What are the major differentiators between CSO positions? Lee Kushner, CEO of information security recruiting company LJ Kushner makes significant distinctions between CSOs at the global, national and small enterprise levels.

Exaggeration, fears, gradual acceptance, trust and deal-making were identified as among the dynamics of a relationship between sacrifice of privacy and gaining technologically-assisted benefits, at an energetic panel session at last week's biometrics conference in Wellington.

CSO Magazine's groundbreaking study of 1,009 security professionals examines the state of the CSO position today, and provides insight into the CSO's responsibilities, reporting relationships, length of service, concerns, corporate loss experience and more.

Imagine a natural disaster the likes of Hurricane Katrina or a terrorist attack on a major city wipes out business operations. In the mad dash to get back online as quickly as possible, security protocols and procedures take a back seat to regaining business continuity.

Today's pain points are tomorrow's vendor opportunities.

With Federal government hitching its border security to the biometrics bandwagon, two knowledgeable ex-feds give their frank and differing views on where the taxpayer-funded romance with the technology is heading. Julian Bajkowski reports.

The road to an identity and access management infrastructure has curves, detours and construction zones. But the end destination is well worth the journey

In a scorched earth budget that has spent $8.39 billion of surplus taxation revenue to appease voters, the federal government will spend more money than ever on new technology to nail down security - and new security to nail down technology.

In a conference room overlooking the site of the World Trade Center, early adopters of biometrics technology this week stressed the importance of determining someone's true identity.

Each year, IT security specialists are faced with a barrage of new and emerging threats.

The Australian government is moving towards greater use of biometrics to prevent identity theft which costs $1.1 billion annually, the federal Attorney General Philip Ruddock said today.

Australia's biggest banks and the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority joined the NSW Council of Civil Liberties to slam the biometrics industry for sidelining privacy concerns in a regulatory environment that can only be described as "weak and unethical."

The typical computer network isn't like a house with windows, doors and locks. It's more like a gauze tent encircled by a band of drunk teenagers with lit matches".

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If your company doesn't already have one, the CSO should be your must-hire for 2002.