It’s All About the User
Sometime 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…
DetailsA Roadmap for Women to Becoming a CISO
I 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…
DetailsWhere Do We Go From Here? The Future State of Information Security!
WHAT 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…
Details‘Tis the Season for Cybercriminals – Part Two
In 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…
DetailsThe Holidays and the Internet – What Could Go Wrong?
According 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…
Details‘Tis the Season for Cybercriminals – Part One
In 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…
DetailsAn Open Letter to Vendors — Part 3
In the third and final installment of my Open Letter to Vendors, we’re going to take a look the technology challenges that many vendors overlook. This isn’t about the bits…
DetailsAt the Privacy & Security Forum: What I Said
Focus is over-rated when you’re starting out. The original idea for my presentation at The Privacy & Security Forum in Washington, D.C. was to talk exclusively on how security controls…
DetailsIoT Security: Think Beyond Data
In today’s Internet of Things (IoT) world, every device can communicate and be connected to the Internet – from your refrigerator to your lights and cars. IoT’s glitter is often…
DetailsAn Open Letter to Vendors — Part 2
In Part I, I gave you some food for thought about getting your message out there in a clean, crisp, and concise way. In the second installment of my Open…
DetailsAt the Privacy & Security Forum: What I Saw
Privacy folks and security folks were finally intermingling by design and not by accident or through one or the other being adventurous. I’m a huge proponent of the two being…
DetailsEncryption: To Be Or Not to Be
All financial institutions and retailers are looking for solutions to protect credit card and other sensitive data from the moment the magnetic stripe of the payment card is swiped through…
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