Tonight, the gang dodged the snow for long enough to talk about some of the stories that have come out in the past week or two.
Can we finally quantify risk?
http://www.csoonline.com/article/2874171/data-protection/new-framework-helps-companies-quantify-risk.html
Security budgets seem to be on the rise according to Ponemon:
http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/security-budgets-going-up-thanks-to-mega-breaches/d/d-id/1318714?
Filed under “Duh…”
http://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/24236-Fear-Hackers-First-Invest-in-an-IT-Security-Culture-Change.html
There are lots of potential changes to the CFAA, what can you do?
http://www.csoonline.com/article/2873537/security-industry/post-state-of-the-union-reaction-to-proposed-legislation-remains-mixed.html
https://medium.com/message/we-should-all-step-back-from-security-journalism-e474cd67e2fa
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