Dave Taylor gets it right! standard

Please don’t take the title to mean that Dave doesn’t get it right often, I just wanted to laud this recent column at StoreFront BackTalk. The quote specifically that drives the nail home is: If you’re thinking that the Hannaford security breach is a very isolated “blip” and that PCI compliance is the same as securing the enterprise against security breaches, you’d better think again. Why? It’s not uncommon for merchants to turn on security controls shortly before an audit, and turn them off afterward. Could not have said it better myself, Dave. The two points he brings out are, 1) Compliance is not the same as security, and 2) you have to MAINTAIN what is assessed. I had a ...

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Last Call @ the Expo standard

Just finished up with the last booth work at the show. Today was fairly slow (as to be expected), though there were still plenty of people coming through. I got to see the VeriSign VIP token work, and that was pretty cool! Hope you stopped by to get your free token! As I was leaving, the last hunters of conference trinket treasure were hurriedly making the rounds before the expo closed. All in all, quite a show. If I missed you this time, I hope to see you somewhere else soon!

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The Haps at RSA! standard

Today has been filled with all kinds of activities, including meeting with some customers and vendors. I just finished the first meeting of the NSS Advisory Group and I am very pleased with the direction that it is heading. I think there is a lot of promise there for helping customers figure out which vendors DO solve PCI issues, and which ones don’t. I will be AT THE BOOTH at 10am tomorrow! Please stop by! I have a pretty “Blog This!” button on (Thanks K-Dog!). Also you can follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/brandenwilliams. See you there!

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VeriSign wins “Best Security Company of the Year!” standard

Thanks SC Magazine! We’ve been recognized as the Best Security Company in 2008! Here’s the part of VeriSign that I represent! VeriSign’s Enterprise Security Group (ESG) provides a best of breed suite of solutions for global companies. Beginning with our iDefense Intelligence Service that provides detailed threat information in advance. Vendors are notorious for taking anywhere from 90-180 days to patch discovered vulnerabilities. iDefense can help you understand how to mitigate before patches are available. From there, our Managed Security Services (MSS) group provides some of the best managed security services to customers according to the Gartner Magic Quadrant. Why not let your security staff concentrate on adding real security value and outsource your security device management to us? Finally, ...

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