Just Listen – A CISO’s Advice to Security Vendors
Close your eyes and imagine you are standing in the middle of a car dealership showroom floor. What feelings and emotions are invoked? Do you feel stress, anger, hesitation, nauseated…
DetailsCyber Insurance – The New Norm: A CISO’s Perspective
Just about every business today needs cyber-insurance. More and more small businesses are doing online transactions and it will only increase as we move forward. A company with fewer amounts…
Details10 CISOs Say Cyber Insurance is Growing and Evolving, but Adoption Comes with Caveats
Ten CISOs from across industries share insight on the future of cyber insurance and tips for success. Most CISOs agree the market for cyber insurance is growing and evolving. However,…
DetailsWhen Does Privacy Trump Security?
I have been watching the case I will call Apple vs FBI carefully. It is not quite David vs Goliath, because Apple is not some two-bit company with limited resources,…
DetailsAn Assessment of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity – Part 4
In 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…
DetailsBiometrics: The Future of Authentication
Since ancient times, passwords have been used as a form of identity. Passwords offered the ability to validate someone based on something supposedly known only by the individual or group.…
DetailsCut the FUD: Four Reasons Cloud Brings Security Advantages
At the risk of being ‘voted off CISO island’ or worse, ‘lose my CISO card,’ I’m prepared to make an argument contrary to the popular opinions expressed by many of…
DetailsNever Say Never: US & EU Come to Agreement on New Framework
My mom always told me to never say never, so it’s a good thing I didn’t say it in my previous article. Although technically the deadline was January 31, there…
DetailsAs We Reach the End of the Voyage for Safe Harbor What are US Companies To Do?
The deadline for the U.S. and European Union (EU) to come to an agreement on the future of Safe Harbor, which governs transatlantic data transfers, passed on January 31. Although…
Details10 CISOs Say Passwords are Failing and Must be Augmented or Supplanted
Ten CISOs from across industries weigh in on the effectiveness of passwords, with most predicting that the days are numbered for the password as the sole authentication method. They see enterprises…
DetailsA CISO Checklist: 11 Reasons to Avoid the Cloud
Recall these 2 famous quotes: “The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty – a fad.” Michigan Savings Bank president advising Henry Ford’s lawyer, Horace…
DetailsA CISOs Role in Cyber Security Insurance Decisions
In the insurance business, it’s all about the “policy,” and finding the right policy is akin to modern day horse trading. It’s important to understand the specifics of your coverage…
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