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Parents have long held a special duty to protect their school-aged children from bad actors on the Internet.
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Now COVID-19 has dramatically and permanently expanded that parental responsibility, as we… Continue reading MY TAKE: Remote classes, mobile computing heighten need for a security culture in K-12 schools
If the devastating health and economic ramifications weren’t enough, individual privacy is also in the throes of being profoundly and permanently disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. The tech giants are partnering on a tool for public good, but… Continue reading MY TAKE: Technologists, privacy advocates point to flaws in the Apple-Google COVID-19 tracing app
Chief Information Security Officers were already on the hot seat well before the COVID-19 global pandemic hit, and they are even more so today.
Related: Why U.S. cybersecurity policy needs to match societal values
CISOs must preserve and protect t… Continue reading MY TAKE: COVID-19 cements the leadership role CISOs must take to secure company networks
As coronavirus-themed cyber attacks ramp up, consumers and companies must practice digital distancing to keep themselves protected.
Related: Coronavirus scams leverage email
As we get deeper into dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the need for auth… Continue reading MY TAKE: Why COVID-19 ‘digital distancing’ is every bit as vital as ‘social distancing’
Machine learning (ML) and digital transformation (DX) go hand in glove.
We’ve mastered how to feed data into pattern-recognition algorithms. And as we accelerate the digitalization of everything, even more data is being generated.
Related: Defend… Continue reading MY TAKE: Juniper Networks directs ‘ML’ pattern recognition towards security tasks — at router level
Corporate America’s love affair with cloud computing has hit a feverish pitch. Yet ignorance persists when it comes to a momentous challenge at hand: how to go about tapping the benefits of digital transformation while also keeping cyber exposure… Continue reading SHARED INTEL: FireMon survey shows security lags behind fast pace of hybrid cloud deployments
It comes as no surprise that top cyber crime rings immediately pounced on the Coronavirus outbreak to spread a potent strain of malware via malicious email and web links.
Related: Credential stuffing fuels cyber fraud
IBM X-Force researchers shared det… Continue reading SHARED INTEL: Bogus Coronavirus email alerts underscore risk posed by weaponized email
Speed is what digital transformation is all about. Organizations are increasingly outsourcing IT workloads to cloud service providers and looking to leverage IoT systems.
Related: The API attack vector expands
Speed translates into innovation agility. … Continue reading MY TAKE: Why speedy innovation requires much improved cyber hygiene, cloud security
Cyber threats now command the corporate sector’s full attention. It’s reached the point where some CEOs have even begun adjusting their personal online habits to help protect themselves, and by extension, the organizations they lead. Corpor… Continue reading SHARED INTEL: Here’s why CEOs who’ve quit Tweeting are very smart to do so
Is America’s working definition of “national security” too narrow for the digital age?
Yes, observes retired Admiral Michael Rogers, who served as a top White House cybersecurity advisor under both Presidents Obama and Trump.
Re… Continue reading MY TAKE: Former NSA director says cybersecurity solutions need to reflect societal values