Security teams struggling to detect signs of threats hidden in mountains of data are attracted to big data analytics. But experts advise security professionals to take an incremental approach, starting out with smaller projects.
Individuals see information differently today than they did just a few years ago because of big data and that, in turn, influences how people perceive privacy. ISACA's Jeff Spivey explains.
IT security pros see metrics as a useful tool to validate operational performance. But many organizations' top leaders evaluate security on cost. It's time to bridge that gap.
Data from social media sites like Facebook, along with mobile device texts, will be analyzed by researchers in the aim of preventing suicide among U.S. Veterans. But how will privacy be protected?
Intermountain Healthcare and Deloitte Consulting have teamed up to offer a new platform for healthcare data analysis. But how are they also still ensuring they protect patient privacy?
How organizations view security is about to change, says Hugh Thompson of the security firm RSA. He explains why analytics will turn everything we thought we knew about security on its head.
RSA's Art Coviello finds today's cybersecurity strategies to be lacking. Global organizations must rely more on big data and public-private partnerships to defend themselves from advanced threats.
The National Institutes of Health is tackling security challenges as it rolls out many "big data" research endeavors involving human genomes and other sensitive data. Research director Eric Green describes the issues.
The health advocacy group Genetic Alliance on April 5 will unveil a registry designed to enable patients to control how health information is shared with researchers. Spokesman Greg Biggers discusses privacy measures.
What are the common mistakes individuals in organizations make when it comes to data security and breaches? Craig Spiezle of the Online Trust Alliance provides insight from the latest research.
Want to know how predictive analysis could work to defend your IT systems? Take a look at how American Navy SEALS found Osama bin Laden, says Booz Allen Hamilton's Christopher Ling.
Solutionary is out with its 2013 Global Threat Intelligence Report. What are the top four threats to organizations, and how can they be mitigated? Security strategist Don Gray offers insights and tips.
Despite ever-evolving cybersecurity threats, David Knight of Proofpoint says spear phishing attacks are really the greatest worries for most security and risk officers.
Data security used to be about building firewalls and protections around the data. Now it's about securing the data itself. That's why data is the new perimeter, says Charlie Pulfer of Titus.
Most organizations have more data than they know what to do with, much less understand how they can use that data in a meaningful way, say NopSec's Lisa Xu and Steven Leonard. Having the ability to aggregate that data is key.
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