Ronen
Large organizations need to realize the importance of information security. Actually, they need to take it a step further and employ a specialist such as Ronen to be their CSO, Chief Security Officer. Ronen is a go to man in charge of information security for one of Israel's largest IT companies.
Ronen has witnessed numerous, some even hair raising, information security incidents through his 20 years of experience. For Ronen, single handedly implementing and maintaining network security for a company or over 2700 employees is no easy task. It has taken Ronen 10 years just to get his bearings.
Through Ronen's experience, he has reviewed countless security products. At his company Ronen has deployed over 20 Checkpoint firewalls all in cluster formation. Ronen specializes in distributed and segmented networks. IPS or intrusion prevention systems such as Tipping Point from 3COM can be found in almost every network Ronen has designed.
Policies written by Ronen are concise to the point and promptly implemented. They also take into consideration the nature and culture of the organization. Ronen runs an entire security management show. He just needs to look out for other employees who try to trip him up every now and then. But that is no problem for Ronen; he just doesn't put them on his Hanukkah list.
Ronen believes that in today's enterprise computer environment, the need for inclusive security policies is evident. Because of growing use of computers, internet, and email in organizations the potential for breaches in information security have increased tenfold. It has been estimated that as of 2008 only about one-fourth of businesses have written security guidelines. Of those written even fewer address procedures as risk assessments, BCP, and DRP.
Securing confidential business information involves tight network security. Health organizations, financial service providers, and especially departments dealing with national security should realize the importance. Disclosure of classified information should be regulated in accordance of established and reviewed security policies.
Email has changed the way we communicate. It's fast, economical, easy to master, and readily available. Currently, email is transmitted through the internet using SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.) Unfortunately, this protocol has no security capabilities. Consequently, email can be read, altered, or contaminated, by anyone who comes into contact with them. Policies should be used to regulate the use of email.
Ronen, http://www.ronen.biz/
