SARAH D. SCALET

Sarah D. Scalet is a senior editor for CSO magazine, a contributor to CIO magazine and a noted expert on information security.

How to Protect Consumer Data Privacy: A Proposal

CSO conducted an online discussion forum among legal and security experts, with some consumers weighing in, and came up with a proposal for a national data breach privacy law.

Report Card on Government's Compliance With Secure ID Mandate

The president called on all federal agencies to issue secure, smart ID cards to federal workers and contractors. So far, few of the cards have been issued, according to an analysis of published data.

Federal Agencies Lag on Secure ID Card Mandate

The number of HSPD-12-compliant smart cards issued by the federal government remains minuscule.

Governance: A Higher Power

When State Street acquired a Deutsche Bank company, it had to decide whether to keep or retire more than 900 inherited applications. The guiding force that helped it do that was governance.

How to Conduct a Vulnerability Assessment

Los Alamos National Laboratory's Roger Johnston talks about how aliens, Elvis impersonators and your worst security users can help you find and fix security problems.

What Banks Tell Online Customers About Their Security

Six months after the FFIEC's rules for strong authentication took effect, Security Editor Sarah D. Scalet tests what the country's three biggest banks tell customers about their online security practices. It's not very encouraging.

Introducing AT&T, Your Internet Security Company

AT&T and other telcos want to clean up the Internet from the vast flows of spam and other junk—and earn a tidy profit. How their plans move forward will have a profound impact on their bottom lines and the idea of net neutrality.

Radio-Frequency ID (RFID) as an Answer to Pharmaceutical Drug Counterfeiting

Five myths about how Radio-Frequency ID (RFID) technology will stop counterfeit drugs.

Product Testing, Contract Process Delay Government Smart Cards

HSPD-12, an IT-centric project to create standard ID cards for federal facilities is proceeding, slowly.

Drugs, RFID and the Legislative Tangle

While the federal government's push to trace the movement of drugs has been slowed, several states have stepped in with rules of their own.