Security 2014 – Educate and Analyze

Writing for IBM Midsize Insider, Christopher Burgess offered up his thoughts on 2014 Moving into 2014, the chief information officers (CIOs) of small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) have security challenges ahead of them. In an eWeek piece, Michelle Maisto interviewed Steve Durbin, the Internet Security Forum’s global vice president, who made several recommendations of areas of focus for the information …

IT Security Teams Enable Business – IBM Midsize Insider – December 2013

Writing for IBM Midsize Insider, Christopher Burgess discusses how IT security teams enable business.   Having an IT security team is an imperative for all companies, not just those in the enterprise space. This dedicated set of eyes is essential for small- to medium-size businesses (SMBs). It is imperative that security team members have a clear understanding of their role …

Industrial Espionage in Small/Medium Enterprises – ThomasNet

  On 17 October 2013, ThomasNet ran a piece on industrial espionage (“Industrial Espionage Threats to SMEs Originate from Within“), and interviewed Prevendra’s CEO, Christopher Burgess on some of the fundamental issues and distinguishing the difference between ethical data collection and espionage.    [custom_blockquote style=”blue”] Christopher Burgess, CEO of Prevendra Inc., a security, privacy and intelligence firm based in Washington, told IMT that …