A 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…
DetailsData Management Startup Immuta Secures $1.5M in Seed Funding
Immuta, a Maryland-based startup that works to help companies secure and access big data, has announced that it has raised $1.5 million in its seed funding round, according to lead…
DetailsCrowdStrike Seals $100 million Series C Funding
Endpoint security startup CrowdStrike announced on Monday that it has raised $100 million in its Series C round. Google Capital, in its first security investment, led the round with additional…
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