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IT News Site securitycurrent Introduces "Ask Mr. Security Answer
Person" Column
TENAFLY, N.J., April 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- securitycurrent, the
news and information site for IT security professionals by IT security
professionals, today announced the launch of a new column, "Ask Mr.
Security Answer Person."
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In "Ask Mr. Security Answer Person," John Pescatore, securitycurrent
key contributor and SANS Institute Director of Emerging Security
Trends, takes a sardonic look at the top security, privacy and risk
issues when answering questions posed by information security
professionals.
Debuting today, Pescatore's question and answer column offers tongue
in cheek, though practical, security advice for Chief Information
Security Officers (CISOs) and security practitioners who turn to
securitycurrent in pursuit of informative and provocative information
on their top security concerns.
Today's column answers a question on strong authentication that many
CISOs will start to hear from their CEOs (and from their own spouses):
"I use Tumblr to share animated .gifs of barbed wire fences on windy
days, and Tumblr just notified me I could now use 'two factor' login
with text messages to my iPhone, instead of my standby 'Password123'
password. Twitter, Facebook and Google apps have all done the same
thing, but at work I'm still using 'Password123' until they make me
change it to 'Password234' and so on.
"What's up with that - are my barbed wire .gifs actually more of a
target for hackers than our corporate systems??"
Click here for John's response.
securitycurrent contributors and its readers include seasoned
information security professionals, including CISOs, IT practitioners,
industry and financial analysts and technology journalists. In
addition to the practical advice John will dole out, the site features
news, data, analysis, discussion and research.
About securitycurrent
An IT security news and information company by IT professionals for IT
professionals, securitycurrent is the premier international security
news and information site. It delivers thought provoking articles,
critical business and technical information, as well as tactical and
practical advice. Our industry experts provide insight into today's
complicated security landscape. securitycurrent stays on top of what's
actually happening in the real world of IT security.
For more information visit www.securitycurrent.com
Contact:
Aimee Rhodes Email Phone: 201-835-9205
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