Joan Goodchild

Dead last - and proud

fourbeforeforty.com — As I am mere days away from my 15K (actually 11 mile) race in Vermont, it occurred to me earlier that I never had a chance to blog about my 10K in April. I've been meaning to talk about that experience all along. But, alas, when it rains, it pours.

15 government PSAs that would never fly in the Internet age

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Why you need a security buddy (and how to find one)

csoonline.com — CSO - At a school event, I noticed my son sitting and talking with a younger boy. When I asked who he was, my son explained, "he's my kinder buddy!" A few more questions revealed that the school has a program that purposefully mixes older students with younger students to improve reading.

Bit9, FireEye, Palo Alto Networks team to hit zero-day malware

networkworld.com — Network World - Bit9 has teamed with FireEye and Palo Alto Networks, which each have sandboxing technologies, in order to share information related to zero-day attack code. FireEye and Palo Alto Networks, with its next-generation firewall, each have sandboxing technologies intended to safely "detonate" incoming code to detect any sign of it having been designed to behave maliciously and aggressively.

Opinion varies on action against Chinese cyberattacks

csoonline.com — CSO - Security experts agree that the U.S. government should take stronger action against Chinese cyberattacks, but exactly what those measures should be varies widely. The issue of cyberespionage on the part of China made headlines once again on Sunday, with The New York Times reporting that a cyberunit of China's People's Liberation Army resumed stealing data from U.S.

IntegriCell's Aaron Turner: Security managers still don't get mobile security

csoonline.com — For the past several months, security veteran Aaron Turner has been making the rounds at industry events presenting some pretty disturbing information about the state of mobile security. Turner, a former strategist in the security division of Microsoft, should know. He's been working, researching and developing in the mobile space for years.

Digital strongboxes won't solve whistleblower problem for journalists

csoonline.com — CSO - Following the news last week that the Department of Justice had secretly obtained records of phone calls made by the Associated Press in an attempt to find an information leak, the New Yorker magazine launched an online scheme to receive sensitive documents and preserve the identity of their sources.

Attacks from China: A Survival Guide

blogs.csoonline.com — Chinese hacking activity is back in the news this morning, with multiple news outlets reporting that a cyber unit of China's People's Liberation Army has resumed attacks against targets in the United States after a lull of several weeks. The cyber unit in question was first identified three months ago in a threat report from security company Mandiant.

Opinion varies on action against Chinese cyberattacks

csoonline.com — CSO - Security experts agree that the U.S. government should take stronger action against Chinese cyberattacks, but exactly what those measures should be varies widely. The issue of cyberespionage on the part of China made headlines once again on Sunday, with The New York Times reporting that a cyberunit of China's People's Liberation Army resumed stealing data from U.S.

IntegriCell's Aaron Turner: Security managers still don't get mobile security

csoonline.com — For the past several months, security veteran Aaron Turner has been making the rounds at industry events presenting some pretty disturbing information about the state of mobile security. Turner, a former strategist in the security division of Microsoft, should know. He's been working, researching and developing in the mobile space for years.