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Cool as McCumber: Bring Me a Checklist!

John McCumber is a security and risk professional, and author of “Assessing and Managing Security Risk in IT Systems: A Structured Methodology,” from Auerbach Publications. If you have a comment...
John McCumber is a security and risk professional, and author of “Assessing and Managing Security Risk in IT Systems: A Structured Methodology,” from Auerbach Publications. If you have a comment or question for him, e-mail Cool_as_McCumber@cygnusb2b.com.

In my house, I have a memorized security checklist. Each night, I make a nightly security parade. I go out and ensure the garage door is locked, then the deck, and finally secure the inside doors. I then extinguish the non-security outside lights and go up to bed. I have to believe that somewhere in our vast treasure trove of antiquities there exists a stone tablet, papyrus, vellum or wall carving of some organization’s security checklist. Maybe there’s one in the Vatican’s extensive...
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