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Lose Battles, But Win the War: Devising a Grand Strategy for Security

March 5, 2019

Cyberattacks and data breaches are inevitable, but a multifaceted security approach will limit the potential impact. A successful strategy will combine technology, processes and people.

5 Key Skills Every Incoming CISO Should Have

Mike Burg

March 5, 2019

CISO roles – both full-time and fractional – are on the rise. Their skills can help a growing organization enhance its security program, keep it on track, and guide in times of crisis and change. However, finding the right CISO can be tricky business, especially if this role is new to your organization. Here are the skills to look for when hiring your CISO.

Back to Basics with Cloud Security

Richard Diver

March 5, 2019

Organizations are doing some fancy footwork with security these days in order to simultaneously protect users yet empower them to perform various tasks online. As application workloads and activities move to one or more cloud environments, organizations have also begun to ask what they should do to ensure proper cloud security.

The Incident Response Approach to Cybersecurity

Megan Berkowitz

March 5, 2019

The WannaCry ransomware attack that successfully targeted Merck is not the only cyberattack to which the pharmaceutical industry has fallen victim. As pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies move toward greater digitalization and the storage of more valuable data, their digital security practices become more and more critical.

ZERO Trust @ RSA 2019

March 5, 2019

A few certainties surround the RSA Cybersecurity Conference this week: attendance will increase over last year, new exhibitor booths will expand, and hotel rates in San Francisco will reach unconscionable levels.

Experian: More Than a Third of Companies are Unprepared to Respond to a Data Breach

Sixth annual corporate preparedness study also reveals that businesses lack confidence in preventing an attack.

March 4, 2019

Are companies ready for today's sophisticated cybercriminals and impact of data breaches? Experian's new study says that progress has been made, but companies need to do better.

Strong Cybersecurity: The Critical Role of Lifecycle Management - Security Magazine

Students from Carnegie Mellon University Win 2019 Deloitte Foundation Cyber Threat Competition

College students representing 15 universities compete at Deloitte University for a real-world challenge of cyber and business complexity.

March 4, 2019

Four students from Carnegie Mellon University won the 2019 Deloitte Foundation Cyber Threat Competition. Team members Karttik Panda, Veera Nandiraju, Sanika Suwant and Nishith Yadav each received $2,000 in scholarship money. Carnegie Mellon University teams have competed since the competition began five years ago, and always rank amongst top performing teams. This is the first win for the university.

CompTIA and Immersive Labs Issue Penetration Testing Challenge

March 4, 2019

CompTIA and Immersive Labs are challenging cybersecurity professionals in the United States and United Kingdom to test their penetration testing skills this month.

Forty Percent of Malicious URLs Found on Good Domains

March 1, 2019

While tried-and-true attack methods are still going strong, new threats emerge daily, and new vectors are being tested by cybercriminals.

To Catch A Spy: The Emergence of Artificial Intelligence

John McClurg

March 1, 2019

We just celebrated President’s Day. Folklore has it that during the American Revolution, George Washington was approached by an enquiring member of the press who asked: “George! George! What keeps you up at night?”