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Microsoft looks to spread secure software expertise

2008-09-16 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Microsoft wants to share some of its expertise in writing secure code with developers outside the company through several new initiatives, including two involving free tools that it plans to release in November
 
Tags: free tools, microsoft, expertise, secure code, release, initiatives, developers, plans, share
 
 
 
 
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Virtualization Vendors Are Not In The Security Business?

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2008-05-09 15:44:33 by John Peterson in Security In The Virtual World
...expertise to deliver appropriate security controls for virtual environments BUT should they Well, Chris Hoff who blogs on the topic of virtualization security a lot seems to think that they should deliver security tools and and by not delivering solutions to secure the environment they are doing their customers a disservice Further, I don't...
 
Tags: security, security tools, deliver security tools, virtualization vendors, acquire, acquire security technology, security functionality, security controls, security concerns
 
 
 
 
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IT Vendor VAR Relationships 101

2008-05-31 20:52:07 by JJ in Security Uncorked
 
...expertise. Each Manufacturer is different, but they usually offer 2-4 tiers of partner programs depending on those 2 things, and each tier may have a different discount offered to the Reseller Commodity items may just require a Reseller to request to be in the Partner Program, and sign a couple of documents. More involved products, such as...
 
Tags: manufacturer, manufacturer directly, manufacturer partners, specific, specific product line, manufacturer sales rep, reseller, manufacturer relationship, resellers relationship
 
 
 
 
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Virtualization Vendors Are Not In The Security Business?

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2008-05-09 15:44:33 by John Peterson in Security In The Virtual World
...expertise to deliver appropriate security controls for virtual environments BUT should they Well, Chris Hoff who blogs on the topic of virtualization security a lot seems to think that they should deliver security tools and and by not delivering solutions to secure the environment they are doing their customers a disservice Further, I don't...
 
Tags: security, security tools, deliver security tools, virtualization vendors, acquire, acquire security technology, security functionality, security controls, security concerns
 
 
 
 
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Whats driving the MSSP craze - critical, but non-core functions are fair game for outsourcing

2008-06-13 03:29:37 by HASH0x8bb419c in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...expertise in that area. Analysis will show that it is better business to outsource this non-core but critical functionality Security is squarely in the sweet spot here. Most organizations acknowledge that security whether for compliance or other business reasons is critical to the business function. However, it is not the core expertise of...
 
Tags: critical, non-core, core, critical activities, non-core activities, activities, security, mssp, outsource core
 
 
 
 
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Maybe the NAC used car salesman can claim them as a customer too? In NAC quality counts!

2008-06-27 23:36:27 by HASH0x8b0a5c4 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...expertise. Fortunately, the Inglewood site had plenty of technical expertise because thats where many of the companys developers are stationed. In addition, GuideWorks put one of its front-desk employees in charge of setting up new accounts. But because her technical background was limited, the company had to walk her through a learning...
 
Tags: nac, customer, nac solution, nac solutions, nac tools, nac setup, initial nac deployments, nac playbook, nac companies
 
 
 
 
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The Security Mindset

2008-03-25 05:27:19 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...expertise -- cryptography or software security or safecracking or document forgery -- than it is to teach someone a security mindset Which is why CSE 484 , an undergraduate computer-security course taught this quarter at the University of Washington, is so interesting to watch. Professor Tadayoshi Kohno is trying to teach a security mindset...
 
Tags: security mindset, mindset, security mindset immediately, security mindset explains, security mindset simply, security, security mindset involves, involves, security requires
 
 
 
 
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The Security Mindset

2008-03-25 05:27:19 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...expertise -- cryptography or software security or safecracking or document forgery -- than it is to teach someone a security mindset Which is why CSE 484 , an undergraduate computer-security course taught this quarter at the University of Washington, is so interesting to watch. Professor Tadayoshi Kohno is trying to teach a security mindset...
 
Tags: security mindset, mindset, security mindset immediately, security mindset explains, security mindset simply, security, security mindset involves, involves, security requires
 
 
 
 
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Too much thinking

2008-04-14 08:00:00 by Stuart King in Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
 
...expertise to give us chapter-and-verse reasons for making that decision. We need to be comfortable with the inherent uncertainty of expertise This is true, particular when it comes to the task of assessing risk. I've often advocated that risk calculations need to have an additional variable: some x factor based on nothing more than the...
 
Tags: risk calculations, risk, intuition counts, intuition, additional variable, factor based, expertise, malcolm gladwell, rsa conference