“At least 50% of my week goes into thinking about the future ”
I see that more and more companies across so many sectors are embracing (although perhaps not loving) the CISO role as a critical decision-maker and influencer.
I see that more and more companies across so many sectors are embracing (although perhaps not loving) the CISO role as a critical decision-maker and influencer.
Everyday can be a D-Day for me and I love to celebrate success, no matter how small it is!
First thing I do every day is check email and LinkedIn; normally on the train. I like to get this touch base out of the way before I get into the office so I can map out a plan for my day.
One of the best ways to understand your enemy – what he's up to, what his capabilities are and how he can damage you – is to spy on him.
Taylor Armerding | 11 Aug | Read more
Phishing scammers have infiltrated the enterprise and they're finding easy prey, but it's not in the C-suite as previously thought. Attackers are exploiting the multitasking, often overloaded middle management ranks, according to research by security and compliance firm Proofpoint.
Stacy Collett | 24 Jun | Read more
There are plenty of cities in the U.S. that want to lay claim to becoming the "next" Silicon Valley, but a dusty desert town in the south of Israel called Beersheva might actually have a shot at becoming something more modest, and more focused. They want to be the first place you think about when it comes to cybersecurity research, education, and innovation. If things go right there, it may well happen.
David Strom | 11 Mar | Read more
Last week, U.S. Marshals sold off another 50,000 Bitcoins that used to belong to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht -- a.k.a. "Dream Pirate Roberts." Ulbricht was found guilty on all accounts last month, and faces up to life in prison.
Maria Korolov | 10 Mar | Read more
While the Center for Strategic & International Studies and McAfee estimated the annual cost to the global economy from cybercrime at $375 billion conservatively and $575 billion maximally as of June 2014, at least one expert stands by cost figures that are many times those numbers.
David Geer | 05 Mar | Read more
"Whodunit" is essential to solving crimes. You can't make an arrest or prosecute a crime if you don't even know who committed it.
Taylor Armerding | 10 Feb | Read more
Put simply, cybercrime, especially financial malware, has the potential to be quite the lucrative affair. That's only because the bad guys have the tools to make their work quick and easy, though. Cripple the automated processes presented by certain malware platforms, and suddenly the threats -- and the losses --aren't quite so serious.
Grant Hatchimonji | 20 Aug | Read more
I recently had the opportunity to speak with two representatives from the Netherlands-based security research firm Fox-IT--Maurits Lucas, InTELL Business Director, and Andy Chandler, VP of WW Sales & Marketing. Collectively, the two shared an in-depth story of cybergang warfare suitable for Hollywood.
Sean Martin | 12 Aug | Read more
Leaders of the tech sector laud the Obama administration's rollout of voluntary cybersecurity guidelines, but broader private-sector adoption could remain a challenge.
Kenneth Corbin | 18 Feb | Read more
It may be difficult to remember now, but not too long ago, cyberattacks rarely made headlines in mainstream news. That's not to say that these advanced persistent threats, sometimes state-sponsored or the product of organized crime, were uncommon. On the contrary, they were booming. It was just that few people liked to talk about them.
Colin Neagle | 12 Sep | Read more
It's a common belief in the information security world that the Chinese government is behind many of the advanced persistent threats that target companies around the world in an effort to steal their IP and trade secrets. Now one security firm has come forward with years of evidence to link a prolific APT group to a unit inside the Chinese government.
Thor Olavsrud | 20 Feb | Read more
They're security myths, oft-repeated and generally accepted notions about IT security that ... simply aren't true. As we did a year ago, we've asked security professionals to share their favorite "security myths" with us. Here are 13 of them.
Ellen Messmer | 15 Feb | Read more