Notes from the Consultant’s Jungle

By- Bob Landström

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Internet Content Filtering: 2010 Students’ Perspective

June 14th, 2010 · No Comments · IS Security, Internet

In my IS Security class at the university, I was recently moderating a discussion thread where my students posted their opinions on Internet content filtering. The question was a simple one, “Some schools and libraries use Internet content filters to prohibit users from accessing undesirable Web sites. These filters are designed to protect individuals, yet [...]

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Cloud Cloudiness

April 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Business Continuity Planning, Cloud Computing, Compliance, Data Center, Data Centers, Enterprise Architecture, IS Security, IT Governance, SaaS

Confusion Persists
Through several posts on this blog, we discussed the many aspects of confusion around the term, “Cloud Computing.”  After attending this year’s Cloud Expo in New York City and seeing the same three-layer stack (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) slide in fifty half of the presentations, I have to conclude that confusion still exists in the [...]

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Top 5 Data Center Issues for the Enterprise IT Executive

March 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Business, Business Continuity Planning, Data Center, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery Planning, IT Governance

A quick perusal of a typical contemporary IT project portfolio will show a strong representation of projects dependent upon, or directly related to the data center.  Changes in the growth and scale of data processing, applications, content storage, data communications, risk, compliance, and maturity of IT governance are all in some way connected to the [...]

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Physical Security for Cloud Data Centers

December 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Business Continuity Planning, Data Center, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery Planning, IS Security

As I’ve watched the momentum of the Cloud, it’s caused me to reflect upon earlier discussions about data center physical security.  It’s long been my opinion that physical security will soon emerge (or re-emerge) as a top issue in data center planning, since businesses and consumers alike are increasingly reliant on the data and transaction [...]

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Where should we build that data center?

October 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Business, Business Continuity Planning, Data Center, Green Data Center, Green IT, IS Security, IT Governance

When launching a new data center build project, where the data center will be located is a fundamental issue. There are many factors in deciding where the data center will be, but all of these factors can arguably be consolidated into two issues- Risk and Cost.
We mention risk in terms of Risk Management. [...]

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Cybercrime increasing on Facebook

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

There’s a piece by Jim Finkle in Reuters this morning about the rise in cybercrime in social networking sites.  The article mentions that MySpace had been plagued by this for several years, but now with the increasing popularity of Facebook, the criminals are going where the game is.
Per the article, “Facebook is the social network [...]

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“Can I raise the tier level of my Data Center?”

August 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Data Center, Data Center MEP, Green Data Center, IS Security, IT Assessments, IT Roadmaps

So many discussions with prospective Clients begin with the subject of data center tier ratings.  Many companies are struggling with data center facilities that no longer adequately serve their Business, and are seeking a path toward better scalability, availability, security, and lower cost of ownership.
In the mid-market segment, while there are exceptions to the [...]

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VoIP Security Assessment: How Long are You Going to Wait?

April 4th, 2008 · No Comments · IS Security, VoIP

 
Most of the enterprises that we encounter through the service of our practice have top-notch Information Security teams.  The basic existence of a security team in the organization is evidence that the CIO recognizes and appreciates the enormous risk exposure and potential loss to the business that can result from information security breaches, and has [...]

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