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Jordan Wiens
Contributing Technology Editor, NWC.com
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Jordan Wiens's Most Recent Articles
Positive Security: Worth The Work?
InformationWeek, September 20, 2008
New approach requires in-depth systems knowledge, but the payoff is substantial.

NIST Hash Lists Give A Boost To Positive Security On Windows
InformationWeek, September 20, 2008
Software Reference Library includes legitimate software applications, images, and operating system files.

TPM: A Matter Of Trust
InformationWeek, June 28, 2008
The Trusted Platform Module never releases its internal key outside itself, so it becomes its own root of trust.

A Tipping Point For The Trusted Platform Module?
InformationWeek, June 28, 2008
To achieve widespread adoption, TPM must overcome challenges to encryption key management.

Forum Sounds The Trumpets For Defense In Depth
InformationWeek, March 08, 2008
Jericho Forum stresses limitations of border security.

Trend Report: Unified Threat Management
InformationWeek, March 08, 2008
UTM appliances are gaining ground on standalone systems thanks to cost, green considerations.

Rollout: Mu Makes Security Warm And Fuzzy
InformationWeek, January 12, 2008
The Mu-4000 Analyzer helps IT sniff out software vulnerabilities--before the bad guys do.

Holiday Gift Guide
InformationWeek, November 30, 2007
An Internet tablet, by any other name, and a GPS receiver.

Time To Take Action Against Data Loss
InformationWeek, November 17, 2007
The latest round of security products focuses on data loss prevention everywhere on the network, but the real work still requires a human touch.

Rolling Review: WatchFire Blazes Past Competition
InformationWeek, October 06, 2007
AppScan was the only product in this Rolling Review to handle Ajax, and it did it without the gotchas that plagued rivals. Now that's hot.

Acunetix Finishes Strong
InformationWeek, October 06, 2007
The final entry in our Web application scanner Rolling Review easily makes our short list.

Rolling Review: Web App Scanners Still Have Trouble With Ajax
InformationWeek, October 06, 2007
We hoped Web app scanners could automatically scour our Ajax code, but only one product met that goal. To stay safe, plan on some manual labor.

Rolling Review: N-Stalker Web App Scanner
InformationWeek, September 01, 2007
Third installment of our Ajax Rolling Review shows not all scanners are created equal

Encryption Done Right
InformationWeek, July 28, 2007
FIPS requirements lay out best practices for encryption, giving organizations a road map for compliance with various regulations. The upcoming 140-3 standard adds welcome detail. We run down the highlights.