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Domino’s recipe for good enterprise cybersecurity

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A good team and a proactive mindset are key for companies that want to respond in the event of a cybersecurity incident, says John Gift, director of information security at Domino’s Pizza. Gift would know. Tasked with helping Target Corp. respond in the wake of its well-known data breach in 2013, Gift has used the lessons he’s learned from that high-profile incident to shape the way Domino’s deals with its security challenges. Gift was drawn to Domino’s three years ago because of the company’s culture, including its supportive executives. He works out of the company’s Ann Arbor, Michigan headquarters, and reports directly to Domino’s Chief Information Security Officer. The security team at Domino’s has grown to around 30, Gift said. CyberScoop caught up with Gift at South By Southwest in Austin, just after he finished speaking on a panel dubbed “Welcome to the ‘Internet of Threats.’”  CyberScoop: What’s keeping you […]

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Infosec experts to consumers: You’ve got the power

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Consumers need to use their buying power to send a message that they value security, experts said Saturday during a panel at the 2018 South by Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin. The panel, dubbed “Welcome to the ‘Internet of Threats’” intended to break down concerns in a rapidly-changing security landscape where more and more devices are being connected to the internet.  These devices sometimes have no reason to be connected to the internet and often come from companies that have spent little time considering privacy or security matters. “How many of you are quite used to seeing something in the news around a data breach, or product that was insecure?” said John Gift, director of information security at Domino’s Pizza, during the panel.  “A lot of these organizations, they do recover relatively quickly, which is a great thing, but… understand your power with regards to: if something does happen and […]

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