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As we continue on through National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), a time to focus on how cybersecurity is a shared responsibility that affects all Americans, one of the themes that I’ve been pondering is that of personal accountability. Years a… Continue reading Viewing cybersecurity incidents as normal accidents
Insider threat is, unfortunately, an issue that has not yet received sufficient priority. According to the 2018 Deloitte-NASCIO Cybersecurity Study, CISOs’ top challenges remain “budget, talent and increasing cyber threats,” and to some, insider … Continue reading 5 things security executives need to know about insider threat
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), once considered an IT table stake, has transformed from a tool used to protect websites to a core digital identity management function within the cybersecurity framework. Today’s PKI establishes and manages digital iden… Continue reading Build or buy: What to consider when deploying on-premise or cloud-based PKI
For large organizations looking to build a robust cybersecurity strategy, failure to get the fundamentals in place practically guarantees a disaster. If you ask Matthew Rosenquist, a former Cybersecurity Strategist for Intel (now independent), overcomi… Continue reading Winning the security fight: Tips for organizations and CISOs
Organized crime has grown more complex since the turn of the century—coinciding with the rise of the digital world, cybercriminals have leveraged the proliferation of technology to broaden their reach with a more sophisticated network-structured model,… Continue reading Unmask cybercriminals through identity attribution
Security experts profess that enterprise organizations must assume their network is already compromised. Cyber-attacks use network communications for malware distribution, command and control, and data exfiltration. With the right tools, security profe… Continue reading Product showcase: Awake Security Network Traffic Analysis Platform
Cloud-native has arrived and now, it’s taking over. By 2021, 92% of companies will go cloud-native. It’s faster, it’s more efficient, more scalable, and more flexible. But is it more secure? As businesses integrate cloud-native technologies, such as Ku… Continue reading Cloud-native applications need a unified continuous security approach
“There is no wrong way into the security field and it’s never too late to make a career switch that will take you there,” says Mark Orlando, CTO at Raytheon Cyber Protection Solutions. If you think that’s easy for him to say, co… Continue reading Good cybersecurity comes from focusing on the right things, but what are they?
96% of cybersecurity professionals indicated that cybersecurity readiness factors into the calculation when they are assessing the overall monetary value of a potential acquisition target, a (ISC)2 survey reveals. (ISC)2 surveyed 250 U.S.-based profess… Continue reading How security programs and breach history influence company valuations
Many executives focus their security efforts and budgets solely on physical threats, but attacks targeting an executive’s digital presence can be just as dangerous. Criminals are looking to exploit the wealth of high-profile and high net-worth in… Continue reading The 5 biggest examples of executive threats and how to prevent them