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Insider threats: From McDonald’s Monopoly to today, how to address how little has changed
What have we learned this year? Insider threats haven’t changed much. Companies and people still focus on the bright, shiny new technologies or expected windfalls from major projects. Many ignore the governance, controls and processes...
Avoiding the pitfalls of operating a honeypot
Businesses should think very carefully before moving forward with any honeypot project.
A common user interface for security operations?
Why it's time to change how security analysts visualize, manipulate, interact with, and act upon security telemetry.
3 keys to preserving customer relationships in the wake of a data breach
To thrive after a data breach, try talking to your customers during one.
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Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to defending against the dark web
There is an unhelpful taboo around the dark web, but security professionals owe it to their organizations to take on the challenge of understanding its threats and attack types.
Attention cybersecurity entrepreneurs: CISOs want simplicity!
The cybersecurity market has matured from reactive to proactive cybersecurity technology integration. Top CISOs and industry experts weigh in on how new entrants into the cybersecurity marketplace can shape their value propositions to...
Combatting extreme weather and power outages, a growing need for AI
The past month saw an unprecedented leap in natural disasters across the U.S. In an effort to prevent the spread of wildfires in California, power was shut down for days as a proactive and preventative measure. With climate change,...
What security companies – and all of us – can learn from the Deadspin debacle
The recent news of the exodus of the entire editorial staff of the popular sports and culture website Deadspin sent reverberations throughout the media. But two of the biggest lessons to be learned from Deadspin’s downfall should...
The 24/7 insider threat – Managing risk in a changing environment
A new model for managing insider risk in the "always-on” and “on-demand” workplace.
The security staffing problem isn't going away. Now what?
6 strategies and tactics to adjust to a future characterized by higher levels of both vacancy and turnover.
4 big changes coming to cybersecurity in 2020 and beyond
The pace of technology and market changes will pick up in 2020, impacting security technologies, innovation, investment, and the industry at large.
5 cloud security basics and best practices
Companies that move to the cloud have to assume new responsibilities, develop new skill sets and implement new processes. The first step to better cloud security is to assume you have no security.
Rising complexity, higher stakes for enterprise risk management
As the pace of business and a shifting threat landscape challenge enterprises, optimizing risk has become a moving target.
4 key vendor contracting pitfalls
Unless these 4 pitfalls are avoided, a vendor can have the absolute best security documents in the industry and still present material risk to its customers.
Global Data Protection and the right to be forgotten
Will the United States ever get its own privacy law?
Privacy legislation: The road ahead
The pace of change in privacy laws, and the technologies they seek to regulate, is only accelerating.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Increasing our self-awareness so we can improve security
With the increased prominence of cybersecurity in organizations due to many crippling cyberattacks, the emphasis is now on continual engagement, as it should be. It’s also important to address the tunnel vision that has plagued the...
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