Gartner's Litan on Blockchain

Tom Field • April 19, 2018

Blockchain is high on the hype meter in 2018, but Gartner's Avivah Litan is encouraged by practical applications of the technology to secure financial transactions, protect identity and help organizations fight fraud.

Breach Preparedness

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Cybercrime

Insights Into 2018 Threat Report

Tom Field • April 20, 2018

Centurylink is out with its 2018 Threat Report, and it contains curious insights into connected devices and the botnets that can leverage them for crime. Peter Brecl of CenturyLink shares highlights.

Governance

GRC Evolves Into Integrated Risk Management

Tom Field • April 20, 2018

As corporate information silos fall, traditional approaches to governance, risk and compliance are giving way to the new category of integrated risk management solutions. Vivek Shivananda, CEO of Rsam, discusses the evolution.

Behavioral Biometrics

The Rise of Microsegmentation

Tom Field • April 20, 2018

In today's extended enterprise, with organizations leveraging supply chains and the cloud, microsegmentation has become a hot network security technology. Tom Patterson of Unisys discusses the trend, as well as behavioral biometrics.

Endpoint Security

What About Connected Devices?

Tom Field • April 19, 2018

After years of focus, the needle is moving positively toward improving medical device security. But what about the growing cybersecurity issues associated with enterprise IoT? Mac McMillan of CynergisTek shares his concerns.

Risk Management

Why Threat-Centric Security Is Bound to Fail

Varun Haran • April 19, 2018

Taking a threat-centric approach - trying to defend against every threat out there - is a recipe for failure in the current threat landscape, says RSA CTO Zulfikar Ramzan, who advocates a business-driven approach instead.

Litigation

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Fallout: What's Next?

Nick Holland • April 19, 2018

The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal is far from over. Attorney Steven Teppler, co-counsel on the first class action case filed in the matter, discusses the likely repercussions.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

RSA 2018: Hot Cybersecurity Trends

Mathew J. Schwartz • April 19, 2018

Hot cybersecurity trends under discussion at this year's RSA Conference include artificial intelligence, facial recognition, protecting not just data but also knowledge, as well as rapid data breach response, says Chris Pierson, CEO of Binary Sun Cyber Risk Advisors.

Active Defense

Active Defense: Ethical and Legal Concerns

Tom Field • April 19, 2018

Beset by increasingly aggressive threat actors, many security leaders have decided their best defense is a stronger offense. John Wilson of Agari offers insights into the active defense movement - including the ethical and legal concerns associated with it.

CISO

Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity's Burden

Tom Field • April 19, 2018

"Digital transformation" is the theme of the year, but it comes with specific cybersecurity challenges - and they put a new burden squarely on the shoulders of the CISO, says Fortinet's Jonathan Nguyen-Duy.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

AI and Machine Learning: More Than Buzzwords?

Nick Holland • April 19, 2018

The terms artificial intelligence and machine learning are in abundant supply at this year's RSA Conference. Sam Curry of Cybereason cut through the hype to explain how he sees these technologies augmenting cybersecurity.

Vendor Management

The Expanded Role of Security Ratings

Tom Field • April 19, 2018

Not long ago, Sam Kassoumeh of Security Scorecard has to explain the concept of cybersecurity ratings. Now he sees the practice being used throughout enterprises for other, evolving business cases.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Art Coviello Talks Breach Detection and Prevention

Mathew J. Schwartz • April 19, 2018

Organizations too often prioritize data breach prevention at the expense of data breach response - or vice versa, depending on current fashion - when an emphasis on both remains mandatory, warns Art Coviello, the retired chairman of RSA.