the anti-piracy download law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2010. However, I am fairly certain that this is the first such arrest altogether – somebody please comment if I am wrong.

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Yes, I know… ‘Another Network World article’, you say. Yes, because lately they have been hitting trends fairly accurately…. read on!
This article outlines a Sophos survey of businesses that ranks Facebook as the biggest threat simply (at 60% surveyed) because it has become the biggest social network, followed by MySpace

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