Why Privacy Matters

Posted by Eric Jacksch on Mar 8, 2007 in Privacy, Security | 0 comments

As an information security (infosec) guy I don’t blog about work. To put it mildly, customers would not appreciate it. So when I do blog about security, it’s about more general issues and events.

Here’s a good one on privacy. You might think it’ seems far fetched, but allow companies to combine information from the right databases, and it’s actually quite easy. It also could be profitable…

http://www.aclu.org/pizza/images/screen.swf

The number one security problem

Posted by Eric Jacksch on Jun 14, 2006 in Security | 0 comments

As a security professional, I often find myself recommending that clients establish a basic security awareness program.  Here’s a good example of why:

http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=95556&print=true

Feb Monitor Article

Posted by Eric Jacksch on Feb 10, 2006 in Security | 0 comments

My February article for Monitor Magazine is now online here. This month’s column discusses two practical Canadian solutions to common information security problems: Secure hard drive encryption from WinMagic and strong authentication from CRYPTOCard.

Also feel free to check out the online edition of the Monitor and Monitor Today here.

Firearms in the Sun

Posted by Eric Jacksch on Jan 9, 2006 in News | 1 comment

I’m out of town on business for a few days, so I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m told that my article on firearms appears in today’s Ottawa Sun.