Custom Research

Reavis Consulting Group has literally thousands of articles and research papers concerning the information security industry. We validate our research through real world experiences and by involving diverse analysts. Contact us for your research needs.

Risk Bloggers - Security Wisdom Ahead of the Curve

December 20, 2006

Security is going through radical changes driven by regulations, hacking innovations, geopolitical forces and convergence, among many other trends. The technology and best practices currently employed by security practitioners are inadequate to the task. Leadership is required on all fronts to move the industry to the position of generating greater value to the business and providing more effective protection against threats.

Risk Bloggers brings together the top minds from a variety of risk-based disciplines, including information security, physical security, risk management, privacy, government and the legal practice to contribute insightful blogs that will act as a strategic change agent to influence the direction of technology, policy and best practices within the industry. Enjoy the site and look for our formal launch in January 2007!

Risk Bloggers is managed by Jim Reavis, managing partner of Reavis Consulting Group, LLC., and the Chief Blogging Officer of Risk Bloggers. The site is operated by Kurt Seifried, Chief Writing Officer.

If you are interested in being a contributor to Risk Bloggers, please contact Jim Reavis.

SecureWorld Expo

This fall the SecureWorld schedule returns for a second year in Detroit, Sept. 14-15 and back to Seattle, Oct. 26-27 where SecureWorld launched three years ago. SecureWorld's 'Regional' conferences bring together leading security professionals from both IT and Physical security for two days of Keynotes, Exhibits and Expert Panels and Presentations. Corporate Security teams, Government agency heads and security leaders in Education and Law Enforcement gather for educational tracks, professional networking and security product/service reviews. Keynotes and Open Sessions are complimentary admission and the two day Conference is $145.00. Subscribers of CSOinformer receive a $60 discount off the $145 conference fee by registering on-line using discount code - CSO333 - www.secureworldexpo.com

Voice over IP

August 9, 2004

By Jim Reavis

Voice over IP represents a massive change in our telephony infrastructure and a multitude of new security threats. Reavis Consulting Group is embarking on a multi-quarter research project to identify the risks and opportunities of VoIP. We are identifying the new solutions that enterprises will need and the technologies that exist or must be built to satisfy these needs. The findings will be released in a combination of webcasts, articles, whitepapers and investor research. Contact us for more information about this research focus.

ISSA CISO Executive Forum - November 11-12, Orlando, Fl

November 11, 2004

Established by the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) to meet the unique needs of senior-level security professionals, the CISO Executive Membership program connects industry leaders so they can network with peers, learn from top subject-matter experts, and discuss strategy on current, critical issues. Visit ciso.issa.org/events/forum2.html to register.

SecurityPortal Research Archives

January 17, 2003

This section is devoted to putting some of our older research documents online. This will be an ongoing process as we have hundreds of original works to prioritize, edit and publish.

Linux vs. Microsoft: Who Solves Security Problems Faster?

January 17, 2000

Contact us if you are looking for archived research from SecurityPortal or other related documents.

Network World Research Archives

February 17, 2003

This section has newsletters written for Network World.

Top information security stories (and nonstories) of 1999

January 10, 2000

Does open mean secure?
January 5, 2000

Digital watermarking
January 3, 2000

Microsoft: How big of a problem with security? (Part 2 of 2)
December 29, 1999

Microsoft: How big of a problem with security? (Part 1 of 2)
December 27, 1999

Beware the Y2K opportunists
December 22, 1999

Wireless security
December 20, 1999

An Electronic Pearl Harbor? Part II of II
December 15, 1999

An Electronic Pearl Harbor? Part I of II
December 13, 1999

Hacker shootouts? Not!
December 8, 1999

Chaffing and Winnowing
December 6, 1999

JavaScript is not Java
December 1, 1999

Integration in your in-box equals insecurity
November 29, 1999

Security and the state of American healthcare
November 24, 1999

The number one security tool? Policy!
November 22, 1999

What are the hacks I need to worry about today?
November 17, 1999

Hacker exotica
November 15, 1999

Security guy vs. IT guy
November 10, 1999

How you get tracked on the Net: Part Two
November 8, 1999

How you get tracked on the Net: Part One
November 3, 1999

A psychological profile of hackers
November 1, 1999

Windows 2000: It's new, it's big! Is it secure?
October 27, 1999

IETF - security savior or privacy violator?
October 25, 1999

So you want to be an Infosec Jedi Knight?
October 20, 1999

How do I know that Web site is practicing good security?
October 18, 1999

Stopping smurfing on your network
October 13, 1999

Is SSL protecting online buying?
October 11, 1999

Pros and cons of the Clinton administration's encryption export announcement
October 6, 1999

SNMP - simple management tool for hackers?
October 4, 1999

Microsoft, the National Security Agency and backdoors
September 29, 1999

Advanced Encryption Standard - crypto for the next century
September 27, 1999

Is VPN the killer application for PKI?
September 22, 1999

The future of product suites in the quest for enterprise security
September 20, 1999

Can Windows play nicely in a sandbox?
September 15, 1999

Do you have an intrusion detection response plan?
September 13, 1999

Are you safe from scanning?
September 8, 1999

Is your Internet firewall a bottleneck?
September 6, 1999

PalmPilots - Can you get security in the palm of your hand?
September 1, 1999

Can a Canary solve the buffer overflow problem?
August 30, 1999

Are human beings compatible with cryptography?
August 25, 1999

Are you an accidental spammer?
August 23, 1999

Trends in government encryption policies
August 18, 1999

Cyberattackers will find the path of least resistance
August 16, 1999