The dark web is one of the most commonly occurring, but most poorly defined terms in information security. The dark web is actually smaller than most of the mythology would have you believe. Another common myth is that the dark web is entirely used for criminal activities. While criminal activities do abound,...
By nature of its name and reputation, the so-called "dark web" has acquired a unique reputation. Danny Rogers of Terbium Labs discusses some of the key myths and realities about the dark web, as well as how organizations should monitor it.
Many organizations take months or years to discover they've been victimized by breaches because they lack experienced cybersecurity personnel, says employment researcher David Foote. The "maturing of the workforce" will take considerable time, he says in an interview.
Sam Lodhi, director at niche services firm IBRS, speaks about adapting biological cybernetics to help management understand information security risk better and how cybernetics can be applied to other verticals.
Vikrant Arora, CISO of NYC Health & Hospitals, offers the four most important questions a board must ask the CISO to get a good understanding of how the organization is addressing top cybersecurity concerns.
Understanding your adversaries' tools, techniques, and processes (TTPs) that they're likely to weaponize is the best way to anticipate and combat threats. This whitepaper shares research on the latest attacker tools, provides architecture recommendations for organizations looking to strengthen security controls, and...
Building a threat intelligence team from the ground up can be riddled with political inertia. This whitepaper details how to merge operational and strategic capabilities to automate and analyze external attack data to identify current and future security threats.
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From top to bottom, today's CISO needs a wide-ranging set of skills to be successful in defending their organization against hackers in the current threat landscape. From leading board-level initiatives to understanding how data and money flow through each department, a CISO has to have a strong foundation in both...
To facilitate faster decision-making, better cost control and increased transparency, many organizations now task a single executive to oversee all security, privacy and risk functions, says ADP's Roland Cloutier.
Today's organization needs to provide its employees, partners, applications and even networks access to its data and IT environment regardless of how they access it. But challenges regarding identity management and device compliance can make it very difficult to be secure in this increasingly complex IT world -...
A new survey shows 82 percent of organizations around the world are struggling with a shortage of staff with cybersecurity skills. Training expert Simone Petrella analyzes the survey results and spotlights the skills needed now to fight emerging cyber threats.
CISOs face the continuing challenge of how to clearly communicate information security risk to the board and senior management. But now they can take advantage of a free metrics framework designed to help evaluate an organization's cybersecurity readiness. Phil Cracknell of ClubCISO describes the effort.
CISOs must be empowered to define the security architecture for smart cities. How? By securing endpoints of known and unknown device categories in the network, says David Dufour, head of security architecture for smart cities at Webroot.
A new report from Forrester Research says most security strategies do not align with overall business goals, and are in danger of losing credibility. Don't fall into this trap of irrelevance. Download the report and learn 6 steps your business can take today to build a more relevant security strategy that aligns with...
Technology is a key component of any security strategy, but even the best tech will not prevent a data breach. A new report from Forrester Research advises building a risk management framework that that keeps organizations secure, while also building and retaining customer trust.
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