Security News

Partners HealthCare CISO on Bolstering Endpoint Security
2018-03-08 17:03

Bolstering endpoint protection is a top security priority at Partners HealthCare this year, says Jigar Kadakia, CISO of the Boston-based integrated health system. What else is on the agenda?

How IoT Affects the CISO's Job
2018-02-14 20:03

As internet of things devices become increasingly common in the enterprise, CISOs must lead the way in making sure emerging security issues, including a higher risk of distributed...

Security Awareness Training Top Priority for CISOs: Report
2018-02-14 14:55

Thirty-five percent of CISOs in the financial sector consider staff training to be the top priority for cyber defense. Twenty-five percent prioritize infrastructure upgrades and network defense. read more

Here’s what keeps your CISO up at night
2018-02-14 13:30

89.1 percent of all information security leaders are concerned about the rise of digital threats they are experiencing across web, social and mobile channels, according to the 2018 CISO Survey by...

What CISOs prioritize in order to improve cybersecurity practices
2018-02-13 13:00

In a new study by the The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), CISOs weighed in on the most critical cyber-defense methods, frequency of cyber-preparedness...

Equifax Gets a New CISO
2018-02-13 12:03

Jamil Farshchi Moves From Home Depot to Beleaguered Credit BureauAfter suffering one of the worst data breaches in history, in which 145.5 million U.S. consumers' personal details were stolen,...

Equifax Hires Former Home Depot Security Chief Jamil Farshchi as CISO
2018-02-13 00:20

Credit reporting agency Equifax announced on Monday that it has named Jamil Farshchi as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).  read more

Former Yahoo CISO Bob Lord Joins DNC
2018-01-26 05:19

Former Yahoo chief information security officer Bob Lord has been appointed chief security officer at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the formal governing body for the United States...

CISOs are feeling less confident than ever about cyber risk and data security
2018-01-15 14:00

Chief Information Security Officers are feeling less confident than ever about cyber-risk and data security this year, according to a survey conducted by Ponemon Institute in late 2017. As today’s...

Former Michigan CISO: Don't Ignore Security Predictions
2018-01-11 19:48

Dan Lohrmann on Why Security Prognostications Are Worth ReviewingIt seems like every vendor in the data security industry makes predictions this time of year. Which ones should you pay attention...