The security department is not qualified to run the business

Dan Morrill (Program Director CityU of Seattle) posted 16 minutes ago | Comments (0) With the economy in the tank, now is the time for the security department to get creative and start supporting the business, and help it grow. There is no room for the standard reaction of “no” this time around; we will be in the recession for at least another year. The classic information security response to many issues confronting business when it comes to new technology is to say “no” first then ask questions later. With business contracting, and layoffs already starting, the information security department of any company needs to start saying “yes, but here is how you make it safer.” By using a creative approach, and understanding the risks about some of the very wild ideas that are going to come out of the business and marketing... [read full story]