Penny Klein

While watching television this past month, I saw a lot of notices about taking ”responsibility”. All the alcohol commercials remind you to drink responsibly. Car insurance commercials want you to drive responsibly and don’t forget all the TV spots dedicated to financial responsibility. And it’s not confined to television ads. In the halls at work, […]

As security experts, we probably all have had the conversation about the value of technical, operational and managerial security controls. It usually goes something like this: ”My network (or system, or application) is very secure. Periodic vulnerability scans are conducted, security patches are installed as identified, and virus detectors are implemented. Additionally, there are DMZs, […]

I spent the weekend with my parents, who come from the generation of folks who used typewriters — not word processors; sent letters — not email; and used accounting books — not excel. They lived in a world where you did not lock your house or your car at night. They felt safe. Most of […]

It is just about summer — the weather is gorgeous and everyone is in a good mood. A pretty — not beautiful — girl comes into the lobby of a local company and glances around. She walks up to the receptionist and explains she has a meeting with the Information Technology director and is running […]

Have you ever put off a task till ”tomorrow” only to find that an unscheduled event takes its place and then you miss the deadline? Sometimes it’s easy to recovery but other times it not only makes an impact on you, but on others. Unfortunately, these issues happen not only in our personal lives, but […]

Identity theft is a hot topic. You hear about it on television credit card commercials, and you hear people talking about it in their every day lives. The problem is that many people don’t take it seriously and they don’t take the necessary protective measures. I have talked with many folks on this subject and […]