Getting Started with IoT Security in Healthcare
There’s a hazard that comes with introducing any new element into patient care whether it’s a new drug or a connected device. These four steps will help keep patients safe. It’s estimated that by 2025, more than 30 percent of all Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be dedicated to the realm of healthcare – more than…
IDG Contributor Network: You can’t protect what you can’t see
How many of us would hire a home security company that sent a representative to our house to tell us to remove all our lightbulbs so that it was pitch black inside? Sure, it would make it much more difficult for the burglars to find their way around. But with no way to turn the…
This Week in Security News: Senate Hearings and Equifax Breaches
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, leaders of six security agencies testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Equifax hack grew in severity, and hackers used the power of Machine Learning to spread…
Why do we need a risk-based approach to authentication?
20 years ago, everyone worked at a desktop workstation hardwired into an office building. This made network security simple and organizations felt they could depend on the time-tested method of the trusted perimeter. Firewalls were relied on to keep out external threats, and anything within the network was considered secure and safe. Today, however, the…
Security Awareness Training Top Priority for CISOs
Thirty-five percent of CISOs in the financial sector consider staff training to be the top priority for cyber defense. Twenty-five percent prioritize infrastructure upgrades and network defense. The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) polled more than 100 of its 7,000 global members to produce the first of its planned annual CISO Cybersecurity…
Fake News: Could the Next Major Cyberattack Cause a Cyberwar?
In the way it undercuts trust, fake news is a form of cyberattack. Governments must work to stop it. Fake news — we’ve all heard about it, but sometimes we struggle to grasp the extent of its impact. With more people moving online and social media becoming the go-to news source, and with a good…
What CISOs prioritize in order to improve cybersecurity practices
In a new study by the The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), CISOs weighed in on the most critical cyber-defense methods, frequency of cyber-preparedness reporting to their respective boards of directors as well as the current cyber chain of command within their respective financial organizations.
Back to Basics: AI Isn’t the Answer to What Ails Us in Cyber
The irony behind just about every headline-grabbing data breach we’ve seen in recent years is that they all could have been prevented with simple cyber hygiene. Earlier this month, many of the planet’s most influential leaders met at the World Economic Forum in Davos to address some of the most pressing issues of our time,…
The Time to Focus on Critical Infrastructure Security is Now
The world has once again been reminded that the threat of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure systems remains very real. Last month, Britain’s defense secretary, Gavin Williamson, iterated that Russia held the potential for wide disruption and “thousands of deaths” through such attacks. His announcement was the latest indication of increased chatter regarding attacks on critical infrastructure,…
What Super Bowl LII Ads Can Teach You about Privileged Account Security
It is the day after Super Bowl LII, and sadly, Patriots fans did not wake up savoring the good feeling of their sixth Super Bowl win with Tom Brady. In our household, there is now a temporary ban on sports radio until talk of this Super Bowl dies down over the airwaves. Although the game…