Mitch Parker, CISO, Indiana University Health System

A CISO's Insights on Breach Detection

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • June 18, 2019

Implementing new technologies and best practices can help healthcare organizations dramatically improve their detection of data breaches, says Mitch Parker, CISO of Indiana University Health System, who will be a featured speaker at ISMG's Healthcare Security Summit on June 25 in New York.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

What Stands Out in Proposed Premera Lawsuit Settlement?

Multiple Class Action Lawsuits Filed in AMCA Breach

Cybercrime

GoldBrute Botnet Brute-Force Attacking 1.5M RDP Servers

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Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency Prompts Privacy Backlash

Scott Ferguson • June 19, 2019

With Facebook now officially preparing to launch its own cryptocurrency, Libra, in 2020, the social media giant is facing a privacy and security backlash both in the U.S. and Europe. Lawmakers and regulators are raising concerns about the offering based on the company's poor history of protecting user data.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Step Away From the Artificial Intelligence

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 19, 2019

Why does everyone keep mislabeling machine learning - a proven technique for helping organizations to improve their security posture - as artificial intelligence? "I'm so tired of the AI buzzword bingo," says John Matthews, CIO of ExtraHop Networks.

Governance

Cisco on Cybersecurity: Targeting Optimal Protection

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 19, 2019

Defending organizations against attackers is more challenging than ever. "The complexity and sophistication of the threats has increased," says Cisco's Mark Weir. "What we're seeing a lot of at the moment as well is intellectual property theft."

Advanced SOC Operations / CSOC

Network Security Policy Management: Seeking Visibility

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 19, 2019

Visibility, or a lack thereof, continues to challenge organizations as they attempt to protect their businesses by knowing which systems, applications and data they have, says AlgoSec's Jeffrey Starr. He discusses how centralized visibility, control and automation can help.

Security Operations

The State of the SOC

Nick Holland • June 19, 2019

Managing a security operations center is fraught with challenges, says Stephen Moore of Exabeam, who outlines the findings of a new "State of the SOC" report.

Application Security

Cloud and Container Adoption: The Visibility Imperative

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 19, 2019

As organizations pursue digital transformation initiatives backed by new application deployment techniques, they must ensure that security, operations and development teams fully coordinate, says Marco Rottigni of Qualys.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

How to Block Advanced Threats

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 19, 2019

After years of organizations being stuck in a reactive security posture, proactive prevention is finally possible thanks to machine learning backed by AI math models, says BlackBerry Cylance's John McClurg.

Endpoint Security

How IT, OT Teams Can Collaborate

Nick Holland • June 19, 2019

How can IT and OT teams collaborate to address urgent cybersecurity issues? Kim Legelis of Nozomi Networks offers insights.

Cybercrime

'Extreme But Plausible' Cyberthreats

Nick Holland • June 19, 2019

A new report from Accenture highlights five key areas where cyberthreats in the financial services sector will evolve. Many of these threats could comingle, making them even more disruptive, says Valerie Abend, a managing director at Accenture who's one of the authors of the report.

Incident & Breach Response

Are You APT-Ready? The Role of Breach and Attack Simulation

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 18, 2019

With the volume of data breaches and cyberattacks continuing to rise, organizations are increasingly relying on breach and attack simulation tools to provide more consistent and automated validation of controls, says Cymulate's Tim Ager.