5 tips to make your CSO resume shine; 2010's weirdest tech stories

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	CSO resumes: 5 tips to make yours shine The current challenges in today's job market didn't stop Phillip Mahan from bouncing back quickly after a setback. Mahan was laid off from his position as manager of information security and risk management at Unisource Worldwide in February. By April he was working again as the business information security officer with ING. There is a reason why he wasn't on the job hunt for very long: He is fanatical about his resume and his career. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Automation Makes Perfect Organizations that automate compliance processes have better audit outcomes and realize an average increase in profits of 6.4%. Learn how built-in role-based workflows take error-prone, mundane tasks out of the compliance equation and allow for automatic remediation of non-compliant configurations. Read More! In this Issue The weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2010 Protect Your Backup Data from Murphy's Law US to offer plethora of prize competitions to solve tough problems Cloud Security Alliance updates controls matrix OpenBSD chief believes contractor tried to write backdoors Crack Your Own Passwords for Better Security 10 even wackier USB devices VaporStream launches cloud-based secure messaging WikiLeaks fallout: DLP helps but doesn't solve, analysts say DDoS attacks threaten free speech, says report Man used neighbor's Wi-Fi to threaten Vice President Biden Having your security conference talk rejected Researchers create botnet to learn how it works Google adds site hacking notifications in search results Microsoft yanks Outlook 2007 update iHumbug! 8 iPhone apps that Scrooge would love WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Have You Committed a Security Sin? Almost every organization that has had a major security breach is guilty of at least one of the 7 deadly sins of network security. Learn what they are in this CSO eGuide that provides tips on keeping the villains out, reveals new mega threats and explains how to avoid pitfalls in log management planning. Read More! The weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2010 From exploding Droids to robotic pack mules and Apple weirdness it was a wacky year Read More Protect Your Backup Data from Murphy's Law Have you ever noticed that insurance seems to operate on the Murphy's Law principle? If you have it, you never need it, but as soon as the insurance is gone a catastrophe strikes. That is pretty much how backing up data often works. Read More US to offer plethora of prize competitions to solve tough problems Bill authorizes Feds to use prize competitions to solve complicated problemsGot a complicated problem? Hold a prize competition to solve it.  That's the basic idea behind the America Competes Act renewed by Congress this week. Read More Cloud Security Alliance updates controls matrix The Cloud Security Alliance's matrix is a controls framework that gives a detailed understanding of security concepts and principles that are aligned to the CSA's 13 domains. Read More OpenBSD chief believes contractor tried to write backdoors The lead developer of the OpenBSD operating system says that he believes that a government contracting firm that contributed code to his project "was probably contracted to write backdoors," which would grant secret access to encrypted communications. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Information Security and Multi-Compliance It's common for information security managers to be held responsible for situations where they have little control or influence. This Prescriptive Guide outlines the steps information security managers can take to break the compliance blame cycle and build an information security program that works. It's common for information security managers to be held responsible for situations where they have little control or influence. This Prescriptive Guide outlines the steps information security managers can take to break the compliance blame cycle and bu Crack Your Own Passwords for Better Security Passwords are the primary key to our digital lives--providing the only barrier preventing sensitive data from being compromised in most cases. IT admins should think and act like a hacker to proactively identify weak passwords, and stay one step ahead of a data breach. Read More 10 even wackier USB devices The holidays are the perfect time to stop being so serious and engage in a little frivolity. These crazy USB gadgets will help out Read More VaporStream launches cloud-based secure messaging The platform, available in a software-as-a-service offering, enables messages to be sent and read at a user's convenience. But unlike e-mail, the messages "vaporize" after being read. Read More WikiLeaks fallout: DLP helps but doesn't solve, analysts say Data leak prevention technologies have a limited but important role in protecting enterprise data, analysts say. But can the technology prevent another WikiLeaks-like fiasco? Read More DDoS attacks threaten free speech, says report Harvard study finds increasing DDoS attacks against human rights, dissident sites without the means to adequately defend themselves. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Top 5 IT Budget Killers For businesses to be competitive today, they need to cut costs and improve their products and services. But how can businesses do more with less? This IBM® ebook introduces you to the 5 biggest IT budget killers: Storage expansion, system complexity, hardware sprawl, reliability and scalability. And reveals how you can eliminate them. Read Now Man used neighbor's Wi-Fi to threaten Vice President Biden A Blaine, Minnesota, man has pleaded guilty to charges that he hacked into his neighbor's Wi-Fi connection to e-mail death threats and child pornography, apparently with the intention of causing trouble for the unsuspecting neighbor. Read More Having your security conference talk rejected Few things are as frustrating as working hard on a proposal only to be turned down Read More Researchers create botnet to learn how it works An at-scale botnet emulation helps a team of researchers in Canada and France learn more about how armies of zombie computers operate Read More Google adds site hacking notifications in search results Google has started notifying its search engine users of sites in their list of query results that may have been compromised by hackers. Read More Microsoft yanks Outlook 2007 update Microsoft pulled an update for Outlook 2007 just two days after it was released, citing connection and performance problems for the unusual move. Read More iHumbug! 8 iPhone apps that Scrooge would love Whether they feature zombie elves or Justin Bieber, these apps are guaranteed to dampen holiday cheer Read More
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