January 2009
6 posts
A BRIEF ARGUMENT FOR PCI DSS (OR ALEX’S 5S’S FOR... →
real quick:  It might be worth noting that I wrote this the weekend before Heartland was announced. So I was reading this excellent article on Taiichi Ohno and the Toyota Production System over…
Jan 27th
The Source of PCI DSS “Failure” →
This is somewhat of a follow up from my post on changing our attitude towards how we might best protect consumers that use credit cards. In FAIR, there are three types of contact that drive the…
Jan 23rd
Maturity & Measurement Redux →
My friend Mike Rothman had some fun things to say about this post I made last year in his recent insight. Love ya Mike, but I have to respond in kind. “I’ve used the saying, “when all you have…
Jan 21st
Using The Compliance Stick Actually Weakens You →
Anton is the “PCI Guy” (sorry, not sure of his real title) at Qualys.  If you haven’t seen them yet, he’s got some pretty ranty posts about PCI up.  Which are awesome.  In his most recent post he…
Jan 15th
A Couple of Links on Risk & Decision Making →
First, I wanted to point you over to Chris’ Risktical blog.  He’ll be doing a FAIR analysis over there that looks interesting.  It’s nice that Chris is dedicating his time on this, given the…
Jan 13th
Thoughts on ISO 27005 →
First, many readers sent us the New York Times/Slashdot “Risk Management” link.  Thank you! The beginning of a reasoned response was written by Aleks  on Andrew Gelman’s blog (…
Jan 6th