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Neil MacDonald blog: 2011

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Neil MacDonald: 100% Prevention is a Fallacy. Lockdown is a Flawed Strategy

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January 25, 2011 I've commented before that complete protection is a combination of prevention and detection and that we've been far too focused on the prevention side of the equation trying to pre READ MORE
http://blogs.gartner.com/neil_macdonald/2011/01/25/100-prevention-is-a...

Neil MacDonald: Yes, Macs are Vulnerable

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March 3, 2011 I've talked about this issue in past blogs, but I have an increasing number of clients asking me whether or not antimalware protection is needed on Apple Macintosh computers. More and READ MORE
http://blogs.gartner.com/neil_macdonald/2011/03/03/yes-macs-are-vulner...

Neil MacDonald: "There's no Such Thing as 'Secure' Anymore"

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April 5, 2011 This sounds exactly like what I wrote here and here. Click the URL above to read the full article READ MORE
http://blogs.gartner.com/neil_macdonald/2011/04/05/theres-no-such-thin...

Neil MacDonald: Advanced Persistent Threats: Finding the Needle in a Haystack

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April 14, 2011 Whether or not you agree with the use of the term "Advanced Persistent Threat" (APT), we can agree that there is a very real threat from advanced intrusions which persist undetected READ MORE
http://blogs.gartner.com/neil_macdonald/2011/04/14/advanced-persistent...

Neil MacDonald: If Detection is "Security 101", Why do we Keep Getting Nailed wi...

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April 27, 2011 I've made the argument before that complete information security protection requires a combination of prevention and detection. Further, I believe we have overinvested, become overly READ MORE
http://blogs.gartner.com/neil_macdonald/2011/04/27/if-detection-is-sec...

Neil MacDonald: It's Time for Security to Ascend

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August 24, 2011 As I research into the future of adaptive security infrastructure, I am convinced that the future of information security lies in software, not hardware. Click the URL above to r READ MORE
http://blogs.gartner.com/neil_macdonald/2011/08/24/its-time-for-securi...

Neil MacDonald: Sand Castles and Advanced Persistent Threats

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July 11, 2011 I've been absent from blogging for 2 weeks - first we had the Gartner Information Security Summit in DC and then I took some time off for a much-needed vacation. Click the URL abov READ MORE
http://blogs.gartner.com/neil_macdonald/2011/07/11/sand-castles-and-ad...

Neil MacDonald: The Single Most Important Way to Improve Endpoint Security

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August 23, 2011 Run more of your Windows users without administrator rights. Click the URL above to read the full article READ MORE
http://blogs.gartner.com/neil_macdonald/2011/08/23/the-single-most-imp...

Neil MacDonald: Windows 8 Raises the Bar for Security

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September 28, 2011 I've been out the past two weeks visiting with clients and have been meaning to summarize my impression of the upcoming Windows 8 (expected mid 2012) from a security point of vie READ MORE
http://blogs.gartner.com/neil_macdonald/2011/09/28/windows-8-raises-th...
2011 Neil MacDonald blogs
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