Security Leadership & Management Topic

Kristin Lenardson: A Career in Protective Services

How Kristin Lenardson manages risk services, travel security programs and more.

April 6, 2020

How has Kristin Lenardson, Vice President of Managed Risk Services at WorldAware, successfully transitioned from the government to the private sector, managed and built travel security programs and advanced in the security world?

Free Security Resources and Services for COVID-19

Maria Henriquez

April 3, 2020

Here is a list of free resources, guides, frameworks, services and products to help enterprise security to navigate the coronavirus pandemic. If your organization is offering resources and products at no cost, please email henriquezm@bnpmedia.com to be included.

Security Talk

First Responders and Mental Health

Diane Ritchey

April 3, 2020

After being exposed to countless traumatic events, first responders often struggle with PTSD and mental health disorders. Beyond extending workers compensation benefits, what more can we do to help first responders?

The Long and Winding Road to Cyber Recovery

Security from the Start: Why Cyber Awareness is Critical at the Initial Stages of Business

Reut Hackmon

April 2, 2020

In spite of this cyber war and in an effort to be first to market, many companies still rush their products out while ignoring proper security integration during development which can lead to disastrous side effects for businesses. Costing them valuable data, reputation, money and time to amend their product weaknesses. Companies can spend a great deal of time and money developing security patches, repeatedly rolling back and implementing updates, and buying other technologies to secure their own offering. This cycle can potentially continue for years releasing cures to the latest aliments while fearing the next hit.

10 Years of Data Breaches Mark Vulnerable Businesses

Mateusz Romanow

April 2, 2020

Looking back at cybercrime incidents of the past 10 years, only the questions of "if" and "when" remain. "If" a business has no active cybersecurity policy and processes even just hundreds of rich customer records, "when" becomes soon enough. For the past 10 years, at least eight large-scale data breaches per year have trembled economies. You’d imagine that as business owners, we would have learned the immense value of the digital data we hold. The Ponemon Institute says that just in the US, the average size of a data breach is 25,575 records with a cost of $150 per record on average. That could be the money you would have paid in damages, as a government fine, and potentially in customer lawsuits.

Mahmood Khan Named SVP and CISO at CNA

April 2, 2020

CNA announced the appointment of Mahmood Khan as Senior Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer.

Matthew Rosenquist Named CISO at Eclipz

April 2, 2020

Matthew Rosenquist has joined the Eclipz executive team as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

April 2020: Security Executives on the Move

Security executives on the move! Which industry leaders have recently begun new roles?

April 2, 2020

Which security executives have recently changed positions? Have you begun a new role? Email us at ritcheyd@bnpmedia.com

The Global Security Team at Boston Scientific: Individually Strong, Collectively Powerful

A best-in-class enterprise security team at Boston Scientific.

Diane Ritchey

April 1, 2020

Meet the global security team at Boston Scientific – five female professionals with diverse background and skills who are ensuring the safety and security of a global enterprise.

Attribution: 3 Questions to Ask When Deciding How It Matters

John McClurg

April 1, 2020

Attribution is often regarded as a primary goal within a cybersecurity investigation, but as John McClurg, CISO at Blackberry, explores here, conclusive attribution should at times exist as a secondary consideration - one abandoned if the ROI doesn't justify its expense.