In October, former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan was convicted of covering up a 2016 data breach. The trial likely marked the first time a chief security officer had faced criminal charges over incident response. Attorney Jonathan Armstrong says, "This trend is going to be difficult to put back in the box."
APIs increasingly drive everything from web and mobile application development to IoT devices since they streamline communication among disparate systems, says Synack CEO Jay Kaplan. But testing the efficacy and security of APIs remains challenging given the size of API endpoints.
In the latest weekly update, Troy Leach, chief strategy officer at Cloud Security Alliance, joins ISMG editors to discuss the latest innovation in the payments space and accompanying risks, as well as how the case of Sam Bankman-Fried's failed cryptocurrency exchange will affect regulatory actions.
Anything that can write a software code can also write malware. The latest AI technology can do it in seconds. Even worse, it could open the door to rapid innovation for hackers with little or no technical skills or help them overcome language barriers to writing the perfect phishing email.
Ransomware operations have become expert at finding ways to make a victim pay. But experts say there are multiple steps healthcare sector entities in particular can take to better protect themselves and ensure that they can quickly restore systems and never have to consider paying a ransom.
To get zero trust strategy right, it is important to know what exactly to protect and decide what your crown jewels are. Three panelists discuss the various ways to do that and also offer their thoughts on whether zero trust is need for everything.
The security industry has traditionally tried to protect sensitive data by putting control points on endpoints or networks, but Skyhigh Security has taken a different approach. The company applies consistent policies around how data is treated across its ZTNA, SWG and CASB offerings.
As the lines between the roles of CIO and CISO blur with time, Keyur Desai of Essar is an example of how the two roles complement each other, resulting in a more efficient system. Desai discusses the overlap in roles, upskilling as a veteran executive and why people are the strongest link.
Palo Alto Networks' Senior Vice President and General Manager Anand Oswal discusses why a majority of customers in 2023 will adopt a zero trust strategy along with continuous authentication and identity management to ensure a consistent security architecture.
The purchase of healthcare security startup Medigate means Claroty can address the IoT, OT, IoMT and connected device needs of hospitals from a single platform. Claroty says its single-platform approach facilitates everything from network mapping and segmentation to continuous threat detection.
In the latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity and privacy issues, including the evolution of the CISO role, the community impact of ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, and trends in cybersecurity customers' buying behavior.
An important element of cybersecurity maturity is defining what exactly an organization is trying to accomplish, says Dan Wilkins, CISO for the state of Arizona. With that mission in mind, security teams can align strategy, goals and benchmarks for cyber maturity.
Ransomware gangs rely on shotgun-style attacks using phishing or stolen remote access credentials to target individuals. This strategy snares less poorly prepared organizations, and that often means healthcare entities. Experts share insights on this plague on healthcare and what to do about it.
Akamai's acquisition of Guardicore allowed the company to extend from protecting public-facing web content and APIs to safeguarding internal applications and data, says CEO Tom Leighton. The $600 million deal will allow the Boston-area firm to blend its public-facing and internal security assets.
Especially for healthcare organizations, repelling ransomware attacks hinges on having robust monitoring and defenses in place to spot the signs of an unfolding attack and shut it down before crypto-locking malware gets unleashed, says Peter Mackenzie, director of incident response at Sophos.
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