Trust and transparency: Managing secure outsourced relationships

Published: July 7, 2010, 8:22 p.m.

Security has always hung upon, or been hung by, its weakest link. The complexity of today's systems has compounded the difficulty of defending them, not just because of the number of components, but because of the many sources from which they are drawn. Whether you are integrating an outsourced or opensourced application, or if you are interfacing with an outsourced service provider, security must be one of the areas where there is clear focus and detailed requirements. In this podcast, Jack Danahy, Worldwide Security Executive for Rational, talks about some recent events where more security transparency would have helped, and describes ways in which Rational can help to ensure the security and reputations of our clients.