“Smart city” governments should also be smart about security
While the definition of “smart city” is still under debate, one thing is indisputable: the technologies used to make smart cities a reality are currently acquired …
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Winning the security fight: Tips for organizations and CISOs
For large organizations looking to build a robust cybersecurity strategy, failure to get the fundamentals in place practically guarantees a disaster. If you ask Matthew …
Good cybersecurity comes from focusing on the right things, but what are they?
“There is no wrong way into the security field and it’s never too late to make a career switch that will take you there,” says Mark Orlando, CTO at Raytheon …
Sophos Managed Threat Response: An evolved approach to proactive security protection
In its 2019 market guide for managed detection and response (MDR) services, Gartner forecasted that by 2024, 25% of organizations will be using MDR services, up from less than …
How can we thwart email-based social engineering attacks?
More than 99 percent of cyberattacks rely on human interaction to work, Proofpoint recently shared. More often than not, the principal attack method is phishing emails. When …
Cybersecurity automation? Yes, wherever possible
There was a time when companies were hesitant about their IT and security teams using automation to discharge some of their duties. “I think much of that was due to the …
Security is slowly becoming essential to doing business
A veteran of the information security industry, Greg Jensen has spent the last six years at Oracle as the Senior Director of Oracle’s Cloud Security solutions. He’s also …
CISO do’s and don’ts: Lessons learned
Keeping a business safe from cyber threats while allowing it to thrive is every CISO’s goal. The task is not easy: a CISO has to keep many balls in the air while being …
IIoT security challenges: Dealing with cutting edge technologies
Dr. Jesus Molina is the Director of Business Development at Waterfall Security Solutions, and in this interview with Help Net Security he talks about the security issues …
Cybersecurity issues can’t be solved by simply buying a product
Year after year, data breach losses continue to rise and the cybercrime economy continues to thrive. What is the cybersecurity industry doing wrong? Vendors must genuinely …
How to reduce the attack surface associated with medical devices
As the number of connected medical devices continues to rise, so does healthcare organizations’ attack surface. “Most medical devices available in the healthcare system today …
CISO priorities: Implementing security from the get-go
Dr. David Brumley, CEO of ForAllSecure, a Carnegie Mellon computer science professor (on leave), and part of the team that won the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge, was, at one …