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Women in Information Security: Katherine Teitler

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Last time, I spoke with Tarah Wheeler, who is a technology and cybersecurity executive, entrepreneur, hacker, keynote speaker, scientist, and author. She’s also the author of Women in Tech: Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories. This time I spoke to Katherine Teitler. She’s the director of content at […]… Read More

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New EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): An IT Security View

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The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the biggest shake-up in privacy legislation and data management approach for many years. It will impact any organisation throughout the world that processes personal data relating to EU citizens. Organisations that breach the regulation can be fined up to four percent of their annual global turnover or […]… Read More

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Women in Information Security: Keirsten Brager

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My interviews with women and non-males in cybersecurity here on The State of Security have been very popular. Last month, when I looked for subjects for the third “Women in Information Security” series, I got an overwhelming response! The first person I interviewed for this next wave of interviews was security engineer Keirsten Brager. We had […]… Read More

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The Most Egregious Data Breaches of the Last 4 Years

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With the slew of massive data breaches in the news recently, like the HBO hacks or the Gmail phishing scam, many businesses may worry that they could be next. And while many breaches are easily preventable, many more are the result of complex, sophisticated cyber attacks that are hard to defend against. As more and […]… Read More

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The Most Egregious Data Breaches of the Last 4 Years

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With the slew of massive data breaches in the news recently, like the HBO hacks or the Gmail phishing scam, many businesses may worry that they could be next. And while many breaches are easily preventable, many more are the result of complex, sophisticated cyber attacks that are hard to defend against. As more and […]… Read More

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Tick, Tock on NIST 800-171 Compliance

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If you have contracts with the United States Department of Defense (DoD) or are a subcontractor to a prime contractor with DoD contracts, your organization has until December 31, 2017, to implement NIST SP 800-171. This is a requirement that is stipulated in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7012. In the context of […]… Read More

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Tick, Tock on NIST 800-171 Compliance

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If you have contracts with the United States Department of Defense (DoD) or are a subcontractor to a prime contractor with DoD contracts, your organization has until December 31, 2017, to implement NIST SP 800-171. This is a requirement that is stipulated in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7012. In the context of […]… Read More

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The HIPAA Compliance and Security Awareness Connection

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The federal government continues to make one fact very, very clear: they do not take HIPAA violations lightly. So far this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR), which enforces HIPAA rules and tracks health information data breaches, has settled nine HIPAA violation agreements with health care […]… Read More

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GDPR Special: Murder on the Data Floor!

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As I write this blog post, it’s nine months to the day until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in the UK on 25th May 2018. The title of this article works if you know the pop single “Murder on the Dance Floor”! It struck me as surprising when earlier this month, […]… Read More

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August 2017: The Month in Ransomware

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Although the ransomware industry has resumed growth after July’s decline, nothing game-changing happened in the online extortion ecosystem last month. There was an influx of new GlobeImposter ransomware variants and real-life spinoffs of the Hidden Tear proof-of-concept. The Locky strain geared up for another rise with its Lukitus persona. And a sample dubbed Defray targeted […]… Read More

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