Author Archives: Russell Doty

In our last post we looked at the threats a security czar can create. Let’s now look at another surprising threat: William is concerned with his group getting their job done. He is under budget pressure, time pressure, and requirements … Continue reading →

Our previous posts looked at the stereotypical threat of hackers. Let’s now look at some less obvious threats: What?!? The security guy is listed as a threat to system security? Absolutely. Stan is knowledgeable. He knows that the world is … Continue reading →

Our previous post considered skilled hackers – but not all hackers are skilled… Sphinx the Script Kiddie Unlike Igor, Sphinx doesn’t have deep skills or knowledge. But he does have access to very powerful cracking toolkits that other people have … Continue reading →

The previous post explored different types of threats. Now that we’ve taken a look at what some of the threats are, let’s look at who might be behind these threats. One goal is to determine who the greatest threat is. … Continue reading →

The previous article looked at operational integrity. Let’s shift back to a security discussion and take a look at threats. Any intelligent discussion of threats starts out by looking at what you are protecting, how it can be threatened, and … Continue reading →