Posts by Nicholas Samodurov
How to A.C.E. Your Firm’s Security
Authentication. Communication. Encryption. Information security is fast moving and effects many parts of an organization. The speed of change can make information security fun but can also make it difficult to manage. Cloud services add to the complexity by dramatically changing the security landscape and breaking down the traditional borders protecting our information. As things…
Read MoreThe Language of Information Security – The Devil is in the Details
A theme I touch on regularly is that learning information security is like learning a new language. I remember the first time I took a German language course in school, and something caught my attention. The teacher had to spend a surprising amount of time teaching the class English first. What a surprise! Every person…
Read MoreHow Law Firms Can Better Implement Information Security Coordinating Security Roles
What is information security, and how do we do it better? At LegalSEC 2018 I had the privilege of participating on a panel that addressed this topic. Our panel included a Principal Security Architect (myself), an Information Security Officer, and an IT Manager. The takeaway: Different roles in a firm each have a different view…
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