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PRESS RELEASE: THE SECURITY CONSORTIUM APPOINTS MICHELLE KOBLAS AS
TRUSTED ADVISOR - Experienced Security Expert Joins Ranks of TSC Trusted Advisors™
Issued June 6th, 2010
PRESS RELEASE: THE SECURITY CONSORTIUM APPOINTS SARAH A. LYNN AS CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER - Lynn Brings Executive Leadership Skills, Business Insight and Top Notch Security Expertise to TSC
Issued May 26, 2010
A Health IT Security Time-Bomb
Ken Congdon, editor in chief of Healthcare Technology Online writes "It's not every day that a modestly-sized, B2B, media outfit can say they scooped the CBS Evening News, but that's exactly what Healthcare Technology Online did this month. On April 1, we posted an article to our site by guest columnist Mark Kadrich titled Copy Machines: The Unlikely Threat To Your Health IT Network... A few days later, the CBS Evening News ran a similar story by Armen Keteyian on its April 19th broadcast.
Read the article here
The Cancer In Our Networks
Copy Machines: The Unlikely Threat To Your Health IT Network
Mark Kadrich has been invited by Healthcare Technology Online
to write a series of articles on security related topics for the healthcare industry. In March 2010, Mark discussed the security challenges of the network, while his April article features the risks posed by printers and copiers.
Members can download the complete articles here
Economic Recovery Strategies for Information Security Professionals
Marcia Savage starts her article on the effects of the economic downturn on security information specialists by quoting TSC's Mark Kadrich: "During the depths of the recession last year, a global company with 1,700 employees laid off its three-member security department, along with half of its IT department. People who weren't directly associated with producing or supporting product were considered expendable."
Read the article here (free registration)
Too Big to Hack: To keep cyberspace secure, must governments regulate mighty Google?
Mark Anderson's April article for IEEE Spectrum magazine quotes TSC's Mark Kadrich on his assessment of the January hacks into the Google system: "My hunch is this attack directly targeted intellectual property Google has - to help Baidu be more competitive."
IEEE Spectrum, April 2010
Tech Secrets: 21 Things 'They' Don't Want You to Know
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Dan Tynan's article for CIO features Mark Kadrich's views on why Antivirus Software Won't Protect You, and what to do about it. "Security programs won't really protect you from the Internet's worst nasties. Antivirus software only catches the low-hanging fruit. The increasing number of zero-day vulnerabilities - coupled with some vendors' failure to fix security holes in their products for months or even years-means that even the most up-to-date anti-malware products may still be behind the curve when it counts"
Published March 30, 2010
Want to be safe? Just reinstall Windows every time you use your PC
Al Fasholt quotes Mark Kadrich's security recommendations in the Why Antivirus Software Won't Protect You article. Blog and discussion comments on Syracuse.com, April 1, 2010.
The ISSA Journal, February 2010 "Best Of"
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The ISSA Journal, February 2010, features the best articles from the past six months. A total of five articles were selected, including CEO Mark Kadrich's article, Does Privacy Exist in the Age of Social Networking? This column was originally published in the December 2009 edition.
PRESS RELEASE: TSC announces support for White House Cyber Security Chief Howard Schmidt
Mark Kadrich is President of the ISSA Silicon Valley Chapter for 2010
The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® is a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides educational forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members.
Find out more about ISSA and SV-ISSA on their websites
Mark Kadrich asks "Does Privacy Exist in the Age of Social Networking?"
Read the article here
There’s an increasing breakdown of the traditional boundaries between personal and public information, and in the age of Facebook and Twitter, it is a time of cultural shift that is going to take a while to stabilize itself and shake out.
ISSA Journal,
December 2009
Inc. Magazine: Is Your iPhone Backup Adequate? Read the article here
You rely on your iPhone to handle critical business matters, but are you as careful backing up data on your iPhone or smartphone as you are on your PC? Maybe it's time to be more careful about backing up mobile devices.
Article by Kim Boatman features expert advice by Mark Kadrich.
October 2009
Mark Kadrich on using iPhones for business: Read the article here
Mark Kadrich talks about problems using iPhones in a business environment, especially security problems.
September 2009
Mark Kadrich on PCI DSS pre-assessment services: Prelude to a QSA: Watch the podcast here
Mark Kadrich talks about PCI DSS Pre-Assessment Services.
May 27, 2009
Mark Kadrich on TSC: Read the article here
Kai Roer interviews Mark Kadrich about TSC.
May 22, 2009
Mark Kadrich on Cybersecurity: Read the article here
Lost Hard Drive Contains Clinton White House Data. Archives' data loss compromised an undetermined number of Social Security numbers of White House staff and visitors..
May 21, 2009
Lawrence Pingree interviews Mark Kadrich: View the podcast here
The interview took place at the Livermore airport where Mark flew in for the interview.
May 6, 2009
PRESS RELEASE: TSC announces PCI DSS pre-assessment service
PRESS RELEASE: TSC and Ounce Labs Partner to Add Source Code Analysis Services
PRESS RELEASE: TSC and AppSec Consulting Partner to Expand Security and Compliance Services
PRESS RELEASE: Virtualization and security expert Geoffrey Strongin joins The Security Consortium
POD CAST: Security on the Street: Mobile Banking
Editor Sarah Hurley recently spoke with Mark Kadrich, CEO and Chief Evangelist at The Security Consortium, to discuss the state of mobile banking and the ...
POD CAST: Irreverent InfoSec #1: Tim Mather discusses DLP with Mark Kadrich
PRESS RELEASE: Leading IT Security Experts Believe Cloud Computing Increases Risk of Data Leakage
PRESS RELEASE: Wireless expert Dr. Steven Hessel joins The Security Consortium
Read Francisco Artes' article on The Fundamentals of a Successful Security Practice
PRESS RELEASE: Information security expert Francisco Artes joins The Security Consortium
Mark Kadrich speaks at the Bay Area IT/Software development Execs Meetup Group meeting on 7 August 2008 on the subject of Cloud computing - how safe is your corporate data?
PRESS RELEASE: The Security Consortium appoints Dan Corcoran as VP, Technology Solutions
Read about Hidden endpoints: Mitigating the threat of non-traditional network devices. More IP-enabled devices and bridges have hit the market in recent years. ... Such devices are becoming inviting new destinations for attackers.
Mark Kadrich is a guest on the Irreverant InfoSec Podcast Series speaking on Data Governance, Risk and Compliance
PRESS RELEASE: The Security Consortium appoints Andy Cottrell as Chief Operating Officer
Dan Corcoran speaks on the ISSA International Webcast on 8 July 2008 - "Governance, Risk and Compliance - Audit Fatigue" on the subject of Operational Challenges - Practical Limitations to Reducing the Audit Workload.
Mark Kadrich discusses Secret Lurking Security Threats on his NetworkWorld Blog.
May, 2007
PRESS RELEASE: The Security Consortium talks about the cost of insecure applications.
Mark Kadrich discusses various security issues on his NetworkWorld Blog.
Senior Fellow, Security Research, Rodney Thayer's security review of Vista exposes out of box risks that will take administrative pains to improve. Read about it here: Vista