Personal security or body guarding is a rapidly growing field.  Also known as close personal protection or executive protection, personal security generally refers to measures taken to ensure the safety of VIPs or other individuals who may be exposed to elevated personal risk.

DON AVIV, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, PHYSICAL SECURITY CONSULTING GROUP

Editorial

Posted On Monday, 15 October 2012 06:10

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In this article, Christos K. Dimitriadis, international vice president of ISACA, looks at how IT security can be a major driver for business and an enabler of innovation.

CKD

For years, many enterprises have viewed IT security as a costly extra that has to be endured and that does not produce value for the enterprise. The past two years, however, have shown that this attitude is one that can be fundamentally flawed. Even multinational enterprises have suffered data breaches and have lost substantial sums of money as a result.

CHRISTOS K. DIMTRIADIS, Ph.D., CISA, CISM, CRISC

InfoSecurity

Posted On Monday, 15 October 2012 05:59

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In recent reports it has been found that SHA1, a widely used cryptographic algorithm used to secure sensitive websites, software, and corporate servers is weak enough that well-financed criminals could crack it in the next six years.

TAL BE’ERY, WEB RESEARCHER AT IMPERVA

InfoSecurity

Posted On Monday, 15 October 2012 05:56