IT professional, hack thyself
To anyone not living under a rock, the increasing threat of a cyber attack is very plain. IT professionals spend sleepless nights worrying that they’ll be the next …
Who are the role models in cyberspace?
Those of us of who are of a certain age learned how to live our life by playing with our toys—our cars, dolls and, of course, Star Wars action figures. We were surrounded by …
How to protect your identity this tax season
The majority of taxpayers will prioritize protecting their personal information this tax season, yet some safeguards go underused, according to Experian. Taxpayers are filing …
How a penetration test helps you meet PCI compliance guidelines
In order to protect credit card data, sometimes businesses have to think like a hacker. Every year, merchants who transmit, process, or store payment card data must conduct a …
What infosec can learn from the Greek elections
Sometimes disruption just happens. It occurs when something creates a dramatic change of direction, and examples are all around us: the introduction of the GUI, the iPod and …
Overcoming the daily challenges of a security team
The constantly evolving cyber threat landscape is resulting in new challenges and approaches for today’s security analyst teams. In the past, companies looked at the …
Identity theft prevention tips and assistance
Eva Casey-Velasquez is the CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center, which provides victim assistance at no charge to consumers throughout the United States. They also …
How to determine if insiders should be your primary concern
We learned throughout our lives that if we experience the same problem over and over again in a certain situation, we should probably change something in our own behavior / …
Guidance to improve risk management and IoT
As connected devices infiltrate the workplace—some with IT’s knowledge and some without—both value and risk can increase significantly. ISACA has released new guidance …
Companies need to be custodians of customer data, not owners
When U.S. President Barack Obama recently called upon education service providers to safeguard student privacy by following a set of commitments regarding the collection, …
4 tips to make data protection everyone’s business
Most people wrongly assume that the burden of protecting workplace data across laptops, tablets and smartphones falls solely on your IT department. Without active observance …
IoT security and privacy best practices
In a report on the Internet of Things (IoT), the staff of the Federal Trade Commission recommend a series of concrete steps that businesses can take to enhance and protect …
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