One of the biggest security challenges the Washington state health insurance exchange faces as it prepares for its Oct. 1 launch is building interfaces with its partners, says CIO Curt Kwak.
Getting critical infrastructure operators involved is the biggest challenge the federal government faces in creating a cybersecurity framework, says NIST's Adam Sedgewick, who leads efforts to create the framework ordered by President Obama.
What are the top three cybersecurity game changers, and what negative impact can they have on organizations if security leaders do not manage them properly? Rolf von Roessing of ISACA shares insight.
The best argument for enactment of a federal data breach protection law to replace 46 state statutes is that physical location is not relevant in a society that relies on mobile technologies, says public policy advocate David Valdez.
As a result of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, business associates need to develop a HIPAA-compliant culture, says healthcare privacy attorney Gerry Hinkley, who explains the essential steps involved.
Whether or not Congress enacts cyberthreat intelligence sharing legislation, the IT security community is moving forward with its own information sharing initiatives, MS-ISAC Chairman William Pelgrin says.
Most organizations rate their mobile device security efforts as poor, in need of improvement or just adequate, according to the latest ISMG survey. So where are the security gaps? Malcolm Harkins of Intel offers insights.
RSA Chief Information Security Officer Eddie Schwartz is heading a new task force that he hopes will help develop the next generation's well-trained, rightly skilled cybersecurity workforce.
The mobile security focus has shifted from basic block-and-tackling to ensuring better productivity and corporate data protection, says Jonathan Dale of Fiberlink. What new challenges are posed?
Robert Bigman, former CISO at the CIA, says many government agencies and other organizations have yet to take adequate steps to prevent rogue systems administrators from accessing sensitive information on systems they manage.
Security and privacy professionals should be cautious about the type of information they share with the federal government's intelligence community, says Peter Swire, a former White House privacy counselor.
Despite the new instructions on breach notification in the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, there's still plenty of uncertainty about what constitutes a "compromise" of data that triggers notification, says privacy attorney Adam Greene.
The implementation of IPv6, the new Internet communications protocol, will have a major impact on identity and access management. EMC researcher Davi Ottenheimer explains how organizations should prepare.
Data loss prevention strategies are shifting. Organizations are now turning to end-users to help protect critical data. Stephane Charbonneau of Titus discusses how to engage users to improve security.
We're already seeing the next generation of advanced security threats, so now is the time for organizations to adopt next-gen security defenses. Brian Hazzard of Bit9 explains how.
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