Jeremiah Grossman

Debate: Anti-virus is essential.

Enterprises understand their reputation is on the line when things go wrong, says Jeremiah Grossman.

Even for the most proactive organizations, finding and fixing flaws in website code is complex, time and resource intensive, and not immune to the accidental introduction of new risks.

In the last twenty years, the internet has made everyone equidistant. Today's technology-savvy crooks do not have to be physically near their victims; they may remain comfortable hundreds or thousands of miles away while they act. Through automation, they can perform reconnaissance on a large number of targets within minutes. They also don't have to take the time to physically carry cash and instead rely on electronic transfer.

Full Disclosure is dead. Let me explain why. The information security world has changed, even if some don't see it or are unwilling to accept it.

Many are complaining that the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), that industry's self-regulation for safeguarding cardholder information, lacks teeth.