More than ever, enterprises require intelligent, integrated solutions to prevent data theft and network disruption caused by stealthy, targeted attacks. Despite what many vendors would have you believe, there is no one product or ‘silver bullet’ to solve this problem.

Information is eternal, computers are ephemeral, backup is the savior.

Being able to break security doesn’t make you a hacker anymore than being able to hotwire cars makes you an automotive engineer.

Why did I decide to write cyber thrillers? Because we’ve gone from the Cold War to the Code War.

You can’t hold firewalls and intrusion detection systems accountable. You can only hold people accountable.

A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history – with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.

Recommended addition to the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: A right to not have your data rise up and attack you.

Eighty percent of the intrusions of your networks today can be handled by patches, anti-virus and user actions. We spend 90 percent of our time on the 80 percent of the issues that could be handled by good hygiene.

Security breaches usually entail more recovery efforts than acts of God. Unlike proverbial lightning, breaches of security can be counted on to strike twice unless the route of compromise has been shut off.