Consumer fraud is increasingly committed via mobile phone applications, security firm RSA has revealed in its Quarterly Fraud Report. In its April 1-June 30, 2018 survey of global fraud trends, RSA detected 9,185 rogue mobile applications – a 13 percent increase from the previous quarter. Rogue apps made up 28 percent of observed attacks. “Fraudsters…
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Security luminaries guide development of purposeful content and collaborative events for their executive peers Security Current today announced its executive-level Editorial Board that is guiding the development of the organization’s renowned content and events. Board members span a variety of industries, from financial services, design and manufacturing, healthcare, and retail to construction and professional sports.…
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In the information security space, conventional wisdom says there is a simple formula for putting controls in place to protect systems, applications, and the data that courses through them. According to the formula, you should select a risk framework and a set of authoritative sources, like NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, or the Common Security Framework…
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Looking for a new job can be thrilling and stress-inducing at the same time. You want an opportunity that will challenge you and help you grow, but the process of landing an offer for your dream job can be tricky to navigate. For many people, one of the most vexing issues is how and when…
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Your business has invested heavily in cybersecurity efforts to safeguard the organization against a range of threats. These investments are largely seen as a way to reduce the financial risks to the business—reduce being the key word. All the technology solutions you implement and the user awareness training you do are not sufficient to completely…
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Former Oracle CEO Larry Ellison once famously said, “Privacy is Dead.” However, privacy had been resurrected and killed more times than a Tyrannosaurus Rex in a Spielberg sequel. A recent data breach https://www.wired.com/story/exactis-database-leak-340-million-records/ involving more than 340 million records of U.S. citizens demonstrates why privacy is dead. Again. It’s dead because you never heard of…
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You might be perfectly happy in your job right now, but at some point in your career, you might decide that it’s time for a change. Or perhaps your company will be acquired, and the decision for you to move on won’t necessarily be yours to make. Whatever the scenario, the time to prepare for…
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Over the years, I’ve counseled numerous information security leaders on how to assign a monetary value to a security solution. It’s important to be able to speak in terms of protecting asset value because that is the language of the board of directors and other executive leaders who must approve a significant expense. In many…
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CISOs from across industries selected Aqua Security and LogicHub as the winners of Security Current’s Security Shark Tank® during RSA 2018. The event brought security solutions providers face-to-face with CISO buyers. Participating vendors were given 15 minutes each to pitch their solution in a rapid-fire question and answer format to a panel of information security…
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One of the fiduciary responsibilities that CISOs and their fellow C-suite executives have is to ensure that their organization abides by all laws and government regulations pertaining to their business. Failure to follow the letter of the law – or a federal regulation, which operates with the same force and effect as a law passed…
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