Outsourcing Security

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  • In some ways we outsource security already by relying on software from Webroot, Symantec, McAfee and others to protect our PCs from viruses and other nastiness. Outsourcing data security is just another step along that path, albeit one that requires more interaction than just passively accepting updates to a virus database.

    I agree that communication skills will be essential. I also think a certain level of security knowledge will still be required in order to apply those communication skills and have the necessary conversations with the outsource provider, and also to help guide the security scope and / or put security audits in place.

    Another example of the job not going away, just changing at the detail level... :hehe:


    Here there be dragons...,

    Steph Brown

  • I wonder who is responsible for checking the checkers .... what if the rogue individual works for the security firm. He/she becomes aware of a fault in the system and then executes same, BEFORE others in the firm can amend the code / test the new code/create an update/Upload the update to all its customers.

    It becomes a never ending circle, it goes back to the old saying "trust no one not ever yourself"

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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