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5 Tips on How to Build a Strong Security Metrics Framework
The carpentry maxim "measure twice, cut once" underscores the importance of timely, accurate, and regular metrics to inform security leaders' risk decisions.
Client-Side JavaScript Risks & the CCPA
How California's new privacy law increases the liability for securing Web-facing user data, and what enterprises can do to mitigate their risk.
CCPA Kickoff: What Businesses Need to Know
The California Consumer Privacy Act is in full effect, prompting organizations to think about how they'll remain compliant.
'Honoring' CCPA's Binding Principles Nationally Won't Be Easy
Even companies with the reach, capital, and innovative capacity of Microsoft or Google will struggle to adhere to the tenets of California's new consumer privacy law.
Ambiguity Around CCPA Will Lead to a Slow Start in 2020
But longer term, compliance to California's new privacy law represents an opportunity for companies to increase customer trust and market share.
Privacy Requirements & Penalties Grow, Causing Firms to Struggle
Between Europe's and California's privacy laws, companies have a complex landscape to navigate in 2020. Even data-mature industries, such as financial services, see problems ahead.
Talking to the Board about Cybersecurity
A chief financial officer shares five winning strategies for an effective board-level conversation about right-sizing risk.
SOC 2s & Third-Party Assessments: How to Prevent Them from Being Used in a Data Breach Lawsuit
Assessments can be used against your company in court proceedings. Here's how to mitigate this potential risk.
Employee Privacy in a Mobile Workplace
Why businesses need guidelines for managing their employees' personal information -- without compromising on security.
Americans Fed Up with Lack of Data Privacy
Eight out of every 10 US adults are worried over their inability to control how data about them is used, a new Pew Research survey shows.
Companies Increasingly Fail Interim Security Test, But Gap Narrows
Stability of PCI DSS helps companies cope and create more mature security programs, but some parts of the Payment Card Industry's Data Secure Standard continue to cause headaches.
To Prove Cybersecurity's Worth, Create a Cyber Balance Sheet
How tying and measuring security investments to business impacts can elevate executives' understanding and commitment to cyber-risk reduction.
Microsoft Tools Focus on Insider Risk, Data Protection at Ignite 2019
New tools and updates aimed at addressing ongoing challenges with insider threats and sensitive data classification.
Hacking Phones: How Law Enforcement Is Saving Privacy
It's no longer true that society must choose to either weaken everybody's privacy or let criminals run rampant.
Cybersecurity Trumps Political, Reputational Concerns for Companies
The average company has seen its risk increase, with cybersecurity topping the list of business threats, followed by damage to reputation and financial risks, a report finds.
4 Security Lessons Federal IT Pros Can Teach the Private Sector
With a little research and basic planning, small companies can make big strides against the cybersecurity threats they face. Here's how.
IoTopia Framework Aims to Bring Security to Device Manufacturers
GlobalPlatform launches an initiative to help companies secure connected devices and services across markets.
Planning a Zero-Trust Initiative? Here's How to Prioritize
If you start by focusing on users, data, access, and managed devices, you will make major strides toward achieving better security.
Trend Micro Buys Cloud Conformity to Fight Cloud Competition
The cloud security posture management startup was acquired for a reported $70 million.
Data Privacy Protections for the Most Vulnerable — Children
The business case for why companies that respect the privacy of individuals, and especially minors, will have a strong competitive advantage.
Google Cloud Launches Security Health Analytics in Beta
The tool is designed to help identify misconfigurations and compliance violations in the Google Cloud Platform.
7 Considerations Before Adopting Security Standards
Here's what to think through as you prepare your organization for standards compliance.
10 Steps to Assess SOC Maturity in SMBs
Facing a system and organization controls audit doesn't have to be stressful for small and midsize businesses if they follow these guidelines.
How FISMA Requirements Relate to Firmware Security
Federal guidelines can help all organizations pragmatically and meaningfully improve their firmware security.
How to Define & Prioritize Risk Management Goals
As risk management programs differ from business to business, these factors remain constant.
How Network Logging Mitigates Legal Risk
Logging that is turned on, captured, and preserved immediately after a cyber event is proof positive that personal data didn't fall into the hands of a cybercriminal.
How Intel Unlocks the Powerful Potential of Diversity in Cybersecurity
Sparking cultural shifts within an organization -- and throughout an entire industry -- can feel like a monumental task, but the juice is well worth the squeeze.
6 Questions to Ask Once You’ve Learned of a Breach
With GDPR enacted and the California Consumer Privacy Act on the near horizon, companies have to sharpen up their responses. Start by asking these six questions.
