Security News

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...

Ed Amoroso on CISOs' Challenges in 2018
2018-01-02 20:02

From worsening ransomware attacks to deepened concerns about external digital risk, former AT&T CISO Ed Amoroso says 2018 will be a challenging year, and security teams need to be building out...

Former US CISO on Why Awareness Training Is Priority Number 1
2017-12-22 19:33

In an information technology environment where personnel are taking on increasingly complex responsibilities, the key to ensuring security is still awareness training, says former U.S. CISO...