Everything is Compromised
Internet of Things (IoT) means everything is potentially connected everywhere and with everyone. Assume it is all compromised. As the volume of IoT grows, we should better understand the implications…
DetailsSecurity Current’s Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) Name Dtex Systems Winner of Its Security Shark Tank® Competition
Security Current, an information and collaboration company by CISOs for CISOs, today named Dtex Systems the winner of its Security Shark Tank® competition. The event was held during the Black Hat…
DetailsA CISO Checklist: 10 Deadly Sins
According to ITRC (Identity Theft Resource Center), in 2015 thus far there have been over 450 breaches with over 135 million records exposed. They define a breach as an event…
DetailsInformation Security: Learning From the Past to Improve Our Future
Things were simpler in the past. I know we hear that sometimes and to a certain degree this is true. It is also true that he who forgets the past…
DetailsThe Rise in the Demand for CISOs
It was disclosed just last month that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was hacked and we now know the personal information of over 20 million people was jeopardized. The…
DetailsHow Saving a Buck will Undermine Security Every Time
I just saw an article stating that Chrysler is sending out USB drives to car owners to update the WiFi connect features in their Jeeps. For those of you that missed…
DetailsStagefright and Security Fright
A new vulnerability in the Android OS points out not only problems with hardware and software generally, but with our bug bounty and patch management system for mass-market consumer products…
DetailsSecurity Talent Management: Leveraging The “Cool”
I happened to watch the movie “The Duff” recently. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a 2015 teenage comedy film with a plot along the lines of “The Breakfast Club”…
DetailsGigamon’s Security Delivery Platform Shifts the Focus of Security to Identification and Remediation
Gigamon on Tuesday launched its GigaSECURE architecture; what it calls the security market’s first Security Delivery Platform (SDP). Gigamon is a market leader in visibility platforms that provide pervasive information of network traffic,…
DetailsA CISO’s Top 5 To Do’s in the First 90 Days
As many of you know, starting a new job can be challenging in and of itself. It involves learning a new culture, understanding company values, as well as basic things such as…
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