Why is the National Institute of Standards and Technology developing new cybersecurity standards based on the same principles engineers use to build bridges and jetliners? NIST's Ron Ross explains.
Is having too many stakeholders who care about cyberspace's viability a hindrance to security? That's one way to interpret comments from White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel as he addresses the challenges of governing the Internet.
In the same week that the new National Security Agency director spoke measuredly about the cybersecurity threat, his predecessor sounded the alarm about the calamitous dangers lurking in cyberspace.
Under assault by advanced threats, organizations must change their approach, says Damballa's Stephen Newman. Detection is out; response is in. How do organizations deal with 'a constant state of infection?'
The FFIEC has started its cybersecurity assessment pilot program, which will examine more than 500 community institutions. The council has also launched a Web page dedicated to cybersecurity.
A new voluntary cybersecurity framework from the Bank of England is designed to help financial institutions in the U.K. identify vulnerable areas that could be exploited by a cyber-attack. Find out the details of the new program.
We've been talking about shifting away from legacy mag-stripe technology and a move toward EMV chip cards for the last decade in the U.S. So is it too late, or is there still hope for EMV?
The Department of Homeland Security hasn't done enough to secure the IT systems that manage American ports, which could restrict the flow of commerce, Congressional auditors say in a new report.
New guidance from NIST is aimed at helping federal agencies transition from a 14-year-old requirement to a new process that will assure continuously the security of their IT systems.
A George Mason University researcher says NIST's cybersecurity framework is likely to cause more problems than it solves. Instead, he encourages critical infrastructure operators to adopt dynamic cybersecurity provisions.
What does "IT security as a business enabler" mean? For a definition, Gartner's Paul Proctor looks to the way IT managers at a European car maker translate security problems into a language a CEO can understand.
A group of noted cryptographers, academics and business leaders will provide an independent assessment of the way the National Institute of Standards and Technology develops cryptographic standards and guidelines.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing new cybersecurity standards based on the same principles engineers use to build bridges and jetliners.
There's a ton of event content to choose from at Infosecurity Europe 2014, which runs from April 29 through May 1, and here are some of the sessions that caught one editor's eye.
A George Mason University research fellow says the cybersecurity framework, issued earlier this year by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is likely to cause more problems than it solves.
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