A cyber insurer is offering premium discounts to organizations that have implemented the Healthcare Information Trust Alliance's Common Security Framework, seeing that as a sign that they are managing their risks.
It used to be that security was the one big barrier to organizations embracing the cloud. But Troy Kitch of Oracle says that not only is that barrier coming down, but now leaders are seeing cloud as a security enabler.
Cybersecurity competitions are being adapted so employers can use them to vet the know-how of prospective employees, U.S. Cyber Challenge National Director Karen Evans says.
Who's right: Apple or the FBI? Our readers continue to debate a magistrate judge ordering Apple to help unlock an iPhone tied to a San Bernardino shooter, raising such issues as strong crypto, backdoors as well as legal and moral responsibilities.
This year is crucial as we expect the size, severity and complexity of cyber threats to continue to increase exponentially. Attacks will continue to evolve, forcing organizations to expand their focus and be flexible to withstand unexpected, high impact events. Some of the notable predictions include cyber criminals...
Cybercriminals spend as much time trying to break into your enterprise as you do growing your business. Attackers collaborate their skills and execute well-structured strikes that take advantage of the many points of entry into your systems. To fight back you need your own unified plan of attack so that you can better...
None of the major presidential candidates unequivocally backs Apple in its privacy vs. security battle with the U.S. government over its refusal to help the FBI crack the password of the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino, Calif., shooters. Hear what each of the candidates has to say.
Federal authorities have slapped a Los Angeles-based physical therapy provider with a financial penalty in a HIPAA case that provides a wake-up call about the requirement to obtain patients' permission before using their personal information for marketing purposes.
In an in-depth interview, CIO Ed Ricks of Beaufort Memorial Hospital in South Carolina offers insights on how the community hospital, with limited resources, is tackling breach prevention and detection. He'll be a featured speaker at the HIMSS 2016 Conference.
Although we have made progress in the use of analytics and intelligence, the latest
SANS Security Analytics survey shows 26 percent of respondents feel they still can't
understand and baseline normal behavior in their IT environments, with a majority citing
a lack of people and dedicated resources as an...
Every year, organizations spend millions of hours and countless sums of money trying to reverse the
damage done by malware attacks. The harm caused by malware can be astronomical, going well beyond
intellectual property loss and huge fines levied for non-compliance. Productivity, long-term profitability, and brand...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) are a growing concern in the security industry. There is no single attack vector used by APTs, no single activity pattern, and thus no easy way for an organization to protect itself from an APT.
While no two APTs are the same, most follow a common lifecycle in which reconnaissance...
Today's advanced attacks focus more on exploiting human flaws than system flaws. In 2015, attackers shifted away from
automated exploits and instead engaged people to do the dirty work- infecting systems,
stealing credentials, and transferring funds. Across all vectors and in attacks of all sizes,
threat actors...
With word of her retirement, Donna Seymour received criticism and praise for her work in response to the hack of the agency's computers that exposed the personal information of 21.5 million individuals.
Leading banking Trojans are expanding their targets, taking aim at industries outside banking to compromise financial accounts and other information, new research shows. And the botnets are proving difficult for law enforcement officials to take down.
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