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‘Someone is going to click on a link they shouldn’t.’ (TNS) — Terri Bettinger paid close attention to the recent cyberattacks on the websites of Ohio government agencies, banks and other businesses. She hoped to learn lessons to better defend the information she oversees. Bettinger is the chief information officer for Franklin County and head…

Q: All we keep hearing about at my firm is “cybersecurity.” I get what I’m supposed to do: Don’t click on strange links in e-mails. Watch out for phishing attempts. Verify distribution requests with my clients verbally. Beyond that, isn’t it the firm’s responsibility to make sure its systems are buttoned up? Read here…

Amid a shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals, here are the three positions in the field that companies are seeking out the most, according to tech staffing firm Mondo. Cybersecurity roles rank among the most difficult to fill in the enterprise, with the talent gap in this field expected to reach 1.8 million jobs by 2022.…

Tom Donilon’s July 16 Sunday Opinion commentary, “How to hack-proof the next election,” hit the target in citing the need for public-private partnerships to tackle the issue of cybersecurity, yet he predictably called for more bureaucracy (“a cyber-FEMA”) to tackle an issue that yearns for private-sector innovation and collaboration. History has shown that government agencies…

Having IT isn’t enough anymore, businesses need a separate security team also. Policemen and firefighters are a good examples of this, both of them will help you in your time of need, but each of them has very specific training for specific functions. “Cybersecurity” is a buzz word nowadays. Most people seem to think of…

The ever-accelerating pace of change across the global threat landscape means businesses face a more serious cybersecurity threat than ever before. While some improvements have been made in key areas, enterprises must strive to improve their security posture, according to the “2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report” from networking specialist Cisco. Organizations that make the transition will…

Security staff and skills deficits lead to weaknesses in areas such as threat hunting, prioritizing security alerts, and computer forensics I’ve written a lot about the cybersecurity skills shortage over the past five years. For example, ESG research indicates that 45 percent of organizations claim to have a problematic shortage of cybersecurity skills. Read more…

CISOs agree: The right technologies and defense in depth are the key factors in avoiding major cybersecurity breaches. It helps to have good processes and a skilled staff in place, but strong cybersecurity technologies are the most important factor to avoid data breaches. Read more…

Given technology’s fast-paced, innovative nature, it’s no surprise that many terms associated with the industry experience a brief shelf life. Although many of these buzzwords are fleeting, certain terms like “cybersecurity” have transformed from popular jargon into one of the most important topics in Internet technology today. With the average cost of a security breach…