Tuesday | 7 July, 2009
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Stories about: Stanford University

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    Evolution of the CSO 11/06/2009 07:20:00

    It's been almost 15 years since David Kent first came to Genzyme, a biotech firm headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., that develops medical treatments for ailments such as certain genetic diseases and some forms of cancer. In 1994, the company had less than $200 million in sales, and only about 1,000 employees-a stark contrast to its worldwide workforce of 11,000 today and the $4.6 billion in revenue it reported in 2008.
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    Building smarter authentication 03/08/2006 12:02:23

    Online scams that lure online banking and e-commerce customers to phony Web sites and trick them into giving up sensitive account information have been a mainstay of online criminals for years. However, the increase in so-called spear-phishing attacks is new, as is the increasing sophistication of the software they use to penetrate enterprise networks.
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    US DHS funds security for open source 12/01/2006 08:13:32

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded a US$1.24 million three-year grant to Stanford University and software vendors Coverity and Symantec. The grant will fund daily security audits and analysis of more than 40 open-source projects including Apache, Linux, Mozilla, MySQL and PostgreSQL.
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    New Locks, New Keys 01/12/2005 10:27:07

    CSOs and CIOs need to examine options for authenticating users - or risk their companies becoming the latest data theft headline.
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    A Legal Matter 07/10/2004 11:45:27

    Chasing cybercrooks is one thing; successfully bringing them to court and punishing them is another matter entirely.
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    The Interactive Nightmare 19/08/2004 10:53:28

    The best thing about the modern computer network is also its chief liability: Everything's connected, with on-ramps conveniently located everywhere.
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    Security lust creating privacy headaches 03/06/2004 10:05:28

    An unchecked lust for IT security, surveillance and identity management by enterprises and governments could create bigger headaches than the ones they solve, former Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton warned delegates at the 2004 AusCert Conference.
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    Firing Line 08/10/2003 10:15:25

    A poorly handled employee termination can create a slew of security risks. That's why CIOs and CSOs need a process for letting workers go.
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