NIST is hosting a workshop this week to continue shaping the cybersecurity framework President Obama wants implemented by February. Learn about the latest developments in the effort to identify IT security best practices.
Many chief information security officers have the business savvy and technical know-how to be their organization's chief information risk officer. But should CISOs assume that extra role?
Federal authorities are warning banking institutions and government agencies about a wave of DDoS attacks that could strike on 9/11. Learn what steps the FBI suggests should be taken to mitigate the threat.
John Streufert, the DHS director overseeing the rollout of a federal continuous diagnostic initiative to mitigate IT systems vulnerabilities, expects that many state and local governments will participate in the program.
Special Publication 800-101 Revision 1 is aimed to help organizations develop procedures to deal with the explosion of mobile devices and to prepare specialists to conduct forensically sound examinations.
As security professionals in other business sectors prepare for potential DDoS attacks, here are three important lessons they can learn from the successful defenses in the financial services industry.
Scientists are discovering ways to make quantum key distribution a more cost-effective and efficient way to securely share encryption keys, but there's still a long way to go before the methods can be practically applied.
Even with the latest disclosures of the efforts the National Security Agency goes through to decrypt Internet communications, enterprises can take specific steps to protect their information from prying eyes.
The NSA, in a highly classified program code-named Bullrun, used supercomputers, technical trickery, court orders and behind-the-scenes persuasion to undermine encryption, according to a news report.
If Congress were to enact a national data breach notification law, what key provisions should be included in the legislation? Public policy advocate David Valdez stresses uniformity.
In his four years as a top DHS cybersecurity policymaker, Bruce McConnell learned that to build trust with the public, the federal government must be more transparent in the way it approaches security and privacy.
Citi's settlement with two states over a breach that exposed 360,000 cards will likely set an example for other states. One expert says banking institutions will likely pay more damages when accounts are compromised.
International markets that have implemented EMV technology are seeing reductions in card fraud, but non-EMV markets are seeing dramatic upticks, says U.K.-based card fraud expert Neira Jones.
The massive initiative to deploy continuous monitoring at U.S. federal government agencies will be done in phases, with the initial rollout occurring over three years, the Department of Homeland Security's John Streufert says.
Iris scanning is becoming old hat for authenticating individuals entering secured facilities or crossing international borders, but it remains several years away for use in providing access to IT systems.
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