INSTITUTE INSIGHTS

Institute Insights is published quarterly for alumni of the Institute’s Network Security Forums and other interested parties. Subscriptions are offered at no charge. To subscribe, click here.

July 2005
The Institute turns four! Over the past four years we have hosted 22 regional Network Security Forums for over 1,000 practicing network security professionals in six U.S. cities. Many of our members have been to multiple forums over the years, and are now finding huge value as annual members of the Institute’s Partner Program. Full issue

September 2004
Certification is a perennial question among information and network security professionals. Faculty member Fred Avolio addresses this and other historical lessons in Faculty Viewpoint, while Forum members weigh in on the question in Data Point. Full issue

July 2004
Vulnerability management is a huge challenge for all network security professionals. In Faculty Viewpoint, Eric Cole argues that automated vulnerability remediation is a must for the future even if automated patching has its dangers. In Data Point: How many Forum Members test patches before rolling them out. Full issue

April 2004
Faculty member Marcus Ranum outlines the relationship between IDS tuning and the power of Security Information Management (SIM). In Data Point: IDS penetration among Forum Members.
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THE INSTITUTE IN THE NEWS
The Institute hosted it's 3rd Annual Midwest Network Security Forum on August 3 & 4 in Chicago. Click here to read a review of the event, through the eyes of an attendee.