PCI DSS 3.2: What it Means to You
If you’re a merchant, service provider, or anyone else who stores/processes/transmits cardholder information (i.e. anyone with the PCI DSS in scope), you probably don’t need me to tell you that…
DetailsWeb Application Security Company IMMUNIO Closes $5M in Series A Round
Web application security company IMMUNIO has announced that is has secured $5 million in a series A sound led by White Star capital and previous investors. Headquartered in Montreal, IMMUNIO…
DetailsSecurity Analytics Company SparkCognition Secures $6M in Series B
Security analytics company SparkCognition has announced that it has closed $6 million in a Series B funding from CME Ventures and Verizon Ventures with existing investors taking part. Texas-based SparkCognition…
DetailsImpacts of Tennessee’s Revision to Data Breach Notification
David M. Brown reported on April 1, 2016 in Data Breach Notification Laws that the State of Tennessee has passed and received the Governor’s signature on revisions to its breach…
DetailsThe Cybersecurity Convergence
People love to predict the next must-have digital device, from personal drones to augmented-reality contact lenses. But what if the next big device isn’t one single technology? What if it’s…
DetailsThe Digital Business Era Brings New Security Rules
It has been well documented across business and technical publications that we are entering the digital business era, which creates new ways of doing business. This type of evolutionary step has…
DetailsSecurity is Not a Thing
This seems to be the time of year that everyone is holding a security conference. I will be attending eight from January through the end of April (and speaking at…
DetailsDon’t Sweep These Third-Party Vendor Challenges Under the Rug
Third-party vendors are essential to businesses big and small, national and global. Outsourcing is big. Offshoring is big. You can’t just move or outsource part of your business halfway across…
DetailsThe Best Security Control You Never Use
Consider for a moment the business lines that drive your company’s revenue. If the president of that business unit had an 85% assurance that a new business venture would be…
DetailsCISO Advises Enterprises on How to Combat Latest Printer-based Attacks
There were two security incidents over the past week that drew a lot of attention. The first was the ransomware attack against Medstar, a health system based out of Columbia, MD.…
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