Because big data brings significant benefits - and risks - CEOs and boards of directors must take charge of developing privacy protection policies, ISACA International Vice President Jeff Spivey says.
Account takeover techniques are getting more sophisticated; new "account checkers" are helping hackers automate their processes. The trend is just one more reason why we need advanced forms of authentication.
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel sees significant savings in continuous diagnostics because the automated approach to identifying systems vulnerabilities could replace costly checklist compliance reporting.
In the wake of Arbor Network's recent discovery of a new botnet that's brute-forcing passwords on WordPress sites, security experts, including Nick Levay of Bit9, recommend beefing up password security on web applications.
Three U.S. banks have been targeted by new DDoS attacks that apparently had little impact. As bank defenses improve, some experts say the attackers may shift targets to other industries affecting critical infrastructure.
As organizations use social media to grow their online presence, questions of ownership become an increasing concern, says Alan Brill of Kroll, who advises organizations on how to mitigate risks.
One of the biggest influences on Phyllis Schneck, the new Homeland Security deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity, is her father, Paul Schneck, an internationally accomplished computer scientist.
Version 3.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard is coming, and draft guidelines reflect the impact of recent retail breaches. PCI GM Bob Russo explains big changes to ensuring payment card security.
The old saw of a blind squirrel fortuitously finding an acorn reminds the Atlantic Council's Jason Healey of cyber-assailants from third-rate cyber-power Iran, believed to be behind DDoS attacks on U.S. banks.
Hope springs eternal at the White House, at least when it comes to Congress passing meaningful cybersecurity legislation. Read about our exclusive conversation with a senior administration official.
It's been three weeks since the start of Phase 4 DDoS attacks on banks. But so far the impact has been minor. Are attacks over or yet to come? Rodney Joffe and other DDoS experts share theories.
The panel would review the latest intelligence and communications technologies to determine the risk of unauthorized disclosure to national security and foreign policy, as well as assess the need to maintain the public trust.
Though others deemed Bruce McConnell as one of the government's most innovative security thought-leaders, he says his vision of how best to secure IT evolved during his just-ended 4-year tenure at DHS as a senior cybersecurity policymaker.
Organizations won't effectively share cyberthreat intelligence until they have more efficient ways of gathering and prioritizing data, says EMC's Kathleen Moriarty, author of a new report about information sharing weaknesses.
In the wake of the NSA leak by former systems administrator Edward Snowden, how can organizations limit the amount of data access offered to those managing IT systems? Former CIA CISO Robert Bigman explains.
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