At the end of last year I was invited to discuss a very specific threat in an interview hosted by CBS News. The main point of interest was ransomware – a type of cyber-attack that is becoming more common and could affect anybody.
Ransomware is a type of malware...
It is clear that cyber-security will be one of the major talking points of 2013, with issues becoming more mainstream. I discussed some of these issues in this CBS News interview.
As we discussed in an earlier post, today’s CIO’s role is more about business strategy and leadership. CIOs are investing time and effort in shaping their personal brand and raising its awareness amongst senior management and industry peers. A survey conducted...
The New Year brings new resolutions and regulations.
It is that time of year when IT executives’ thoughts turn to setting resolutions for the new year. Find out what may be the best IT resolutions for 2013 (written by Carolyn Duffy Marsan).
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Attackers are constantly looking to innovate and target not only businesses but also governments. IT security leaders are continuously improving their strategies to face cyber threats.
Georgia Tech’s Emerging Cyber Threats Report conducted earlier this year,...
2012 has been a key year for cyber security. Cyber threats have been on the rise, but most importantly the degree of sophistication has increased as well, focusing on high-precision and coordinated attacks. As a result, IT security organizations had to work hard...
I want to present you with a special “this week’s best resources”. Today, I won’t share articles, interviews or webinars that I have compiled from the Wild Web. Instead I am sharing the articles you, my readers, found the most interesting and useful...
As 2012 draws to an end, IT security experts have begun forecasting next year’s security threats. Security breaches, subsequent attacks and all the negative attention put cybersecurity in a really dark place. In recent years the U.S. authorities have invested...
For a CIO/CISO to provide leadership, he/she needs a clear vision of the enterprise’s security posture and the ability to communicate its relevance to the board of directors. CISOs must ensure that every security project maps back to the company’s strategic...
For enterprise information to be protected and secured, increasing information security awareness among employees is essential. Widespread awareness will improve the way employees make security decisions.
Companies seem to realize that the majority of security...
