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Equifax CEO Abruptly Retires Following Data Breach

September 26, 2017

Richard Smith, CEO and Chairman of Equifax, retired suddenly Tuesday following the credit-reporting service’s data breach affecting the personal information of 143 million people.

European Union Introduces Widespread Rules for Cybersecurity

Kylie Bull

September 1, 2017

Firms supplying essential services, e.g. for energy, transport, banking and health, or digital ones, such as search engines and cloud services, will have to improve their ability to withstand cyberattacks under the first EU-wide rules on cybersecurity.

China’s New Cybersecurity Law Comes into Force in June

Kylie Bull

May 22, 2017

The new cybersecurity law enables the Chinese government to take measures to “monitor, defend and handle cybersecurity risks and threats originating from within the country or overseas sources, protecting key information infrastructure from attack, intrusion, disturbance and damage.”

New Executive Order Changes Cybersecurity Requirements for Federal Agencies

May 11, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order today to bolster the government’s cybersecurity and protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.

Virtual Reality Check at CES: Is Cybersecurity Being Taken Seriously at the Development Level?

Simone Petrella

January 4, 2017

As tech companies converge today in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to unveil hundreds of innovative products that promise to change our daily lives, few of them tout security as a key component or feature. Ultimately it is the consumer that ends up paying the price for this detrimental oversight.

Banks Ramping Up Cyber Focus, Working to Coordiante Efforts

Securing banks and financial facilities takes building leadership capacity around security and underscoring its importance to executives.

Ed Finkel

December 1, 2016

Concerns about cybersecurity are overtaking those about physical security in the banking sector, although perhaps most front-burner have been issues that cross over into both realms.

Ensuring the Safe Passage of Goods

Areas of security focus within the seaport environment include cybersecurity, physical security and other miscellaneous security risks.

Jim Romeo

October 1, 2016

American ports, terminals, ships, refineries and their support systems are vital components of our nation’s critical infrastructure, national security and economy.

From DIACAP to RMF: 5 Useful Tips to Start Your Compliance Transition Off on the Right Foot

Adam Godfrey

August 23, 2016

Risk Management Framework. These three words are likely to bristle hairs upon the necks of information technology professionals across the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and for good reason.

Diving Deeper into Multi-Factor Authentication with PCI DSS 3.2

Nick Owen

June 28, 2016

It’s hard to believe that over a decade has passed since PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) was first introduced in 2004 as the information security standard for organizations that store, process or transmit cardholder data. Although it’s become a mature industry standard, two problems remain.

Why Corporate Security Fails – A Focus on Leadership

Mark Kedgley

May 26, 2016

It looks like 2016 is set to be the year when Information Security gets serious. This year is predicted to break records in terms of investment in cybersecurity measures, with organizations predicted to allocate nearly nine percent of their entire IT budget to security.