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Mark Weatherford

Contributing Writer

Mark Weatherford is the former chief information security officer of California. Weatherford now serves as vice president and chief security officer for the North American Electric Reliability Corp., an  organization whose mission is to ensure the reliability of the bulk power system of North America.

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Recent Articles

Solving the Compliance Versus Security Conundrum (Opinion)
July 28, 2011 - Protecting the nation's critical infrastructure will require the right mix of security and compliance, says Mark Weatherford, vice president and chief security officer for the North American Electric Reliability Corp.

The Importance of Domain Name System Security Extensions (Opinion)
July 09, 2010 - The transition to DNSSEC will be difficult, but the increased security will be worth the effort.

How Safe Is Social Media? (Opinion)
September 29, 2009 - Don't make 'bear shaving' your security policy for Web 2.0.

Congress, White House Put Cyber-Security on Front Burner (Opinion)
August 10, 2009 - New legislation reveals depths of apprehension for our critical infrastructure.

Public, Private Experts Create Security Guidelines (Opinion)
June 19, 2009 - Cyber-security experts make consensus audit guidelines of security controls.

Melissa Hathaway Has Big Cyber-Security Agenda (Opinion)
April 14, 2009 - Hathaway directing a review of federal cyber-security and may become national cyber-security officer.

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