The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features Greg Touhill, the United States' first federal CISO, discussing how "reskilling" can help fill cybersecurity job vacancies. Plus, California considers tougher breach notification requirements; curtailing the use of vulnerable mobile networks.
Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., has sent letters to four federal agencies and 12 healthcare associations posing long lists of questions as a prelude to developing short-term and long-term strategies for improving healthcare cybersecurity.
How can the many job openings for cybersecurity specialists be filled? "Reskilling" can play a critical role, says Greg Touhill, the nation's first federal CISO, who's now president of Cyxtera Technologies. In an interview, he offers a preview of his upcoming presentation at the RSA Conference 2019.
We've talked a lot in recent times about data breaches and data loss. But what about pure data integrity - not just whether it can be stolen, but whether it can be secretly altered?
This is a topic close to the heart of Diana Kelley, a cybersecurity field CTO for Microsoft. She has addressed the topic at recent ISMG...
Cybersecurity FutureWatch is an in-depth analysis of cyber trends and forecasts. This data-driven report illustrates critical industry developments that will inform a company's cybersecurity planning as technology advances.
Improved integration, automation and orchestration are needed to better detect and respond to evolving cyberthreats, says John Maynard, vice president and global security specialist at Cisco Systems.
A variety of security weaknesses contributed to a massive 2017 health data security breach in Singapore, according to a new report. What can healthcare organizations around the world learn from the report's security recommendations?
GDPR. NIST CSF. NY DFS. These acronym laws and standards can be maddening to navigate clearly for legal and compliance teams. Particularly when the threat landscape is ever evolving, and the threat actors - from outside and within - are unrelenting. This is why we have designed these sessions as an opportunity for...
This month we spotlight the critical cybersecurity challenges facing healthcare sector organization. Explore why a focus on compliance-driven security risk programs can put entities at a great disadvantage in dealing with these challenges - and what's needed to implement a more war-minded approach to battle the...
What not to do after a breach? Share your incident response plan with your attorney and say, "Don't pay too much attention to it; we don't follow it." Randy Sabett of Cooley LLP discusses this and other lessons learned from breach investigations.
It's no secret that the healthcare industry is increasingly under attack by cybercriminals. And risky end-user behaviors are only exacerbating the threat. Yet, user awareness training is always a challenge for organizations. How do you effectively train users to stop clicking on links or opening attachments? This...
The insider threat. It could be the malicious insider who intentionally sets out to commit fraud, steal intellectual property or cause damage. Or else it could be the so-called "accidental insider" who makes a mistake or is taken advantage of by an external threat actor. Either way, the business impact is real, and...
November 1 ushers in a whole new era of breach notification requirements for Canada. What are the new standards, and how prepared are Canadian organizations? In this edition of Security Agenda, attorney Imran Ahmad of Miller Thomson LLP shares insights. Among them:
"In many ways, Canada had been playing catch-up to...
How has the fraud landscape shifted in the U.S. since the introduction of EMV payment card chip technology?
Well, we all know here has been a reduction in card-present fraud and an increase in card-not-present crimes. But what does this mean to an individual retail CISO?
Shamoun Siddiqui, CISO at retailer Neiman...
This monthly Security Agenda will highlight some of the most recent additions to our course library. This month's edition features the world's first CISO, Stephen Katz, discussing how the role of the modern CISO has evolved. Another key influencer, Gartner's Avivah Litan, discusses the lure of blockchain. This edition...
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