Government spyware company spied on hundreds of innocent people

eSurv execs have been charged with fraud, unauthorized access to a computer system, illicit interception and illicit data processing. Continue reading Government spyware company spied on hundreds of innocent people

Cybersecurity is About Teamwork, Not Individuals

More and more, businesses blame cyberattacks on “human error,” that single employee who, either accidentally or maliciously, made a decision that resulted in a security breach. You probably remember the 2017 Equifax breach that exposed over… Continue reading Cybersecurity is About Teamwork, Not Individuals

Security Awareness: Adding a Business Context

Putting security in a business context can help employees be more cautious with their organization’s resources In my first blog I would like to give my perspective on how to spread security awareness among employees. No matter how geeky an audie… Continue reading Security Awareness: Adding a Business Context

Why You Need a Cyber Hygiene Program: Q&A with Alert Logic’s Jack Danahy

In the aftermath of a data breach, organizations must answer many questions. But what often isn’t asked is how effective or efficient its cyber hygiene program is, and what role it will play in mitigating future threats. A cyber hygiene program … Continue reading Why You Need a Cyber Hygiene Program: Q&A with Alert Logic’s Jack Danahy

Threats Are Increasing, but Security Budgets, Staff Aren’t

The age-old problem of misaligned security budgets and staffing continues, but they may not be the answer to solving the most pressing security issues. I didn’t go to Black Hat USA this year, but I’ve heard some chatter about the show. One person told… Continue reading Threats Are Increasing, but Security Budgets, Staff Aren’t

Assessing the Risk of the Former Employee

Employees leaving a company can pose a real risk to the security of an organization Many years ago, I left a job to take a new position. Several weeks after I made the move, I was searching for some information and realized that it may have been in my… Continue reading Assessing the Risk of the Former Employee

15Five raises $30.7M to expand its employee development toolkit

Technology has been used to improve many of the processes that we use to get work done. But today, a startup has raised funding to build tech to improve us, the workers. 15Five, which builds software and services to help organisations and their employees evaluate their performance, as well as set and meet goals, has closed […] Continue reading 15Five raises $30.7M to expand its employee development toolkit

How to Start a Career in Cybersecurity

During the past decade in tech, organizations have been scrambling to find new cybersecurity talent to help combat the growing cyberthreats to businesses. From September 2017 to August 2018, U.S. employers posted nearly 314,000 jobs for cybersecurity … Continue reading How to Start a Career in Cybersecurity

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