Security Training and Education

Driving Secure Software Development: Experiences in a Diverse Product Environment

Siemens’ security team drives secure software development across a diverse product portfolio through activities such as standardizing roles, threat and risk analysis, and product security risk management. Read full article »

Lost Decade or Golden Era: Computer Security since 9/11

In this point/counterpoint article, Gary McGraw and Anup Ghosh address whether the US is better off today in all aspects of security than we were 10 years ago. Read full article »

A Research Agenda Acknowledging the Persistence of Passwords

Despite attempts to replace passwords, they're more widely used than ever. Microsoft researchers assert that, in many instances, passwords are the best-fit solution and suggest better means to concretely identify actual requirements. Read full article »

Cybersecurity and Economics

For bank robbery, we spend more on prevention than we lose; for cybercrime, the reverse is true. How can we increase the effort on cybersecurity so that the situation improves? Read full article »

IEEE Security & Privacy Seeks Editor in Chief for 2013–2014 Term
The IEEE Computer Society seeks applicants for the position of editor in chief, serving a two-year term starting 1 January 2013.

Prospective candidates are asked to provide (as PDF files) by the extended deadline of 30 March 2012, a complete curriculum vitae, a brief plan for the publication's future, and a letter of support from their institution or employer. Read more »

All IEEE Computer Society magazines are being published in ePub format.