Collaborate Disseminate
That’s not a bad start of the day, reading such a headline from a Forrester analyst. I am often asked, how far we are going to drive security within Microsoft. Well, I guess here you have an answer from an outsider: Make No Mistake — Micros… Continue reading Make No Mistake — Microsoft Is A Security Company Now
As part of this two-part series, let’s now look to another exhibit demonstrating of how people act as the first, last and best data and privacy defense. Exhibit B: Potentially Unwanted Leaks If you have some technical literacy, you may have heard… Continue reading You: The First, Last and Best Data Protection and Privacy Defense – Part 2
I was just reading an article called Does Facebook even need a CSO? – initially my reaction was (as most of yours I guess): “What a stupid question, for sure we need a CSO”. However, is this true? Do we really need a CSO? Are there ot… Continue reading Do we really need a CSO?
If you have followed our work for any amount of time, you will note that we are fans of certain information security technologies such as encryption, AI and machine learning as well as blockchain. But you will also note we are very specific, cautious a… Continue reading You: The First, Last and Best Data Protection and Privacy Defense – Part 1
As we barrel further into the digital age, IT security carries increasing importance to the operation of your business. IT services now represent both the hub of business operations and the primary line of defense for most companies. Accordingly, it is… Continue reading How to Invest in Your Employees to Strengthen IT Security for Your Business
Modern-day encryption is surprisingly effective. Take the gold standard: AES 256-bit encryption. It’s military-grade, trusted by governments and top security professionals worldwide. The encryption keys use so many number combinations that itR… Continue reading How Employees Unknowingly Gamble with Your Data
It is in my opinion a controversial discussion: Do you allow the use of USB sticks in a corporate environment and if yes, how? Obviously, today there are a lot of other means to exchange information but the USB stick still seems to be important for users. To have a presentation for an event on…
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I am in this business for almost two decades, which is frightening by itself. On the other hand, it is absolutely fascinating, how the security industry and especially the role of the CSO changed. I do not want to go into long stories of security itself but look at it: Initially it was all about… Continue reading The Role Change of the CSO
A lot of people just throw away their boarding pass after a flight. I mean, what information do you find on it? Name, seat, date and flight. So what? You can find this information for a lot of people on social media anyway, right? Well, not really. There is other information on it as well… Continue reading Careful what you do with your boarding pass
We always talk about it, right? Security is a top management responsibility but who is really taking this responsibility? Typically the CSO gets under pressure, once incidents happen. Well, Marissa Mayer – the CEO of Yahoo – does, now: Yahoo CEO Loses Bonus Over Security Lapses And with GDPR just around the corner with fines… Continue reading Security – The CEO’s Responsibility