Breaking down New York’s new cyber regulations
In late September, the New York Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a series of new rules strengthening cybersecurity requirements for financial firms in the state of New York. Financial firms are treasure troves of private client data and one of the most sought after targets for attackers. In the…
Tech groups push policy priorities for the Trump administration
Technology trade groups are already pushing out their policy priorities for President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, even though his campaign rarely touched on IT issues. With Silicon Valley largely opposed to Trump during the campaign and his tech policy agenda paper thin, policy recommendations from tech trade groups may be an exercise in wishful thinking. Still,…
How to protect your marketing team amidst security threats
Unfortunately, businesses have never been more exposed to threats of cyber-attacks than now. As more and more information is shared online, hackers are enhancing their efforts and targeting vulnerable businesses. The good news is that there are also more security solutions available than ever before. By implementing them in the appropriate manner, you can keep…
The 7 Types Of Security Jobs, According To NIST
Making sense of the complex. That’s what NIST’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) aims to do in developing the draft NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NCWF). Bill Newhouse, NICE deputy director and lead author of the draft document, said in developing the NCWF, NIST synthesized the diverse field of cybersecurity by identifying seven categories of…
Increasing number of financial institutions falling prey to cyber attacks
66.2 percent of financial organizations faced at least one cyber-security attack in the last year, according to MetricStream Research. The report, based on a survey conducted in July 2016, features the perspectives of C-level information security professionals in over 60 banking and financial services firms across the globe. The respondents represented financial enterprises of multiple…
7 steps to start a bug bounty program
Vulnerability assessment and identification strategies have evolved to include the concept of crowd sourced security testing through bug bounty programs. While bug bounty programs have been used for over 20 years, widespread adoption by enterprise organizations has just begun to take off within the last few. The bug bounty path, paved by tech giants, is…
Getting Primed to Adopt Cognitive Security Solutions
President Barack Obama recently sat down for an interview on emerging technologies with Wired Magazine. “Traditionally, when we think about security and protecting ourselves, we think in terms of armor or walls,” he said. “Increasingly, I find myself looking to medicine and thinking about viruses, antibodies … It means that we’ve got to think differently…
China’s vague cybersecurity law has foreign businesses guessing
The most disturbing thing for foreign businesses facing China’s new cybersecurity law may just be how vague and broad it is. Under the new law, adopted on Monday and taking effect next June, it’s possible that any major company working in the country might be subject to “security reviews” from the Chinese government.
Collaborative defense, the shift from ‘what’ to ‘how’
Boston—Cybersecurity experts and those new to the space gathered together at the Federal Reserve Bank to join the Advanced Cyber Security Center (ACSC) for Massachusetts Cybersecurity 2.0: Preparing for the Next Wave of Cyber Challenges. Whether it’s securing self-driving cars, cloud computing, or exposing criminals in the Darknet, the industry will face many challenges in…
Cognitive systems and artificial intelligence revenues to reach $47 billion in 2020
Widespread adoption of cognitive systems and artificial intelligence (AI) across a broad range of industries will drive worldwide revenues from nearly $8 billion in 2016 to more than $47 billion in 2020. According to IDC, the market for cognitive/AI solutions will experience a CAGR of 55.1% over the 2016-2020 forecast period. “Software developers and end…