Four ISMG editors discuss important cybersecurity issues, including the hot topics at ISMG roundtable discussions - such as challenges around software supply chain security, highlights from ISMG's upcoming Healthcare Summit, and how some cybersecurity vendors are creating their own venture funds.
The rapid shift to remote working early in the pandemic and the discovery of serious new flaws such as Log4j have driven criminals to continue probing "what's vulnerable, and how to exploit it," says Casey Ellis, CTO and founder of Bugcrowd. Here's how he recommends organizations respond.
A "coordinated and professional malware attack" against SHI left the company without email or public websites for days while the hack was investigated. SHI took its public websites and email offline after being hit during the July Fourth holiday weekend to assess the integrity of those systems.
Google's move to soon begin deleting location history pertaining to individuals' visits to facilities offering sensitive healthcare services is a step in the right direction, but experts say technology firms and others could do more to better protect the privacy of health data.
Lockdown Mode will be available to all users who update to the latest versions of Apple operating systems this fall. This "extreme" protection will stop spyware infections through restrictions that render message attachments inaccessible, webpages slower to load and FaceTime calls harder to make.
Raising user awareness is too often incorrectly considered to be a panacea for faulty information security programs. "It can drive risk reduction, but it is not the primary driver of risk reduction," says Adam Wedgbury, head of enterprise security architecture at Airbus.
FBI Director Christopher Wray and MI5 Director General Ken McCallum put business and academic leaders on alert over Chinese government-led intellectual property theft, telling an audience in London to think twice about doing business with Beijing.
Employees are leaving at an unprecedented rate. As a result, the Great Resignation has created more opportunities for data loss than ever before. According to the 2022 Voice of the CISO report, CISOs agree that protecting data has become an increased challenge. So, how do you protect your organization against data...
McDonald’s Corporation is the world’s largest restaurant chain. Just like every organization, McDonald’s is concerned that threat actors are targeting their employees across the world. It only takes one person to click on a malicious link and create a data breach. Thus, one of their key initiatives is empowering...
The U.S. Department of Defense continues to experiment with bug bounties to draw in vulnerability reports from outside white hat hackers. It kicked off a new test program for continuous rewards on America's Independence Day by setting aside a pool of $110,000.
IBM has purchased a data observability startup to help organizations address data errors, pipeline failures and poor quality before it affects their bottom line. Databand.ai will help businesses ensure that trustworthy data is being put into the hands of the right users at the right time.
Federal authorities are alerting healthcare and public health sector entities of threats involving North Korean state-sponsored "Maui" ransomware. Attackers use the malware to maliciously encrypt diagnostics procedures, medical imaging, and medical center intranet services.
Expectations for CISOs and their teams are at an all-time high, says Deborah Haworth, CISO of Penguin Random House UK. "Over the past two years, we've had a number of organizations pivot the way they work, which brings increased security challenges" and increases pressure on employees, she says.
Swimlane has raised $70 million to expand its clientele beyond the Fortune 2000 and acquire more customers in Europe and Asia-Pacific. The company plans to hire more personnel focused on sales, marketing and partnerships to make the company's low-code security automation platform accessible.
Hotel chain Marriott International Inc. confirmed reports of a data breach and attempted extortion incident. Unknown hackers claim to have stolen 20 gigabytes worth of data but the hospitality giant tells ISMG only one system was compromised and no critical business or customer data was exposed.
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