Targeted breaches are increasing and they share a common thread - a kill chain that exploits privileged users and their credentials to gain access to sensitive systems. Steve McCullar of CA Technologies discusses how privileged access management can break that kill chain.
RSA Conference 2017 is coming to San Francisco from Feb. 13 to 17. What new sessions, speakers and venues should attendees expect to see? Conference organizers Linda Gray Martin and Britta Glade offer a preview.
This ISMG Security Report leads with comments from President Donald Trump that suggest the U.S. military will take the lead in defending civilian-owned critical infrastructure. Also, how insider defenses changed since Chelsea Manning's WikiLeaks data dump.
Leo Scanlon, deputy CISO at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will take a lead role as HHS sharpens its ongoing focus on cybersecurity issues, an effort that will continue under the Trump administration, he explains.
In his eight years in the White House, former President Barack Obama made cybersecurity a priority. But will his legacy be his administration's various IT security initiatives or the damaging breaches that occurred during his tenure? That's the lead story in the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report.
Mac McMillan, CEO of the information security consulting firm CynergisTek, explains in an interview why he sold the company he co-founded 13 years ago to healthcare document management firm Auxilio Inc., and what's planned next.
Companies involved in mergers and acquisitions are increasingly targeted with cyberattacks that could potentially derail the deals, says Bryce Boland of FireEye, who outlines the risks and offers tips for mitigating them.
In this edition of the ISMG Report: An FTC complaint filed against a camera manufacturer could signal the start of a trend to regulate IoT security. Also, Donald Trump adviser Rudolph Giuliani's cybersecurity credentials are questioned, and a terrorist shooting prompts new privacy guidance.
Critical issues that must be addressed to pave the way for broader exchange of health information are expanding the use of multifactor authentication and data encryption and making broad improvements in identity management, says David Kibbe, M.D., president and CEO of DirectTrust.
Examining the causes of a cyberattack that blacked out Ukraine's power system leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, a report on the Anthem breach and commentary on President-elect Donald Trump's characterization of cybersecurity.
Because cyberattackers are now using memory-resident malware that leave no trace on the disk, forensics experts using traditional methods will face a challenge, says Christopher Novak, director of Verizon's global investigative response unit.
Hack analysis: The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report closely examines the U.S. intelligence community's assessment of how the Russian government allegedly tried to influence the American presidential election through breaches, social media and fake news.
The latest episode of the ISMG Security Report focuses on the clash between President-elect Donald Trump and the U.S. intelligence community on whether the Russian government directed the hack of Democratic Party computers to influence the American presidential election.
To deal with the risks posed by the explosive growth of the internet of things, CISOs and CIOs must expand the scope of their security efforts, says Ganesh Ramamoorthy, vice president of research at Gartner.
Medical device makers need to ensure they have procedures in place to take quicker action once they're alerted of cybersecurity issues in their products, says attorney Yarmela Pavlovic, who specializes in healthcare regulatory issues.
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