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Where PCI DSS Still Falls Short (and How to Make it Better)  – Former CISO and Symantec strategic consulting director Ariel Silverstone goes through PCI DSS line by line and offers suggestions to make it more effective.

Currently, I believe it is possible to be 100 percent PCI compliant and have no real security.

via Where PCI DSS Still Falls Short (and How to Make it Better).  By my frieind, Ariel Silverstone.

Some attendees at RSA Conference 2009 wondered aloud if the gathering still has much value. CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner offers his assessment

via Has RSA Jumped the Shark?.

Also, here is the report of my friend, Ariel Silverstone.

 9 Dirty Tricks: Social Engineers’ Favorite Pick-Up Lines

What the average guy might call a con is known in the security world as social engineering. Social engineering is the criminal art of scamming a person into doing something or divulging sensitive information. These days, there are thousands of ways for con artists to pull off their tricks. Here we look at some of the most common lines these people are using to fool their victims…