Board practices regarding IT oversight and cybersecurity
Greater director involvement in social media oversight, concern about the Department of Homeland Security/NIST cybersecurity frameworks and increased use of IT consultants are …
Every budget is now an IT budget
IT is more and more a key component of all business initiatives and is becoming an important part of those budgets, according to Gartner, Inc. CIOs must work with business …
Internet of Things to make CISOs redefine security efforts
By year-end 2017, over 20 percent of enterprises will have digital security services devoted to protecting business initiatives using devices and services in the Internet of …
Big Data is big noise
Big Data was supposed to be the solution to all our security problems, but this spotlight on intruders turned out to be a mess of white noise. Hiding comfortably in that …
IT security is a matter of accountability
For today’s CEO, being the victim of criminal hackers is no longer just a source of embarrassment. Being hacked often carries legal ramifications and can even cost you …
5 things infosec can learn from adventure games
As an active adventure gamer and a natural seeker of reusable patterns, I’ve noticed that some of the things I do to achieve success in video games can be applied to …
Securing the U.S. electrical grid
The Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress (CSPC) launched a project to bring together representatives from the Executive Branch, Congress, and the private …
8 ways to talk security with executive management
The importance of information security and technology risk management continues to grow, but many risk and security professionals continue to struggle with non-IT executive …
How the role of the CSO is changing
Since Steve Katz became the first CISO back in 1996, both business leaders and the security industry in general have been thinking and rethinking the need for such a person …
Mobile device security: Tackling the risks
Mobile devices with their large data capacities, always on capabilities, and global communications access, can represent both a business applications’ dream and a …
Keeping college networks secure
Morris Altman is the Director of Network Services and Internet Security Officer at Queens College, a senior college of the City University of New York. Queens College is the …
Detect and respond
At a recent security and risk management conference I had an opportunity to talk with industry analysts about today’s challenges in network security. It seems that many …