David Rowe

Users are the weakest link when it comes to information security. Without intending to, they cost more money in security breaches than outside hackers. This is why all regulations require the demonstration of strong access security. But focusing purely on regulatory compliance proofs as a standard of security can cause one to lose sight of the intended goal. Falling into the Compliance Rut In a typical organization, IT administrators face an alphabet soup of regulatory requirements that have been put in place in an effort to protect sensitive information. And even in businesses that are not externally regulated, there are often compliance initiatives underway that require meeting some type of standard. There is a real temptation to define success as getting a passing mark on a list of criteria against which the security of the organization is going to be measured. Ho... (more)