Control is the lifeblood of an effective information security program, but fully locking down endpoints is impossible, not least in the open environment of a public university, says Robert Hellwig, CISO of Germany's University of Siegen. In this exclusive discussion, he recommends approaches.
In the coming weeks, U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a new executive order to prevent and detect identity theft involving public benefits. Jeremy Grant, coordinator of the Better Identity Coalition, discusses the challenges ahead for the government in combating criminal and identity fraud.
The toll of a ransomware attack goes far beyond the price of the actual ransom. Ajay Bhatia of Veritas and Jose Thomas of Microsoft share the potential costs and gaps enterprises face when it comes to being able to detect, defend and recover from ransomware attacks.
In the latest weekly update, four editors at ISMG discuss how Russia's invasion of Ukraine complicates cybercrime ransomware payments, a former U.S. Treasury senior adviser's take on Biden's cryptocurrency executive order, and important points regarding the upcoming identity theft executive order.
Two trends that have only grown over the past two years: Hybrid workforce and adoption of the zero trust architecture. Peter Newton of Fortinet shares how zero trust network access is now key to helping ensure security with workers now balancing on-premise and remote work.
The interplay between security and privacy has changed some aspects of data management and protection. Nader Henein, vice president analyst at Gartner, discusses the factors driving the nexus, how companies can take advantage of it and tips on sharing data with third parties securely.
The pandemic has raised the ante significantly for the attack surface and the level of insider threats facing healthcare sector entities, according to Dave Bailey, vice president of security services, and attorney Andrew Mahler, vice president of privacy and compliance, of consultancy CynergisTek.
It is critical for medical device manufacturers to take a threat modeling approach early in a product's design stage, say MITRE medical device cybersecurity experts Margie Zuk and Penny Chase, co-authors of the recently released Playbook for Threat Modeling Medical Devices commissioned by the FDA.
What should be in the upcoming executive order to control identity theft in pandemic relief programs? John Buzzard, lead fraud and security analyst, Javelin Strategy & Research; Frank McKenna, chief fraud strategist, PointPredictive; and Jake Emry, fraud prevention SME, NICE Actimize; share ideas.
As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, healthcare sector entities need to be prepared to deal with potential spillover cyber incidents, says Anahi Santiago, CISO of ChristianaCare, the largest healthcare delivery organization in the state of Delaware. She discusses current cyber challenges.
FedRAMP compliance for a software as a service (SaaS) vendor is challenging at scale. The only way to force multiply your security effort is to use cloud native technology. Datadog in particular has some unique concerns with regard to securing customer data. Join this session to learn exactly how they maintain...
The scary fact is that the majority of data breaches are caused by human error. With so many technical controls in place hackers are still getting through to your end users. How are they so easily manipulated into giving the cybercriminals what they want? Well, hackers are crafty. And the best way to beat them is to...
Healthcare sector entities increasingly need to implement a zero trust approach with their security, says federal adviser Erik Decker, CISO of Intermountain Healthcare. Zero trust, he says, integrates "a lot of different architecture and systems … that have to work in concert with each other."
Ts. Saiful Bakhtiar Osman is the head of IT - APAC at The Ascent Group. In this interview, he discusses how to make cloud security effective, interweave IT disaster recovery with business continuity plans, move to a Zero Trust environment and improve authentication and access management controls.
The U.S. OMB recently released its latest deliverable as part of President Biden's cybersecurity executive order. Former federal CISO Grant Schneider discusses this guidance and shares best practices for agencies and organizations to improve the security of their software supply chain.
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