RSA Conference 2012 opens Feb. 27 in San Francisco, and for the third straight year Information Security Media Group will be a Platinum Media Sponsor. What's on the agenda at this world-class security event?
What are today's key hiring factors? What are the top skills needed from information security professionals in 2012? See the results of a new Career Impact Survey just released by (ISC)2.
To build an effective information security program, organizations and leaders need to take seven essential steps, including updating a risk assessment, says consultant Tom Walsh.
The concept of time supported dueling views, presented at a congressional hearing, on the need for more stringent government regulations to protect the nation's critical information infrastructure.
In the wake of the latest hacktivist attacks against high-profile institutions, industry experts offer these tips to bolster online security, customer awareness and the corporate image.
For years, security experts have advised users to wipe their hard drives before discarding them. About 100 owners of one brand of tablets may have wished they did.
Although insider-threat incidents within organizations tend to be different case-by-case, says Carnegie Mellon University's Dawn Cappelli, there are similarities and patterns that organizations can look for when mitigating their risks. What are some of the common characteristics among insiders, and how can...
"Professionals like me now understand that we are the ambassadors for ethical behavior and should actively encourage other employees to adhere to it," says Alessandro Moretti, a senior risk and security executive.
Regulators have hinted at it, and industry experts say it's coming. U.S. banking institutions can expect to see new guidance for mobile banking. The open questions are: When, and in what form?
With the surge in use of tablets, smart phones and other mobile devices, it's good to see some privacy and security best practice guidance is in the works.
People, as much as anything else, are a critical aspect of information risk management, and businesses and government agencies must monitor employees - and educate them, as well - to thwart a potential threat from within.
What steps can smaller organizations and their vendors take to ensure security and regulatory compliance? They must transcend what researcher Wendy Nather calls the 'Security Poverty Line.' See how.
President Obama uttered the term "cyber" only once in his 7,200-word State of the Union address Tuesday night, but that fleeting moment about an hour into the speech could prove significant.
"It's a crime like no other crime," says James Ratley, president of the ACFE, describing fraud. "There was not a gun involved, there was not a knife; there was in many cases a ballpoint pen or a computer."
Prosecutors have charged a former computer programmer at the Federal Reserve with stealing software used by the Department of Treasury to track federal collections and payments.
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