Here’s what corporate boards are asking Kevin Mandia about

The Mandiant founder and Google Cloud adviser says boards are paying more attention than ever before, and dispensed some advice for how CISOs can give them what they want.

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UnitedHealth Group CISO: We had to ‘start over’ after Change Healthcare attack

Steven Martin detailed the work that went into recovering from February’s ransomware attack, emphasizing that the mental toll was the toughest part of all.

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What more can be done to stop ransomware attacks? 

A panel of experts debated at the 2024 mWISE conference what more could be done in the wake of police action and tens of millions in ransom payments over the past year. 

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WATCH: NSA releases lecture from computer science pioneer Rear Adm. Grace Hopper

The U.S. government has to figure out what to do with all the data it wants to collect. Younger people’s engrained ability to harness a new wave of technology should be incorporated into an organization’s mission. Both the public and private sector need to make vast improvements to their cybersecurity posture.  All of those sentiments […]

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US intelligence agencies blame Iran for Trump campaign security incident

In a joint statement, agencies say both presidential parties have been targeted by Iran.

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Intelligence bill would elevate ransomware to a terrorist threat

Amid a rash of ransomware attacks, the Senate Intelligence Committee wants to treat the phenomenon like terrorism.

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