JOAN GOODCHILD
Joan Goodchild writes frequently about security leadership, social engineering, social media security and cybercrime in her role as Senior Editor with CSO.
Her previous experience in business journalism includes roles as broadcast and web editor with the Boston Business Journal and as a news writer covering the Windows OS with TechTarget. Prior to that, she worked as a television reporter and anchor for more than a decade.
Joan has a Master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
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Social engineering attacks costly for business
New research from Check Point Software finds social engineering is now a common attack strategy and organizations are getting hit frequently by hackers
Facebook Pwn tool steals profile info, helps social engineers
A tool created by a team of security researchers dupes Facebook users into briefly accepting a friend request in order to harvest hidden data that can be used later for a social-engineering-based scam
Case study: Using remote access securely
Point-of-sale products vendor MICROS Systems services some of the most popular restaurant and hotel chains in the world. Their CISO explains how they support clients remotely without opening them up for a headline-making breach
Situational awareness: Inside the new World Trade Center
A decade after 9/11, Louis Barani of the new WTC is designing a situational awareness platform that reflects on the past for future protection (includes video and image gallery)
Mobile device security: 5 questions to ask when creating policy (includes video)
Regardless of what mobile devices your employees use, without a policy, security disappears. Here are five questions to ask to cover your bases in a mobile security policy
Many employees would sell corporate information, finds study.
Research from SailPoint asked thousands of global employees about how they are using sensitive corporate data and found many in one country would be willing to steal it and sell it for profit
Social engineering: 3 mobile malware techniques
Cyber criminals are now taking over mobile devices by using many of the psychological tricks used to con people online. A look at three ways social engineers fool smartphone and tablet users
Consumer device use is growing, but IT and security can't keep up
New research from Unisys finds more workers are using consumer devices, such as iPhones and iPads. But IT departments are struggling to keep up
Controlling mobile access with device management policy: Case study
Omnicom CIO Kenneth Corriveau explains how he keeps employees happy by allowing them to use their own gadgets, but also secures his network by ensuring insecure devices are kept at bay
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