Cybersecurity: A job for Uncle Sam
June 06, 2006
Orson Swindle rethinks his 'culture of security'
Sarah D. Scalet
What's your perception of the state of information security today, and how close are we to creating this "culture of security" that you've envisioned? We do have problems. I don't think the problems are nearly as bad as they are perceived, and part of that has to do with how the media covers things. This past year we've had probably in excess of 100 disclosed breaches, but the jump from disclosed breaches to grievous harm having occurred is a huge one. You'll hear "40 million credit cards compromised," but it's a much smaller number than that -- a very low number -- where harm has actually occurred. Oftentimes a disclosure is an emotional thing. It causes people to overreact. But that is not to say we don't have a problem.
Source: http://www.computerworld.com/
Sarah D. Scalet
What's your perception of the state of information security today, and how close are we to creating this "culture of security" that you've envisioned? We do have problems. I don't think the problems are nearly as bad as they are perceived, and part of that has to do with how the media covers things. This past year we've had probably in excess of 100 disclosed breaches, but the jump from disclosed breaches to grievous harm having occurred is a huge one. You'll hear "40 million credit cards compromised," but it's a much smaller number than that -- a very low number -- where harm has actually occurred. Oftentimes a disclosure is an emotional thing. It causes people to overreact. But that is not to say we don't have a problem.
Source: http://www.computerworld.com/