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RISK MANAGEMENT, il paradigma dominante

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David Vincenzetti

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Jul 21, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/21/00
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Come si prevedeva da molto tempo, il paradigma dominante della Internet
security sta diventando il risk management. Ed ecco che un'assicurazione
di primissimo ordine (i Lloyds di Londra) si incontra con una security
company egualmente prestigiosa, la Counterpane Internet Security di
Bruce Schneier.

Scusate la (mancanza di) modestia, ma saranno almeno due anni che
"sto annunciando", su canali Internet come questo o alle conferenze a cui
partecipo come relatore, un evento di questa portata!


--vince

> CRYPTO-GRAM
>
> July 15, 2000
>
> by Bruce Schneier
> Founder and CTO
> Counterpane Internet Security, Inc.
> schn...@counterpane.com
> http://www.counterpane.com
> Counterpane Internet Security News

[...]

>Counterpane is pleased to announce a new insurance tie-in with Lloyd's of
>London. This is an exclusive offering for Counterpane customers: if
>Counterpane monitors your network, then you can purchase this
>insurance. For the first time ever, organizations can buy insurance
>against hacking without a security audit and without regard to the
>particular security products they use. Organizations can also buy, for
>the first time ever, warranty coverage that protects their customers
>against loss of income and data.
>
>Computer security has always been sold as "threat
>prevention." Encryption, firewalls, anti-virus, PKI...these are all
>technologies that prevent particular threats. Threat prevention is a
>cost, and if an organization doesn't understand the threats, then it might
>not be willing to pay for prevention. Real business security, on the
>other hand, is about risk management. Risk management is not a cost, it's
>a way to make money. If one organization can manage its risk better than
>another, then it will be more profitable. Smart companies embrace risk,
>look for more of it, and figure out how to do business in the face of it.
>
>Looking at computer security as a risk management tool, there are many
>more options than threat prevention. There is detection and response:
>managing risk by finding attacks in process and stopping them. And there
>is insurance: packaging risk and selling it to someone else. These are
>the future of computer security, not prophylactic technologies that
>promise a magical security blanket.
>
> From the beginning, I have maintained that Counterpane Internet Security
> will address the real problems in network security. I have never
> believed that simply installing products will ever protect you, and have
> focused on the process of security. One part of that process is Managed
> Security Monitoring, which is what Counterpane's business is. The other
> part is insurance. Now Counterpane customers, and only Counterpane
> customers, have access to both.
>
>Summary of the offering:
>
>Counterpane Internet Security Inc., Lloyd's of London, Frank Crystal &
>Co., and SafeOnline Ltd. have jointly developed a first-of-its-kind,
>comprehensive risk management insurance solution specifically targeted to
>meet the needs of today's e-businesses.
>
>Up to $100 million in protection available.
>
>Two products available:
>
> 1. Internet Asset and Income Protection Coverage provides
> insurance for Counterpane's Managed Security Monitoring customers who
> incur a loss of or damage to information assets resulting from a breach
> of security or technology failure. Also covers business interruption due
> to loss of use due to a breach.
>
> 2. Internet Asset and Income Protection Warranty Plan for
> ISPs/ASPs that utilize Counterpane's Managed Security Monitoring
> services; this is a turnkey, insurance-backed warranty plan to extend the
> Internet Asset and Income Protection to their customers.
>
>These insurance products are sold through authorized insurance brokers.
>
>Quick Summary:
><http://www.counterpane.com/pr-lloydssl.html>
>
>Press Release:
><http://www.counterpane.com/pr-lloyds.html>
>
>Q&A:
><http://www.counterpane.com/pr-lloydsqa.html>
>
>White Paper describing the insurance offering and its context:
><http://www.counterpane.com/pr-lloydswp.html>
>
>Press Coverage:
><http://news.cnet.com/news//0-1005-200-2232221.html?tag=st.cn.sr.ne.1>
><http://www.internetwk.com/story/INW20000710S0001>
><http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO46992,00.html?am>
><http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2600511,00.html>
><http://www.crn.com/dailies/digest/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=18243>
><http://slashdot.org/articles/00/07/10/139201.shtml>

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