Companies that want to continue doing business globally will need to take privacy much more seriously, especially in light of increasingly strict new laws, ranging from the California Consumer Privacy Act to the EU's GDPR, says privacy and security expert Michelle Robles.
Public cloud use is increasing as organizations leverage IaaS environments to improve operational agility and increase efficiency.
However, security teams are still struggling to maintain security visibility of dynamic, IaaS computing environments due to decentralization of IT, the expanding cloud attack surface,...
Cloud service adoption has led to increased flexibility, greater efficiency, improved networking and vast scalability. But cloud sprawl continues to expand cloud attack surface.
Decentralization of IT and cloud service misconfigurations are creating risk and adding to the complexity of security.
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A tragic accident involving the drowning of a young boy also turned into a privacy breach nightmare for the toddler's adoptive parents, a lawsuit filed against an Oklahoma county hospital alleges.
Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: An analysis of why it may be too late to secure the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. Also: A close look at the Anthem breach lawsuit settlement and a report on ransomware recovery lessons learned.
Companies taking advantage of public cloud infrastructure often create and maintain many AWS accounts.
If you are hosting applications in AWS, security is a shared responsibility between you and AWS.
While AWS manages the security "of" the cloud, you are responsible for the security of your applications and data...
Some terms of the recent $115 million settlement in the class action lawsuit against health insurer Anthem tied to a 2015 cyberattack appear underwhelming for the victims, says attorney James DeGraw, who explains why.
About 30 new health data breaches - including a phishing attack impacting 1.4 million individuals - have been added in recent weeks to the official federal tally, pushing the total victim count for 2018 so far to 6.1 million.
An Australian teenager was such a fan of Apple that he hacked into the technology giant's mainframe, according to media reports. The teen has pleaded guilty to stealing 90 GB of sensitive information. But Apple says no customers' personally identifiable information was exposed.
The STIX and TAXII standards for threat intel interchange have undergone a major upgrade to v2.0. LookingGlass CTO Allan Thomson, who's been closely involved in its development, describes the role of these enhanced standards.
On May 25, 2018, per the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), organizations with business ties to the European Union needed to comply to GDPR standards. The cost of non-compliance are stiff fines. The GDPR contains nearly 100 separate and nuanced articles that can be difficult to understand even if you are a...
When is it acceptable to allow healthcare workers to use their personal smartphones to access patient records? A recent incident at the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs spotlights the dilemma.
The FBI warns that cybercriminals are planning a large-scale operation aimed at emptying ATMs, a type of attack that has caused swift and costly losses for financial institutions. The attack may utilize data from a breach of an unknown card issuer, the FBI says.
As the HIPAA security rule turns 20, it's time for regulators to make updates reflecting the changing cyberthreat landscape and technological evolution that's happened over the past two decades, says security expert Tom Walsh.
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation has significantly raised privacy awareness worldwide in the brief time that it's been in force, says Rob Hinson of OneTrust. Organizations are revamping both internal and external privacy programs to meet the minimum global standard, he says.
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