The information security industry needs to hit rock bottom, says Akamai's Joshua Corman. And then - to truly improve information risk management - it needs to develop a new, adversarial view of the world.
In the face of advanced threats, organizations need to shift their security posture from breach prevention to incident response, says Tom Cross of Lancope, who discusses new strategies.
What is one of the most common mistakes organizations make when they uncover a data breach? Brian Laing of AhnLab tells how a seemingly innocent response often leads to costly consequences.
When it comes to breach prevention, many organizations are improving their own security posture, but neglecting that of their strategic partners. Trend Micro's Tom Kellermann outlines third-party risks.
In an interview about virtual supply chain threats, Kellermann discusses:
Supply chain gaps organizations...
Regulations initially cause organizations to spend more funds on data breaches, but eventually those rules could save enterprises money, the Ponemon Institute's Larry Ponemon says in analyzing his latest study on breach costs.
Operating in a cloud environment opens up organizations to a new dimension of insider threat problems, says Alex Nicoll of Carnegie Mellon University's CERT Insider Threat Center.
Collecting massive amounts of data on individuals, whether in the government or private sector, has become the norm in our society. It's not quite Orwellian, but it's a situation we might have to learn to live with.
As they develop mitigation strategies, organizations must keep in mind that all cyber-attacks, ranging from DDoS to phishing, ultimately aim to compromise data - and they virtually all are advanced and persistent.
Collaboration among public and private entities is a tough sell in any marketplace. But in Asia, the challenges are unique. Here are examples of how Asian entities are fostering information sharing.
Only a cockeyed optimist would expect the outcome of this weekend's summit between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping to be a halt to Chinese cyber-attacks on U.S. computers.
What can be done to mitigate the new spear-phishing campaigns that are localized, direct and capable of slipping past most spam filters? Two security experts offer timely insights.
RSA's Art Coviello finds today's cybersecurity strategies to be lacking. Global organizations must rely more on big data and public-private partnerships to defend themselves from advanced threats.
Privacy attorney Ron Raether challenges a commission's recent recommendation that the government should support companies that use the hack-back approach to mitigating the theft of intellectual property.
It isn't just a financial services issue. Organizations of all types are victimized by data security breaches and fraud schemes that compromise payment card data. What can be done to help ensure better security and PCI compliance?
What can U.S. and European organizations learn from Asia-Pac about advanced mobile tech and increasing cyberthreats? That's a question I hope to answer while in Singapore for RSA Conference Asia Pacific 2013.
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