Are CISOs too confident?
CISOs and IT managers may be too confident in their capabilities to ensure their organizations security and defenses against a data breach, according to Courion. A majority …
Skills development for information security professionals
In this interview, John Colley, MD for (ISC)2 EMEA, talks about the challenges of his job, discusses critical information security areas, and tackles the future of …
Improving transaction security for financial institutions
Mobile technology is changing the way we conduct financial transactions. With more and more consumers relying on mobile technology to perform everyday activities, the mobile …
Five steps towards cyber breach preparation
Earlier this week, Domino’s Pizza became the latest victim of a breach and ransom demand. Recent DDoS attacks on Evernote and Feedly DDoS, along with the efforts of …
Being a CISO at a higher education institution
In this interview, Matt Santill, CISO of Broward College, talks about the requirements and peculiarities of his job, the technologies the college uses to make its network …
Five great computer security tips that few people follow
If you’re an infosec professional, you probably know a ton of security tips and best practices; use a firewall, update antivirus, patch regularly, adhere to the least …
The state of GRX security
Late last year, documents from Edward Snowden’s NSA trove have revealed that Britain’s GCHQ has mounted a successful attack against Belgacom (the largest telecom …
Is your data already out there?
CIOs cannot underestimate the creativity of online organized criminals to quietly penetrate their IT systems through a growing area of vulnerability: employees and vendors, …
How the cloud can be used and misused
Peter Jopling, CTO and Software Security Executive, IBM UK & Ireland, talks about threats to cloud infrastructure providers, the importance of real-time data analytics, …
Breakdown of traditional security models and strategies
Increasing adoption of a more mobile, social, data-driven and consumer-like workplace is causing the breakdown of traditional security models and strategies, according to …
Big Data needs a data-centric security focus
CISOs should not treat big data security in isolation, but require policies that encompass all data silos if they are to avoid security chaos, according to Gartner, Inc. …
Are you prepared to manage a security incident?
It’s the year of the breach. Adobe, Target and eBay fell victim to cyber-attacks and 2014 has already seen the Heartbleed bug impact the majority of organizations across …
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