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An effective security program does more than merely take on the appearance of cyber resilience. Learn how to look behind the curtain of your enterprise security.
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The U.S. financial and energy sectors are no strangers to foreign government hackers, from Iranian denial-of-service attacks on American banks to Russian reconnaissance of industrial control systems. Less familiar territory, however, is how companies would work with the U.S. government to respond to a cross-sector cyberattack during a geopolitical crisis. About 20 private executives and ex-government officials gathered last month in Washington, D.C. to take a stab at that question. A tabletop exercise hosted by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a think tank, hashed out what companies and federal agencies might ask of each other in the 72 hours after a disruptive series of computer intrusions. The fictional scenario involved a confrontation between the United States and China in the Taiwan Strait, which was followed by a cascading cyberattack on multiple U.S. critical infrastructure sectors. The former defense and law enforcement officials in the room discussed with their private-sector counterparts – executives […]
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As the Department of Homeland Security continues to change the way it handles various cyberthreats the U.S. faces, the agency’s head said it’s focusing on making essential functions provided by critical infrastructure sectors more resilient. “Today’s cybertattacks can manifest in physical consequences and attackers are deploying cyber weapons to disrupt and destruct, requiring much more sophisticated defenses,” DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said at the SINET conference in Washington on Thursday. “Infrastructure continues to be a significant target of interest for a diverse group of threat actors. Nation-states such as Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, as well as cybercriminals, terrorist groups, and others today can initiate attacks anywhere in the world, any time.” As DHS plays a lead role in warding off the cyberthreats Nielsen described, she described focusing on protecting specific critical infrastructure assets as an outdated norm. Instead, DHS is looking to focus on protecting essential functions that are the product of multiple […]
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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). NCSAM is a great initiative to help educate and inform our friends and family on the importance of taking your digital security seriously. Week Three in particular aims to help users fuse cybe… Continue reading NCSAM: It’s Everyone’s Job to Ensure Online Safety at Work
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Although new research revealed that the state of cyber resilience is improving — especially regarding executive engagement — there is still room for improvement.
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Last year I wrote about the Digital Security Exchange. The project is live: The DSX works to strengthen the digital resilience of U.S. civil society groups by improving their understanding and mitigation of online threats. We do this by pairing civil society and social sector organizations with credible and trustworthy digital security experts and trainers who can help them keep… Continue reading The Digital Security Exchange Is Live
Most organizations around the world lack a consistent incident response plan and thus are unprepared to manage the repercussions of a cyberattack, according to a recent Ponemon report.
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At Think 2018, attendees will learn how an integrated approach to security and resiliency can help them prevent cyberattacks and effectively respond to the ones that slip through their defenses.
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Think 2018 offers attendees unique opportunity to interact with IBM experts, view hands-on demonstrations of cutting-edge technologies and tackle today’s top security issues.
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