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Articles by Paul Desmond 

Conducting an IT asset inventory and risk analysis

When coming up with a security plan, it's crucial to take an inventory of your information assets and ensure you are protecting each one according to its net worth. While that may sound simple, it's actually a complex process that should involve managers from throughout your organization.

DOJ official makes the case for reporting cybercrime

If industry is going to solve the problem of computer crime and put a stop to web site defacements and other security breaches, it will require a cooperative effort with law enforcement. And it's time that organizations of all types lose the notion that there is a stigma attached to reporting computing crime.

Good security requires good relations with senior management

Not all data in your organization is the same and therefore you must treat it with different levels of security. Similarly, different people in your organization and among your business partners must be treated with varying levels of trust and security that match their roles. And hashing through all of this will require working closely with senior management, so you have to foster a comfortable working relationship with your executive team.