I saw Microsoft’s press release this week wherein the impending beta availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 was described — and at that particular moment in time I felt pretty good about things.
Last year about this same time, security vendors were being fairly vocal about certain security aspects of the initial release of Vista [...]

It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over – seems like just yesterday was Memorial Day weekend. Surprisingly, as these last days of August tick away my kids aren’t complaining at all about having to go back to school. They’re actually pretty pumped up and can’t wait to see their friends again.
Given all the [...]

According to an article last Thursday by Evan Schuman of eWeek, Visa recently issued another reminder to Level 1 merchants (those that generate more than six million Visa transactions per year) that September 30 is the deadline to be compliant with the PCI DSS. Merchants will have to work quickly to meet this deadline, as [...]

I dedicated all of last week to speaking directly with those of you who are our customers, partners and employees. I welcome feedback from each of these groups and take your comments and suggestions very seriously. There’s no better way to improve a business than to talk to the people and organizations most impacted by [...]

VMWare’s amazing growth and recent IPO success is a clear reflection of the strength in the concepts and technologies behind virtualization. Virtualization changes the playing field for so many computing applications and presents compelling solutions that traditional operating systems (OSes) have just plain failed to deliver.
I’ve written before about unique security opportunities. Mendel Rosenblum’s keynote [...]

The explosive growth of the Internet offers young people boundless educational opportunities. While Internet skills are necessary for students in the 21st Century, the Internet, like the real world, presents students with various threats and dangers.
What are the main threats facing our children and young adults online? Here are three we’re seeing.
1. Cyber Safety (Sexual [...]

In the era of cybercrime versus security, the perception of which side is winning is not always reality. Recently, SC Magazine published an article citing an analyst at Kaspersky who stated: “For the first time in many years, the anti-virus companies have the upper hand.”
Although I would agree there is a lot of malware out [...]

I was a keynote speaker Tuesday afternoon at the annual Pacific Crest Conference in the beautiful, pristine Vail valley. I went for an early morning jog to warm up, and I felt every one of the 8,500 feet I was above sea level. Fortunately I recovered in time to give my address, which was standing-room-only [...]

Last week marked the 5th anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. I felt it would be fitting to write a tribute to SOX for what it has provided to the security world over the last half decade.
I must admit, as with all good friends in life, SOX has taught me a number of important [...]

Since my last post on PCI legislation, an exciting development has emerged.
On Monday, Computerworld reported some exciting statistics regarding adoption rates of the PCI DSS among Level I and Level II merchants. According to VISA, 96% of the largest organizations that accept debit and credit cards have stopped storing magnetic stripe information in their systems.
This [...]