Fahmida Y. Rashid

Technology Editor

Fahmida Y. Rashid is a journalist with 10 years of experience covering information security and technology issues. Before joining Information Security Media Group, Rashid wrote for several publications, including eWEEK and Dark Reading. Earlier in her career, she spent a decade as a network administrator and software developer.

Sizing Up the Changing IAM Market

Fahmida Y. Rashid • November 4, 2013

As major cloud vendors, including Salesforce, integrate identity and access management features into their platforms, security professionals must size up the role that stand-alone IAM systems will play in the long run.

How to Leverage GRC for Security

Fahmida Y. Rashid • October 22, 2013

Organizations collect a wealth of information as part of their governance, risk and compliance programs, and security professionals are missing out on important insights if they don't take advantage of it.

Essential Skills for InfoSec Pros

Fahmida Y. Rashid • October 21, 2013

What's it take to succeed as an information security leader? J.J. Thompson of Rook Consulting, Malcolm Harkins of Intel and others offer insights on the growing number of skills that are now essential.

Big Data Analytics: Starting Small

Fahmida Y. Rashid • October 14, 2013

Security teams struggling to detect signs of threats hidden in mountains of data are attracted to big data analytics. But experts advise security professionals to take an incremental approach, starting out with smaller projects.

ENISA Offers Incident Response Advice

Fahmida Y. Rashid • October 11, 2013

An ENISA white paper provides guidance on securing industrial control systems and preparing an incident response plan. Learn why these systems, used in many sectors to perform repetitive automated tasks, are vulnerable to attack.

Major Cybercrime Arrest in Russia

Fahmida Y. Rashid • October 9, 2013

Russian authorities have reportedly arrested a man believed to be the author of the Blackhole exploit kit, widely used by cybercriminals to exploit vulnerabilities in Web browsers and other software to infect user computers with malware.

Making the Most of Technical Controls

Fahmida Y. Rashid • September 25, 2013

Successfully implementing the SANS 20 Critical Security Controls requires far more than just deploying systems, platforms or services. Experts offer insights on effective strategies for leveraging technical controls.

Tips on Managing Incident Investigations

Fahmida Y. Rashid • September 23, 2013

Faced with the growing threat of breaches, cyber-attacks and fraud, more organizations are building robust incident response strategies that identify how an investigation would proceed. Experts offer insights on effective investigation management.

iPhone 5S: A Biometrics Turning Point?

Fahmida Y. Rashid • September 16, 2013

Apple's inclusion of a fingerprint scanner in its iPhone 5S is an important step toward bringing biometrics into the mainstream. But there's a long way to go before biometrics supplant passwords at the enterprise level.

Lessons Learned From Bank DDoS Attacks

Fahmida Y. Rashid • September 9, 2013

As security professionals in other business sectors prepare for potential DDoS attacks, here are three important lessons they can learn from the successful defenses in the financial services industry.

Encryption: The Next Generation

Fahmida Y. Rashid • September 9, 2013

Scientists are discovering ways to make quantum key distribution a more cost-effective and efficient way to securely share encryption keys, but there's still a long way to go before the methods can be practically applied.

Keeping Communication Secure in New Era

Fahmida Y. Rashid • September 9, 2013

Even with the latest disclosures of the efforts the National Security Agency goes through to decrypt Internet communications, enterprises can take specific steps to protect their information from prying eyes.

Insider Threat: Limit Privileged Access

Fahmida Y. Rashid • August 23, 2013

To address the insider threat, Jeremy Walczak of Independent Health is using a privileged identity management system. Walczak and other experts offer detailed insights on mitigating emerging threats.

Attackers Target Weak Web App Passwords

Fahmida Y. Rashid • August 20, 2013

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.

What IBM-Trusteer Deal Means to Users

Fahmida Y. Rashid • August 16, 2013

IBM announces plans to buy anti-fraud detection company Trusteer. Security technology formerly the province of financial services organizations is now hitting the broader enterprise market.