Given that best practices are here to stay, I thought it important to come up with a set of best practices for creating them: Don’t let the “practices” part of best practices get in the way. Best theories work just…
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Should you swap out Windows for better security?
by Pete Lindstrom • • 6 Comments
Brian Krebs at Security Fix does excellent research into breaches, but I cringed when I saw his advice to “business owners” about how to protect themselves from cybercriminals: “The simplest, most cost-effective answer I know of? Don’t use Microsoft Windows…
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The Question of Low Priced PCI Assessments
by Pete Lindstrom • • 3 Comments
Branden Williams at Verisign (who has a great security blog, especially for its coverage of PCI issues) posts about a Bob Carr, Heartland Payment Systems, interview. The gist of the interview is don’t hire the low-cost bidder. Branden’s final comments:…