Greg Young

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Onsite at MES: Defining “In The Cloud” Security

by Greg Young  |  September 15, 2008  |  Comments Off

Tap dancing is the mother of invention.  This morning at MES I delivered a new presentation “Network Security Best Practices for Midsize Enterprises”, for the first time.  Although I covered all the acronyms, I realized about halfway through that I was talking a lot about In The Cloud security and comparing it to MSSP services, but it needed [...]

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In The Works: Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Protection 2008

by Greg Young  |  September 14, 2008  |  Comments Off

This year it was my turn to lead the update to the Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Protection. (HCIP to make your reading easier).  There are 3 HCs underway in security right now: HC for Data and Application led by analyst Jay Heiser, the HCIP, and an ‘umbrella’ HC for Information Security led by Managing VP Ray [...]

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Midsize Enterprise Summit (MES) This Week

by Greg Young  |  September 13, 2008  |  Comments Off

This week I am speaking at the Midsize Enterprise Summit (MES) event at the Gaylord in Dallas.  This will be the 5th MES event for me, and they are a  research highlight of year.  The format is different than typical conferences: CIOs do not pay to attend but do both Gartner sessions and attend vendor [...]

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