August 11, 2008:
Not all that comes from China will be Gold!
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Identity & Access Management ,
Identity Theft ,
InfoSec
Here is a blog post from HuntBI associate, Jeffrey Stutzman, CISSP. His post makes me wonder how many corporate networks will be infiltrated by malware when Olympics visitors come home and plug back in. -sh What happens in Vegas stays...
July 20, 2008:
"The other kind of analyst" has a great blog, but Jeff, dude, you need to post more
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Intelligent Video ,
Manufacturers ,
TechNews
Jeff Kessler's blog is always informative and insightful. He is one of the most accomplished and recognized financial analysts covering security (while I write from the end user's perspective). But I wish he posted more often. Jeff, you don't have...
May 27, 2008:
Measuring the business value of security convergence projects ain't always easy but this discussion is a good start
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Identity & Access Management ,
Integrators/Service Providers ,
Security Management / Operations
I recently invited Jan Johansen, CEO of Hi-Tech Stragey Consulting, to join me in a discussion about security convergence. Many of you tried to listen in with no luck. Sorry about the technical difficulties, but now everything is up and...
March 25, 2008:
Corestreet in the money again
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Authentication ,
Global Security ,
Identity & Access Management ,
Manufacturers
CoreStreet is one of the really cool young technology companies in the security industry, and now In-Q-Tel knows it, too. The beltway-based investment vehicle for the US intelligence community made a strategic investment in CoreStreet. This is the most recent...
January 23, 2008:
Something is rotten in the state of Colorado. Either that, or Colorado is making a bold bet on FIPS 201 despite the political cost.
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Identity & Access Management
It seems that HID, a company with product hanging on about 80 or 90% of all the doors in Colorado state buildings, has been stuck on the back burner. Colorado has approved a first responder credentialing RFP calling for a...
December 3, 2007:
Hacker at the door (I hope HID does slap me with a restraining order for reprinting this)
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Authentication ,
Identity & Access Management
Joel Rakow has a fun newsletter. He authorized me to reprint this story. If you want to get on his mailing list, drop him a note at joelrakow@olliviercorp.com Many security professionals are concerned about IP access control readers being a...
November 17, 2007:
Gimme Some Disruptive Innovation!
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Event Management ,
Identity & Access Management ,
Manufacturers
Here is a message for Cisco, Novell, IBM, Oracle and the rest of the IT powerhouses taking some steps toward the physical security industry. So far, what I've heard from each of you is a message that confuses us. It...
September 26, 2007:
Citrix flavored Kool-aid is addictive
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Audit ,
Identity & Access Management ,
InfoSec ,
Manufacturers ,
Security Management / Operations
Last week I joined my fellow industry analysts at the Ritz Carlton in Key Biscayne for an analyst and customer event hosted by Citrix. In the first two minutes of Citrix CEO Mark Templeton’s opening presentation he spoke of mobility....
September 11, 2007:
First Look: n-Tegrity Pro secure USB thumb drive appliance
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Authentication ,
First Look ,
Identity & Access Management ,
TechReviews
What it is:USB stick with fingerprint authentication, AES or Blowfish file encryption, secure partition and platform for hosting and launching applications. Plug this little baby in and launch apps, store files, send emails, and sign documents all without leaving a...
September 10, 2007:
Dog House: Aladdin aims low...and hits its target
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Dog House ,
Identity & Access Management ,
InfoSec
Is Aladdin suffering from a lack of confidence? You look at Aladdin and you see a company with a lot of potential. But if you’ve looked and seen that potential for so many years, so often unfulfilled, you may start...
