Scott Wright’s Security Views

I have begun to create and post free, simple tools that people can use to take action in determining their level of security risk and aids in planning to deploy appropriate security safeguards. The tools will vary, depending on the organization or individuals, from home computer users to IT managers, to corporate executives and Boards of Directors.

My “Free Security Tools” page on this Blog (Security Views) will be constantly growing to add valuable new self-diagnostics and other tools to help increase your awareness of what you need to do to optimize your level of security. Continue Reading »

I’ve noticed on several occasions entering office buildings where they have a visitor’s log, it can make for some interesting reading as you sign your name. Visitor access logs are one of the fundamental audit controls in IT and physical security. Who was there, when, representing whom? But when competitors of one another visit a mutual client, it can provide competitive advantages one way or another, or it can be used to gain information about what brand of firewalls or antivirus safeguards are used by an organization. Continue Reading »

How embarrassing for such a well respected Canadian company as RIM to let slip that it hasn’t protected its critical systems adequately. The most telling news came from the long silence, followed by an information shell-game when they did release a statement. Here are the things I find disturbing about the April 17-18 outage in Blackberry service. Continue Reading »

Did you ever wonder why businesses put up silly signs that say “If we do not offer you a receipt, your purchase is free” at the checkout counter? There’s a very good reason for this, and many other seemingly useless signs. Have you noticed the sign that says “There is never more than $50 in the safe”, which tells thieves that it’s not likely to be worth robbing the convenience store? It’s a lot cheaper than trying to implement technology to prevent every possible attack with “Preventative Safeguards”. These signs, and other types of warnings, are called “Deterrent Safeguards”. Continue Reading »

Did you ever wonder why so many IT projects end up in trouble? Apparently, the statistics available and highlighted by IT blogger, Ann All at IT Business Edge in her article “IT Governance (Not) on Board” shows that most Boards of Directors do not have adequate IT visibility on their agendas, and many also lack the expertise to address IT if it was on the agenda.

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