A number of years ago I worked on a project that required extensive manipulation of digital waveforms; the waveforms were stored in double precision floating point vectors (or arrays if you prefer) We quickly discovered that even when we compiled the programs we were not getting the speed required because of the loops needed to step through the entire vector

An Information Asset Profile (IAP) will help you to characterize you information assets to ensure you're providing the necessary level of security protection An IAP is one of the primary inputs necessary for a successful threat risk assessment (TRA)

Many people find the idea of creating Information Security Metrics to be a daunting task This article will help you by reviewing what is required to create a set of meaningful metrics for your Information Security Program

It's fairly easy to declare an information security policy such as “information is a valuable asset and must be protected by all personnel”; but what are the implications to your company of such a policy For starters it means people must recognize that information is a company asset and has value, that it includes electronic and physical information as well as the spoken word, that it must be protected from unauthorized disclosure, and that no one is exempt (including the CEO and the board)

Large "P" policy vs small "p" polices