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Howard Schmidt sees SME appeal in Windows 7
News Howard Schmidt, chief executive of the Information Security Forum, talks to ZDNet UK's Tom Espiner at the RSA Conference in London about how businesses will greet Windows 7.
[October 21, 2009, 16:51]
Howard Schmidt sees SME appeal in Windows 7
Video Howard Schmidt, chief executive of the Information Security Forum, talks to ZDNet UK's Tom Espiner at the RSA Conference in London about how businesses will greet Windows 7.
[October 21, 2009, 16:47]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Howard Schmidt is so naive about the subject of software development that his title seems sarcastic. I suppose a good solution to the problem of Howard Schmidt would be to hold him responsible for making uniformed statements, fire him, make him get...
[October 13, 2005, 13:00]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
News Software developers should be held personally accountable for the security of the code they write, said Howard Schmidt, former White House cybersecurity advisor, on Tuesday. Howard has gone to an extreme by saying software developers should be held...
[October 12, 2005, 12:15]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Howard Schmidt sounds like yet another egghead who hasn't wrote any software. The bottom line Howard's proposal would lead to malpractice insurance for programmers and possibly eight years of school and two years of residency before they could...
[October 12, 2005, 16:39]
Security guru warns of cyberpolice shortage
News Howard Schmidt, former cybersecurity advisor for the White House, has claimed there aren't enough trained police officers in the world to tackle cybercrime effectively. Speaking at the e-Crime Congress in London on Wednesday, Howard Schmidt, who is...
[April 6, 2005, 16:30]
Bluetooth security dangers ignored, say experts
News Former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt has warned of the dangers of flaws in Bluetooth protocols, claiming these vulnerabilities are unrecognised. Schmidt, who is a board member for protocol-testing company Codenomicon, told ZDNet...
[April 23, 2008, 15:53]
Cybercrime threat keeps growing
News Former White House security adviser Howard Schmidt has warned that businesses of all sizes face an increased threat from cybercriminals, who now have the power to attack key parts of the internet. Industrial espionage by foreign governments...
[November 21, 2006, 12:14]
Former White House adviser talks mobile threats
News Former White House adviser and security strategist Howard A Schmidt discusses whether mobile attacks are overhyped and what new risks have been introduced by virtualisation.
[April 23, 2008, 14:04]
Security expert: Cybercrooks to target mobile tech
News Speaking to ZDNet.co.uk sister site silicon.com at the Infosecurity Europe 2008 conference in London, former adviser to the White House on cybersecurity Howard Schmidt said: "[Mobile is] going to become a rich target area for the bad guys.
[April 25, 2008, 8:32]
Small companies ignorant of security warns expert
News Small businesses must become more aware that they are the potential victims of cybercrime, according to former White House security advisor Howard Schmidt. Speaking at an IT security event organised by managed services specialist Claranet at the...
[November 20, 2006, 16:47]
Vendors, not developers, to blame for poor code
News Last week Howard Schmidt, the former White House cybersecurity advisor, argued at a seminar in London that programmers should be held responsible for flaws in code they write. Schmidt's argument outraged large swathes of software developers...
[October 20, 2005, 17:05]
Microsoft sues Google
Talkback People like Howard Schmidt, for example, are maneuvered into place by Microsoft to promote their agenda from the inside. Despite the lawsuit, he could still be a mole. Blacklisting MS executives for two or three years ought to be encouraged to...
[July 20, 2005, 13:27]
eBay sends out mixed messages on security
News Kilmartin’s reluctance to push the technology is at odds with comments made earlier this year by Howard Schmidt, the chief security officer for eBay and former White House cybersecurity adviser who called for greater use of two-factor authentication.
[May 4, 2005, 18:00]
US head of cybersecurity quits to spend more time with his family
News Before Yoran, the United States' top cybersecurity position was held by Howard Schmidt, now the chief security officer at eBay, and before that by Richard Clarke. Clarke resigned the position in February 2003, while Schmidt did so in April 2003.
[October 4, 2004, 11:45]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Howard Schmidt has no clue about software development and the dynamics that go into developing a system. Mr. We are always compromising functionality, security, performance, and staffing all to fit within a given timeframe and budget.
[October 12, 2005, 17:45]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Howard Schmidt obviously has no understanding of how software is developed in the real world. Most programmers would love to write stable, secure software but the constraints placed on them by management make that next to impossible.
[October 12, 2005, 22:32]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Howard Schmidt is either unclear about the established liability process or has a personal grudge against software developers. Is an auto designer personnally liable for a design flaw? How about the chemist working at a tobacco company?
[October 12, 2005, 18:20]
'G Cloud' offers new approach to security, gov't told
News John Colley, European managing director for ISC2, the certification body for information security professionals, and Professor Howard Schmidt, president and chief executive officer of the Information Security Forum (ISF), said the emergence of...
[October 21, 2009, 10:12]
Banks nearing agreement on Web security
News Last year, former White House cybersecurity advisor Howard Schmidt urged banks to use issue customers with two-factor authentication. Schmidt is the chief security strategist of online auction eBay, which itself has yet to issue bidders with two...
[April 14, 2005, 16:05]
