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One of the major themes that will stand out at RSA next week revolves around the trend I’ve been following closely over the last several months: the evolution of security centered on a data-driven approach.  There will be many opportunities for you to learn and benefit from this trend that is having an impact on...

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posted by Scott Crawford   | February 14, 2012 | 2 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day, etc.  But enough chitchat. Herewith a short compendium of some of the articles and blogs about data-driven security I’ve been mentioning or have otherwise referenced recently – thought it would be worthwhile to pull these together into a single post. I’ll add to this list in future updates. We’ll begin with the...

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Another report of a breach at a technology vendor much of the industry depends upon for security and trust; this time, Verisign. The most immediate concern about this incident was that the attacks in question occurred in 2010, and were not widely known until Reuters discovered the disclosure in the company’s reporting as required to...

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posted by Scott Crawford   | February 2, 2012 | 0 Comments

NoSharkJumping

There’s no question that the intersections of Big Data and security have grabbed a lot of attention in the year-plus since I’ve been blogging on this topic. Indeed, it seems that Big Data will be one of the major focus areas at the RSA Conference a month hence: I count at least three sessions and...

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