Would encryption, two-factor authentication and other measures stop a determined adversary from stealing millions of U.S. government personnel files? No, a former CIA CISO says. Read how Robert Bigman would defend against OPM-style cyber-attacks.
The Office of Personnel Management data breach is merely a symptom of a much larger problem across all federal government executive branch agencies, and it's not going away anytime soon.
The chief privacy officer's role has changed considerably, particularly in response to today's cyberthreats. As a result, CPOs at banking institutions need to be collaborators, designers, gatekeepers, teachers and more.
Updating the slow-moving Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty process is critical to bringing cyber law enforcement into the 21st century. That's why Congress needs to take prompt action.
"Align technology with businesses" is an old phrase. But information security is now part of this change, making strides to align with growth as a business enabler. Enter: the converged technology operations center.
Emerging malware increasingly puts banks and their customers at risk for fraud. The sooner malware is detected and removed, the less likely banks are to suffer regulatory penalties and fines, and steep losses linked to fraud.
After the complete collapse of network security at Sony Pictures - in the wake of its data breach - it's important that we highlight some of the organization's fundamental security mistakes. Here's a macro view of the lessons we must all learn.
Organizations in all business sectors should take a series of steps to guard against "visual hacking," a low-tech method used to capture sensitive, confidential and private information for unauthorized use.
More organizations are looking to "continuous security" to monitor their ever-expanding network perimeters. But what are the critical elements of effectively using this approach?
Banking institutions are diligently working to clean up the mess left after retail breaches. But Congress needs to do more to ensure these breaches don't expose card data in the first place.
You need to combine IT security knowledge with business acumen if you want to find yourself among the ranks of chief information officers and other high-level positions. Here's how privacy can help.
A colleague suggested we might experience yet another crisis in trust when consumers and merchants realize that EMV does not solve all their problems. I find it timely to talk about the limitations of EMV.
Financial Institutions already apply out-of-band security in many instances. The challenge is: How do we help protect payment cards when they are used at any number of online and brick-and-mortar retailers?
With the White House set to issue its cybersecurity framework next month, a former CIA chief information security information officer vividly explains why the set of best IT security practices won't necessarily protect the nation's critical infrastructure.
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