As the world prepares for GDPR enforcement, a new Privacy Maturity Benchmark study finds that 65 percent of respondents say their organizations experience sales delays because of data privacy issues. Cisco's Michelle Dennedy outlines the concept of data friction.
The U.S. Federal Government wants its agencies to modernize their IT systems, primarily by maximizing the use of cloud platforms. But IT teams are finding this transformation challenging. Investing in IT modernization can lead to more agility, improved resilience and security and, in the long term, better citizen...
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.
Thirty-four companies have signed on to the Microsoft-led Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which is aimed at protecting civilians from cybercriminal and state-sponsored attacks. The agreement crucially includes a pledge not to help governments with cyberattacks
The high-profile breaches of Fortune 100 companies are the ones that get the headlines, but small and midsized businesses should not breathe any sighs of relief. They are very much still targets, says Austin Murphy of CrowdStrike. He offers cybersecurity advice to SMBs.
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Despite the millions of dollars companies invest in cybersecurity programs, advanced persistent attackers constantly devise new means of breaking into corporate environments. How can deception technology offer a new alternative?
The key to deception technology is to deter lateral movement inside a network. On each...
The Reserve Bank of India is requiring that payment system operators store all their data domestically. Many security practitioners and payment companies in India have lauded the move, stating that the mandate could lead to quicker resolution of breach cases.
Cybercriminals are organized, well funded, and highly motivated. They are deploying advanced malware, leveraging cloud-based computing resources, and developing cutting edge tools to attack your organization's data.security defenses.
The proliferation of online devices accessing personal and financial information,...
Cloud providers have transformed from offering a fringe platform utilized by courageous companies on technology's leading edge into a cloud-first, standard, go-to approach for running all sorts of business-critical systems. According to IDC, nearly 50% of IT infrastructure spend will be on private/public clouds by...
At a U.S. House hearing Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company would eventually comply worldwide with the European Union's tough privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation.
At its core, compliance is about behavior. It's about whether your users utilize protected data sets in an appropriate manner. While most organizations focus on the establishing and assessment of the security controls around access, the true test of compliance revolves around having visibility into what users do with...
At its core, HIPAA compliance is simply about maintaining patient privacy by ensuring the appropriate access to and use of patient data by your users. Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions provide detail around when patient data is accessed, but without visibility into what users do with sensitive patient data...
The annual Vulnerability Review analyzes the evolution of software security from a vulnerability perspective. Secunia Research at Flexera monitors thousands of applications, appliances and operating systems to test and verify vulnerabilities, while mapping the security threats to IT infrastructures.
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At the first of two Congressional hearings this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday faced questions from Republicans and Democrats alike about whether the government should more closely regulate his firm and others.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg informally met with U.S. lawmakers on Monday ahead of two congressional hearings, where he is expected to face a bruising examination. One senator was blunt with Zuckerberg, contending that on data privacy "Facebook failed us."
