The healthcare pros needed to battle today’s criminal arch-villains possess speed, smarts and a desire to be perfect. There are countless arch-villains out there setting their sights on healthcare organizations, with evil plans to wreak havoc via information technology and, in certain cases, even hold data and systems hostage. A world filled with villains requires…

AUGUSTA (WJBF) — Thousands of people are in downtown Augusta for TechNet, a cyber-security conference for the military, defense contractors and civilians. Dozens of private companies packed in the Augusta Convention Center. All of them brought new cyber-security software and equipment for the military. “You’ve got Fort Gordon, obviously, that’s local, Fort Stewart, Fort Benning…

The sector is now making security a top priority, hiring CISOs, undertaking threat management and penetration testing, all more than ever. Despite the consensus that healthcare is widely underprepared for protecting patient data, more and more hospitals are making cybersecurity a significant clinical and business necessity than in the past. “The healthcare sector is taking…

The Air Force chief information security officer offered unusual advice to new security professionals: Don’t worry about every patch and vulnerability. “It’s OK if you can’t get to 800 controls,” said Peter Kim. “It’s OK if you miss a patch.” Kim said that he is trying to communicate to his team that their most important…

Users get a bad rap for cybersecurity. Find out why making them part of your organization’s cybersecurity solution is critical to staying secure. What are the biggest roadblocks to better cybersecurity? If you look at the major cybersecurity conferences, the usual presentation topics are risk assessment, encryption, zero-day exploits, and insider threats. But there’s no…

Ability to detect and respond to threats is greatly impeded by a lack of skills and staff. Leading organizations offer a few suggestions. If you’ve followed my writing, you know that I passionately broadcast issues related to the global cybersecurity skills shortage. Allow me to report some sad news – things aren’t improving at all.…

The threat landscape has changed so dramatically, so fast that it has outpaced previously sound security practices. There is a fracture in our modern way of life. The crack is imperceptible to most, even though it’s a dire threat. The public sees the recent headlines about the HBO hack and the company’s proprietary information being…

  Steven Aftergood weighs up an analysis of the fierce conflict destabilizing the Internet. The Internet is under attack, and not just by hackers, thieves and spies. As Alexander Klimburg reports in The Darkening Web, governments that insist on their own primacy are increasingly assaulting the idea of this digitized landscape as a transnational commons.…

There are massive gaps in security among the 134 countries surveyed, including the world’s most powerful nations. The whole world could use a cybersecurity upgrade. As cyberattacks grow more sophisticated and capable of knocking down power grids, locking up hospitals and robbing companies, online security has become a major concern for national defense. But a…

Business and technology higher education institutions are offering cyber security degrees and programs to help meet the job demand. The shortage of cyber security professionals is well documented, and this lack of expertise can keep organizations from bolstering their security programs. CISOs and CSOs should be heartened by the fact that more colleges and universities…