Securing the massive amounts of data swamping organizations, a trend known as big data, can be addressed, in part, by organizations simply getting rid of data no longer needed, Grant Thornton's Danny Miller says.
Organizers of health information exchanges must guard against underestimating the amount of time it takes to tackle privacy issues, says IDC's Lynne Dunbrack.
What's the best strategy for communications after a data breach, like the one suffered by Global Payments Inc.? Bob Carr, CEO of Heartland Payment Systems, discusses what to say in the weeks following a breach.
To respond to a security incident, an organization must first be aware of it. But too many intrusions go undetected, says Rob Lee of SANS Institute. That's the first problem that needs to be addressed.
One of the biggest mistakes companies make after a major data breach is communicating with the news media, consumers and others before all the facts are clear, says attorney Ronald Raether.
"Regulation drives spending," says George Tubin of GT Advisors. "You're in a situation where the regulators are telling you, 'You have to do something; you have to make improvements.' Therefore, the bank has to spend some money on technology."
Creating a "culture of compliance" that emphasizes the importance of maintaining patient privacy requires far more than "management by committee," says change management specialist Jan Hillier.
Healthcare organizations need to make mobile device security a top priority because so many recent data breaches can be tied to poor mobile device management, says consultant Jeff Brandt.
Where do time-strapped senior leaders go for education on cyber forensics and incident response? Carnegie Mellon University has a new option, and Dena Haritos Tsamitis explains its unique approach....
Companies should hire a breach resolution vendor before they experience a data breach to help ensure rapid, appropriate response, says security consultant Robert Peterson.
Gartner Analyst Avivah Litan, one of the first fraud experts to report the Global Payments Inc. data breach, says the latest revelations raise more questions than answers about the incident's impact.
The proposed rules for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act electronic health record incentive program "are going to bring a lot of new and challenging privacy and security issues to the forefront," says attorney Adam Greene.
IPv6, known to some as the new Internet, is architected to be safer than IPv4, but that doesn't mean organizations shouldn't take steps to assure the security in Internet Protocol version 6, American Registry for Internet Numbers' John Curran says.
As enterprises spend frugally on IT security, cybercriminals aren't, and that presents big problems for organizations working feverishly to secure their digital assets, says Steve Durbin, global vice president of the Information Security Forum.
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