A salute to the career of Johnson & Johnson CISO Marene Allison leads this week's Information Security Media Group Editors' Panel, which also reviews essentials for implementing a zero trust strategy and the use of banking standards to regulate blockchain-based digital assets.
"Disruptive" is the operative word, and Atefeh "Atti" Riazi uses it to describe the impact digital transformation has had on how we live, work, learn and conduct commerce. Newly hired as CIO of Hearst, she opens up on AI and the power of disruptive technologies to drive new business outcomes.
In his latest rant, Ian Keller, the Troublemaker CISO, decries lazy and bad coding practices, mistakes CISOs may make and unwarranted CISO-blaming by the media, unanswered requests for more funding and staff - and the epic failures all these can produce when a breach happens, as it inevitably will.
In October, former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan was convicted of covering up a 2016 data breach. The trial likely marked the first time a chief security officer had faced criminal charges over incident response. Attorney Jonathan Armstrong says, "This trend is going to be difficult to put back in the box."
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses how investigators saw the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX as "one of the biggest financial frauds in American history," how CISOs can guard against their own liability, and major security and privacy shifts and the outlook for 2023.
In the latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity and privacy issues, including the evolution of the CISO role, the community impact of ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, and trends in cybersecurity customers' buying behavior.
An important element of cybersecurity maturity is defining what exactly an organization is trying to accomplish, says Dan Wilkins, CISO for the state of Arizona. With that mission in mind, security teams can align strategy, goals and benchmarks for cyber maturity.
As a former Division 1 athlete and coach, security leader Ty Howard learned that "repetition" and "being relentless" are keys to success and were invaluable lessons for his career as a CISO. He shares how camaraderie and professional growth help inspire his team and collaboration with the IT group.
Governance issues for public sector CISOs tend to focus more on shifting culture rather than maximizing efficiency for shareholders, as is expected from private sector security leaders. City of Phoenix CISO Shannon Lawson shares why good communication is crucial when a city council is involved.
All employees should consider upholding the security of the organization part of their job regardless of their official role at the company, says Equifax Business Information Security Officer Michael Owens. But creating an organization-wide cybersecurity culture is easier said than done.
Subhajit Deb was a 22-year-old college graduate in 1999 with a major in hospitality management. He had no idea he would have to deal with technology for work - let alone secure it. Deb now has two decades of experience in information security, business continuity, risk management and data privacy.
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discuss the implications of the former Uber CSO's guilty verdict for the rest of the industry, the growing problem of keyless car theft, and the latest progress toward a passwordless future revealed at the annual FIDO Alliance conference.
In the wake of former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan being found guilty of a criminal data breach cover-up, legal experts say CISOs shouldn't be running scare, but should ensure they have well-defined incident response playbooks and remember to always clearly document what they're doing and why.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses how adversaries have a new favorite tactic to circumvent MFA, why vendor Akamai is an appealing target for private equity, and what the industry can do differently to attract more females to leadership roles.
A U.S. federal jury found Joe Sullivan, former chief security officer of Uber, guilty of covering up a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal information of tens of millions of account holders. The trial was a landmark, likely marking the first time a chief security officer has faced criminal charges over an...
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