Proposed Browser Security Guidelines Would Mean More Work for IT Teams
CA/Browser Forum wants SSL certificates to expire after a year. Many businesses that rely on them aren't equipped to cope.
It's Not Healthy to Confuse Compliance with Security
Healthcare organizations should be alarmed by the frequency and severity of cyberattacks. Don't assume you're safe from them just because you're compliant with regulations.
Rising Fines Will Push Breach Costs Much Higher
The cost of breaches will rise by two-thirds over the next five years, exceeding an estimated $5 trillion in 2024, primarily driven by higher fines as more jurisdictions punish companies for lax security.
SafeGuard Cyber Adds Security, Compliance Capabilities for WeChat
A lack of visibility into the app could expose business users to compliance risks and security threats, the company says.
'Phoning Home': Your Latest Data Exfiltration Headache
Companies phone enterprise customer data home securely and for a variety of perfectly legitimate and useful reasons. The problems stem from insufficient disclosure.
Security Pros, Congress Reps Talk National Cybersecurity at DEF CON
Cybersecurity and government leaders discussed why Congress is unprepared for a major cyberattack and how the two parties can collaborate.
It's (Still) the Password, Stupid!
The best way to protect your identity in cyberspace is the simplest: Use a variety of strong passwords, and never, ever, use "123456" no matter how easy it is to type.
Yes, FaceApp Really Could Be Sending Your Data to Russia
FaceApp has an unprecedented level of access to data from 150 million users. What could its endgame be? We unpack three potential risks.
Cisco Pays $8.6M in First False Claims Suit for Vulnerabilities in Security Product
A security consultant reported vulnerabilities in Cisco's Video Surveillance Manager in 2009 — but the company ignored the issues and fired the consultant.
Companies' 'Anonymized' Data May Violate GDPR, Privacy Regs
New study found that any database containing 15 pieces of demographic data could be used to identify individuals.
Answer These 9 Questions to Determine if Your Data Is Safe
Data protection regulations are only going to grow tighter. Make sure you're keeping the customer's best interests in mind.
6 Actions That Made GDPR Real in 2019
In the wake of recent fines levied against British Airways, Marriott, and Facebook, companies are starting to take data privacy and security more seriously.
Data Loss, Leakage Top Cloud Security Concerns
Compliance, accidental exposure of credentials, and data control are also primary concerns for senior IT and security managers.
Why You Need a Global View of IT Assets
It may seem obvious, but many companies lose sight of the fact that they can't protect what they don't know they even have.
Marriott Faces $124 Million GDPR Fine in UK
The proposed penalty is for a data breach beginning in 2014 that affected more than 500 million customers worldwide.
Britain Looks to Levy Record GDPR Fine Against British Airways
The penalty is a sign of things to come, say experts.
The Case for Encryption: Fact vs. Fiction
The common belief that encryption enables bad behavior primarily used by thieves, international terrorists, and other villainous characters is simply not true. Here's why.
How GDPR Teaches Us to Take a Bottom-Up Approach to Privacy
Looking at underlying security needs means organizations are more likely to be in compliance with privacy regulations.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up the Cloud
Most companies' cloud security operations would benefit significantly from clean-up, alignment, and organization.
Apple Pledges Privacy, Beefs Up Security
The company hits back at the data economy — and fellow tech giants Facebook and Google — by announcing its own single sign-on service. A host of other iterative security improvements are on their way as well.
Unmixed Messages: Bringing Security & Privacy Awareness Together
Security and privacy share the same basic goals, so it just makes sense to combine efforts in those two areas. But that can be easier said than done.
Healthcare Breach Expands to 19.6 Million Patient Accounts
LabCorp says its third-party debt-collection provider, AMCA, notified the company that information on 7.7 million patients had leaked. Expect more healthcare companies to come forward.
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The Year in Security: 2019This Tech Digest provides a wrap up and overview of the year's top cybersecurity news stories. It was a year of new twists on old threats, with fears of another WannaCry-type worm and of a possible botnet army of Wi-Fi routers. But 2019 also underscored the risk of firmware and trusted security tools harboring dangerous holes that cybercriminals and nation-state hackers could readily abuse. Read more.
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[Just Released] How Enterprises are Attacking the Cybersecurity Problem
Organizations have invested in a sweeping array of security technologies to address challenges associated with the growing number of cybersecurity attacks. However, the complexity involved in managing these technologies is emerging as a major problem. Read this report to find out what your peers biggest security challenges are and the technologies they are using to address them.
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