Practical Information Security

One of the blogs I have been following recently is being written in part by someone who I've worked with in the past, and has a great perspective on the in's and out's of Information Security. Most recent article I really enjoyed the perspective Will has and this article is something that many experienced Information Security professionals feel. First you have a feeling of satisfaction on a job well done (it's always invigorating to give a good presentation to a good audience). Next you get a creeping sensation that maybe this was a big eye opener for the company or for these people in particular, that maybe until now they didn't realize that in today's very connected and on-line world there are many ways to compromise your security and many different motivations for groups and individuals to do this. It isn't just about the hacker who wants to show off for his friends, now it's more about the money that he can get from selling the data he mined