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Fired Chicago Schools Employee Causes Data Breach

November 2, 2018

Police allege that a fired Chicago Public Schools employee took a personal database of about 70,000 people contained in a CPS private database with her.

2019 Security Megatrends Released: Impact on Cybersecurity Tops the List

November 2, 2018

Cyber security is the number one new megatrend shaping the industry, according to the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) yearly report defining the major trends and forces at play in the global security industry. By nearly 30 percentage points, industry leaders said cyber security’s impact on physical security solutions was the greatest they were expecting to face in 2019.

5 Components to a Proactive Security Strategy

Sachin Sharma

November 1, 2018

Innovations in cloud and mobile technologies have created more opportunities than ever for employees to work remotely, using devices of their choosing. But the flexibility of technology heterogeneity in the workplace isn’t without risk. As data becomes more accessible across a growing range of devices, the attack surface area also grows wider, raising the possibility of a potential data breach.

Is Blockchain a Breakthrough Cybersecurity Solution?

Duncan Greatwood

November 1, 2018

From building management to industrial operations to the energy industry, the security of machines and hard assets is converging with cybersecurity.

How to Make Informed Risk Management Decisions about What to Store in the Cloud

Mark. B. Cooper

November 1, 2018

Are we asking enough questions about cloud security for organizations to make informed risk management decisions? With cyber threats evolving, cloud servers are a major target and more than 80 percent of organizations store their information in the public cloud, according to Rightscale’s 2018 State of the Cloud Report. This begs the question of cloud security.

Redefining the Role of a Cybersecurity Professional

Manju Mude

November 1, 2018

The cybersecurity industry has been around for more than 30 years and undergone exponential growth, but in many ways it is still defining itself in the face of evolving threats. Technology and process are predictably playing a role. But diversity of talent has also become increasingly important to the success of security organizations and is redefining the role of a cybersecurity professional.

Four Years in Europe: Lessons in Cybersecurity

Oliver Tavakoli

November 1, 2018

A recent week-long trip to Europe provided an interesting perspective on how much the state of cybersecurity sentiment in European companies has changed.

Clear, Purge & Destroy: When Data Must be Eliminated, Part 2

Part 2 of a 2-part series on information disposal requirements

Steven Chabinsky

November 1, 2018

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to implement a sound data sanititization program.

An All Hazards Approach

Diane Ritchey

November 1, 2018

Security technology investments are largely driven by the need to gather intelligence, manager risk and ensure resilience, which cannot be done without situational awareness.

Fighting Fraud in the Era of Real-Time Payments

How “Layering” Fraud Detection Could Help Hasten Detection and Response

Erika Dietrich

October 30, 2018

Sixty-one percent of merchants believe they’re at greater risk of a data breach than a year ago, while 22 percent of merchants have experienced data theft in the last year alone.