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Biometric Data: Increased Security and Risks

May 6, 2020

Biometrics has the potential to make authentication faster, easier and more secure, as long as it is handled with due care. Based on this, what can companies and governments do to offer a safer digital environment for consumers?

Chris Hallenbeck: A Path of Security Leadership and Operational Insight

Chris Hallenbeck's path to information security, including his view of the CISO role and the value of metrics.

Maria Henriquez

May 6, 2020

Chris Hallenbeck, CISO for the Americas at Tanium, has led security and IT operations, incident response, endpoint detection and built and deployed teams for incidents of national security. What initiatives has he implemented as a CISO, and how does he gauge the success of his team?

Therace Risch Named SVP, Chief Information & Technology Officer at AEP

May 5, 2020

American Electric Power has named Therace Risch to a new position as senior vice president and chief information & technology officer.

Third-Party Risk Management amid COVID-19

Brian Parks

May 5, 2020

What are some simple risk management rules that will support healthcare organizations, without significantly exposing it to major security risks as they adapt to this new and challenging COVID-19 situation?

What's Next: The Future of Big Cybersecurity Conferences

Dawn Morrissey

May 5, 2020

The old curse has come true: we are “living in interesting times.” None of us could have possibly foreseen the way that 2020 has evolved, least of all, conference professionals. Gartner says it’s taking a $158 million hit in its Q2 revenues; O’Reilly went one huge step further, permanently shuttering its in-person events business. Aside from those gatherings, an entire slew of security meetings has moved into the virtual realm. In-person conferences during the pandemic are seen as being too hazardous and unsafe. It's now better to meet online than to risk spreading the virus.

Boosting Safety and Operations at Panda Express

May 5, 2020

Since its opening in 1983, Panda Express has steadily grown throughout the United States and 10 other countries.

Preventing Scripting Attacks on Powershell with Identity-Based Zero Trust

Peter Smith

May 4, 2020

The best way to prevent scripting attacks, such as those that implement Python back doors or compromise PowerShell, is to implement identity-based zero trust. In a zero trust environment, IT treats the internal network as if it were the public internet, a place where nothing can be trusted, and anything can be a threat.

Security Talk

Goodbye and Good Luck, Laura

Diane Ritchey

May 4, 2020

Laura Stepanek, Editor-in-Chief of SDM Magazine has retired. For 36 years, she was the face of SDM, and she has witnessed how new technology has changed the security industry. We wish the best for Laura in her well-deserved retirement.

May 2020: Security Executives on the Move

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

May 4, 2020

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

Senators to Introduce COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act

Although it is unclear whether the forthcoming bill has any chance of becoming law, it is further evidence that companies need to consider the significant privacy issues and risks associated with implementing COVID-19-related technology.

David M. Stauss

May 1, 2020

On April 30, 2020, a group of four Republican Senators announced their plan to introduce federal privacy legislation that would regulate the collection and use of personal information relating to the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. How would the proposed bill, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act, attempt to solve privacy concerns?