The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected five recipients for the 2020 SIA RISE Scholarship, a program offered through SIA’s RISE community of young security professionals that supports the education and career development goals of young industry talent.

Malicious insiders pose an existential threat to any organization. Technical countermeasures only address part of the problem and are increasingly expensive. What are some new approaches to efficient and effective insider threat detection?

Late last year, it was announced that the major aluminum manufacturing firm, Norsk Hydro AS, received a $3.6 million cyberinsurance payout – the first around highly publicized, extensive cyber breach of March 2019. The large ransomware attack struck the company’s U.S. facilities – before spreading throughout the company, resulting in millions of dollars lost – destabilizing Norsk Hydro’s operations until the summer months. The payout covered merely six percent of the multi-million-dollar costs created by the incident and its aftermath. 

Passwords are a double-edged sword: they are meant to protect information, but they are also frustrating with so many to remember and manage.