Finding New Approaches to Web Application Security

Because so much is centered on web services and similar technology nowadays, web application security must be a high priority within any security system.

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Implementing Zero Trust, One App at a Time

Is zero trust hype or real? Is implementing zero trust a worthwhile endeavor? During a session I attended at Akamai Edge World 2019 in Las Vegas earlier this month, the panel moderator asked a group of CISOs a simple question: Is zero trust the real d… Continue reading Implementing Zero Trust, One App at a Time

Skills Gap: 3 CISOs Offer Advice for Finding Talent

The cybersecurity skills gap is a topic that has garnered a lot of attention over the past years. For example, the talent shortage was brought up repeatedly throughout RSA, not only in sessions specifically about how to address the growing need for a … Continue reading Skills Gap: 3 CISOs Offer Advice for Finding Talent

Apple’s New Privacy and Security Features: A Closer Look

Usually when Apple CEO Tim Cook makes a big announcement at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, it involves a new device or a major device upgrade. This year, the big reveal was the ending of iTunes, but the more important news invol… Continue reading Apple’s New Privacy and Security Features: A Closer Look

Data Breach Notifications: Too Complex To Understand?

There are letters that no one ever wants to get: any correspondence from the IRS or the notification for jury duty, for example.  Add data breach notifications letter to that list. Not only do recipients not want to receive it, but senders aren’t thri… Continue reading Data Breach Notifications: Too Complex To Understand?

Survey: SMBs Don’t Recognize Good Security

How can small businesses step up their security game? Every business is at risk for a cyberattack. Every single business, whether it is a multinational conglomerate with hundreds of thousands of employees or the family-owned food truck in front of you… Continue reading Survey: SMBs Don’t Recognize Good Security

Cybersecurity Skills Gap: Will New Executive Order Help?

The cybersecurity skills shortage is a serious issue. There is a necessary urgency for companies to hire or cultivate cybersecurity professionals as threats become more sophisticated and sinister. The cybersecurity industry has discussed the problem o… Continue reading Cybersecurity Skills Gap: Will New Executive Order Help?

Security Struggling to Stay Ahead of More Sophisticated Threats

Will organizations ever reach a point where they feel confident about their security and the ability to defend against threats and breaches? I hope the answer is yes, someday our security systems will be ahead of the game, but that day isn’t today. A … Continue reading Security Struggling to Stay Ahead of More Sophisticated Threats

Privacy: Employees Often the Weakest Link

GDPR will celebrate its first anniversary later this month. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will go into effect Jan. 1, 2020. Protecting consumer data is going to be a priority for every organization, large or small—if not now, then very so… Continue reading Privacy: Employees Often the Weakest Link

Human Error, Not Ransomware, Health Care’s Biggest Security Threat

Making security a priority is imperative to reduce error in handing healthcare data The healthcare industry is a favorite target for cybercriminals, and it’s been that way since I began writing about cybersecurity more than a decade ago. Northern Cali… Continue reading Human Error, Not Ransomware, Health Care’s Biggest Security Threat