In my day job I publish two large information security studies a year. This involves completing hundreds of live interviews with security professionals in all types of industries. What’s produced is some of the most comprehensive market research on information security I’ve ever been involved with. But I need your help.
A recording of my most recent webinar is up, follow the link to access the recording. The webinar covers: Which projects are IT professionals implementing in the next 12 months? How do 2012 security budgets look? Who will be the winners and losers on the vendor side? Join us as Daniel Kennedy, Research Director, Information [...]
The stately and much maligned network firewall emerged on the scene some 25 years ago, and since has gone through three distinct generations of development: from being simple packet filters to the more advanced stateful inspection capabilities of today. In the world of security spending, the firewall is a staple, perhaps boring, commodity.
Competing forces continue to complicate the information security budget conversation, as high profile breaches (Sony, RSA) continue to eat up newsprint while at the same time difficult economic operating conditions continue to drive all technology managers to try to do more with less.
Security researcher Chris John Riley has decided to respond to death threats and lawsuits from Georgia security consultancy Ligatt and its proprietor Gregory Evans, but not in kind. Instead he’s written and recorded a rap song:
