What is the actual value of a CISO?
For some people, it’s hard to understand what keeps them up at night. For you, the CISO, things are much clearer. Your 3:47 am thoughts are filled with data breaches, malware, …
Are you prepared for future information management requirements?
While 46 percent of federal information management professionals cite managing all types of information assets, regardless of format, as a priority for their field, many feel …
1 in 10 banking CEOs don’t know if they’ve been hacked
Twelve percent of banking CEOs say they do not have insight into whether their institution’s security has been compromised by a cyber attack in the past two years, …
Reputation damage and brand integrity: Top reasons for protecting data
Vormetric announced the results of the European Edition of the 2016 Vormetric Data Threat Report. It focuses on responses from IT security leaders in European organisations, …
CIOs are hindered by massive tech skills shortage
More CIOs report directly to the CEO (34 percent) than at any time in the past decade, rising 10 percent over last year, according to the 2016 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey. …
Only two percent of IT experts consider third-party secure access a top priority
Soha Systems released a report based on a survey conducted by the newly formed Soha Third-Party Advisory Group, which consists of security and IT experts from Aberdeen Group, …
The 3 biggest cybersecurity risks posed in the 2016 presidential election
Here’s a question for you: What do the four recent cyber attacks from the hacker group Anonymous have in common? Attack 1: On March 4, 2016, a group inside of Anonymous …
Most organizations can’t protect digital information in the long-term
New research has revealed that the majority of organizations do not have a coherent long-term strategy for their vital digital information even though virtually all of them …
Security startup confessions: Limited funds and their impact on security
My name is Kai Roer and I am a co-founder of a European security startup, and these are my confessions. I hope you will learn from my struggles, and appreciate the choices …
Security spending rises in areas ineffective against multi-stage attacks
Vormetric announced the results of the Financial Services Edition of the 2016 Vormetric Data Threat Report (DTR). This edition extends earlier findings of the global report, …
What a Security Evangelist does, and why you need one
Here is a simple truth: You can create the most revolutionary product ever, but if you can’t get word about it out, you’ll fail. Information security vendors …
Review: The Information Systems Security Officer’s Guide, Third Edition
About the author Dr. Gerald Kovacich has over 40 years of security, criminal and civil investigations, anti-fraud, information warfare, and information systems security …