#12,
13 September 2001.
Before You Pull the Plug. I wrote this as a follow-on to
my friend David Strom’s
Web Informant #258,
which discusses the human side of down-sizing. In this, I
look at this problem from a computer and network security angle,
and suggest some safeguards.
#11, 8 August
2001.
Internet Security and Usability: Who’s Winning? Reflections
from vacation on the state of Internet Security.
#10,
14 July 2001.
When Access Control Goes Bad. Access control and the May 2001
reported trade secret theft at Lucent Technologies.
#9, 16 June 2001.
Certification of Security Professionals. Who will you trust?
A brief introduction to the topic with some pointers.
#8, 17
May 2001.
Other Solutions For Secure E-mail. A look at an alternative
product, A-Lock, along with pointers to some other reviews of other
products. We’re just too tired of waiting for PKI, and PGP still causes
grown men to cry.
#7, 17 April
2001.
Firewalls, VPNs, and Remote Offices, a look at how we connect
them and how we should.
#6, 14 March
2001
Virus Hoaxes: A Plea and a Plan. A pet peeve with some guidelines
and suggestions.
#5, 11 February 2001
IPsec and VPNs: The Sad/Glad State of Affairs. Where we are
with Virtual Private Networks.
#3, 18 January 2001.
Security Product Certification. A discussion of different ways
to certify security products.
#2, 14 December
2000.
E-mail Security, Part 2: Speed Bumps. Observations and recommendations.