Tag: security professionals

June 14, 2022

With cyberattacks on the rise, it’s more vital than ever for organizations to be able to test the strength of their systems. A penetration test or “pentest” is an efficient process when it comes to identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities within […]

February 4, 2021

The stories are out there: the smart co-workers who get in their own way instead of getting ahead. CISOs know them, too. One remembers a brilliant employee who liked to remind others how smart she was and how she deserved […]

October 12, 2020

Most CISOs have understaffed security teams. And when they try to beef up their staff, it often takes months to get a qualified candidate in place. At the same time, CISOs are dealing with a dramatic escalation of threats, prompted […]

April 10, 2020

The Latin phrase “caveat emptor” has become an English proverb, and for good reason. “Let the buyer beware” is an axiom that nearly all of us are familiar with. Most of us know the phrase in the context of retail […]

April 6, 2020

Cyber criminals, APT actors and others who pose a threat to businesses and individuals are impacted and influenced by world events just like the rest of us. However, they will also use these events, as well as cultural events, to […]

July 18, 2017

Depending on how you look at it, security has thus far had another stellar year in terms of visibility across industry and society, criticality to business, and busyness for IT and security professionals. Still, we’re constantly behind the eight ball […]

May 9, 2017

Cybercrime, already a $445 billion business, is showing no signs of slowing down. Combating organized, sophisticated cyber rings takes the right technology and talent. It gives me pause every time I consider the well-documented skills shortage in cybersecurity, which is […]

October 21, 2015

A panel of #security professionals at the SC Congress in New York agreed that instead of using #phishing email “#social engineering” #tests to raise security threat awareness among employees they should turn it into a game. During the October 20 […]

September 9, 2015

The #tsa is learning a basic lesson of physical security in the age of 3-D printing: If you have sensitive keys—say, a set of #master keys that can open locks you’ve asked millions of Americans to use—don’t post pictures of […]