Philip Alexander

Information Security Officer, UMC Health System

Alexander began his career back in the late 1980s while serving in the U.S. military. Since then he has worked in both the public and private sectors in positions including engineer, project manager, security architect, and IT director. He currently works as an information security officer for the UMC Health System.

Out-of-Band Authentication: A Fresh Look

Philip Alexander • May 23, 2014

Financial Institutions already apply out-of-band security in many instances. The challenge is: How do we help protect payment cards when they are used at any number of online and brick-and-mortar retailers?

A Simple Plan to Combat ATM Fraud

Philip Alexander • July 22, 2011

Using out-of-wallet questions that are compatible with existing ATM hardware, you can add another layer of security to combat ATM fraud.

The Human Element - Our Greatest Exposure

Philip Alexander • January 13, 2010

The most critical and often weakest link in ANY security program is the human element. This is true in data security, and as the events of Christmas day showed us, national security as well.

Data Security as a Business Case

Philip Alexander • October 8, 2009

There is no such thing as the hack-proof computer. Once we accept that reality, the next challenge is to acknowledge that a certain amount of IT risk is a part of conducting business. Risks also come in many different forms. I'm often asked which is worse -- regulatory, policy or compliance risk? I believe it may...

Offshore Outsourcing: Do You Know Where Your Data is and How it's Managed?

Presented by Philip Alexander • February 15, 2008

Just because you aren't directly offshoring any of your core systems or processes doesn't mean your third-party service provider isn't. It's a given that most organization's outsource critical functions - particularly technology - as a means to reduce IT expense. Yet, even if organizations outsource these functions...