The old year is over, the new one has begun, and that means information security predictions galore! From my very unscientific perusal of many of those, incident response, cyber insurance, information sharing, and vendor management top the lists of high importance target areas for 2016. All of these are timely issues, I agree. But what…
DetailsDuring a bit of down time this holiday season, I had an opportunity to catch up on a lot of my fellow security pundits’ predictions for 2016. Not surprisingly, there were countless predictions of major breaches, new ransomware threats and continuing cyber-militia activities. In fact, depending on who you believe, the next 12 months will…
DetailsIn this five-part series CISO Brian Lozada examines the state of cybersecurity in our nation’s critical infrastructure, what is at risk, what makes it unique and what measures can be taken to bolster its safeguards. Read Part One Read Part Three Read Part Four In the first article in this series, I addressed the growing possibility…
DetailsWhile the holiday season traditionally brings consumers words of warning about an increased risk of fraud, vigilance on the part of credit unions and consumers can go a long way towards a fraud-free holiday season. Read on for a list of ways credit unions and consumers can protect themselves during the holiday shopping season, courtesy…
DetailsAs the year winds to a close, CISOs across industries assess the past year and plan for the security challenges they will face as they head into 2016. Security Current heard from several key CISOs about what they think will be the most important issues in cybersecurity in 2016. Read their insights here: Joe Adornetto…
DetailsIn this five-part series CISO Brian Lozada examines the state of cybersecurity in our nation’s critical infrastructure, what is at risk, what makes it unique and what measures can be taken to bolster its safeguards. Read Part Two Read Part Three Read Part Four Part One As technology continues to advance, so does the potential…
DetailsWell, ‘tis the season – a season for celebrating and a season for shopping. You are the CISO, the head honcho for everything information security. So who’re you gonna call when everyone and their mothers come running your way asking how their information can be kept safe this holiday season? Here’s your cheat sheet. A compendium…
DetailsSometime ago, I had a moment of introspection, which oddly, sounded a lot like Redd Foxx, in his best deadpan Fred Sanford delivery…. ‘It’s the user…. Dummy!’ Those of us who have been in the space for a while recognize the one common factor in every significant breach is the abuse of privileged accounts throughout…
DetailsI have been in information security for 14 years and my career has progressed wonderfully. With more than 20 years of experience managing and leading people, I have identified some key areas of interest, including leadership and organizational development, and how to build outstanding teams. As women are underrepresented in information security, I often get…
DetailsWHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE? CAN WE ACTUALLY PREDICT THE FUTURE? As a person who regularly makes predictions would tell us, the past is an important tool in determining what will happen in the future. Past experiences can be collected in the form of data to calculate probabilities of certain events happening in the future. In the world of business, correctly seeing…
DetailsIn this two-part series, CISO Anthony Scarola examines the elevated threats for both shoppers and financial institutions during the holiday season and offers best practices for ensuring your enterprise is protected during the time of increased risk. Read Part One here. Part Two Besides the required risk assessment and documentation efforts outlined in the first article in…
DetailsAccording to the internetretailer.com, holiday sales are up 15%-16% this year online, but down 4.7%-10% instore. If I were in the identity theft business, I would have a hard time containing my excitement. Last year, my Holiday article was all about various hacks and scams that always seem to increase around this time of the…
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