The Best Cybersecurity Programs Put Employee Training First

Timely advice about creating a worthwhile corporate cybersecurity strategy sagely starts today by realizing that establishing firewalls and relying on the IT department to monitor attacks isn’t sufficient. Reactive strategies break down over time, making proactive strategies crucial. Further, defensive strategies work only within centralized, controlled and managed-device networks – all now tottering on the edge of extinction amid the proliferation of cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile technology. Experience continually reinforces the reality that the human element is…

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Cybersecurity Automation is Coming to the Rescue

Every now and then, it may seem as though the explosive growth of increasingly sophisticated, novel and successful cyberattacks is overwhelming. Who can keep up and fend off the attacks? Certainly not the federal government, and certainly not most major corporations. Further undermining a strong defensive posture is the swelling shortage of cybersecurity specialists– more than 1 million globally today, according to multiple cyber experts, and a number expected to nearly double by 2021. Is there any light at all at the end of the tunnel? Fortunately, there is. Organizations are turning to…

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Cyber Laws and Regulations Make Sense but Must Be Strengthened

Almost everybody knows by now that many of our activities have become dependent upon computer systems, data networks and various electronic devices – and that the movement toward hyper connectivity confronts a relentless siege from constantly evolving cyber threats and vulnerabilities. Most companies have their hands full, and far too many are being breached despite their sharply heightened focus on cybersecurity. So, what are governments doing about this, and is there any reason for optimism? It doesn’t make a lot of news compared to breaches, but a fair number of laws and regulations have…

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Cybersecurity Jobs Go Begging

In an era in which we chronically hear about a profusion of new low-paying jobs, there is a challenging and diversified specialty – the cybersecurity professional– that pays well and offers good advancement potential. And yet, we can’t come close to filling the demand for these types of workers. Security pros protect critical information, which means they have an immediate impact on the businesses in which they work. Cybersecurity is also a challenging puzzle and one that changes all the time, eradicating boredom. Because cybersecurity touches virtually every other IT discipline, cyber pros…

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The Rise of Nation-State Cyber Attacks Makes Encryption More Crucial Than Ever

No entity is immune from a cyber attack. A successful, jaw-dropping cyber assault against a seemingly impenetrable target occurred again last month. This time, the humbled target was the National Security Agency, the nation’s premier electronic eavesdropper. Three hundred megabytes of sophisticated code developed by the NSA to penetrate computer security systems was posted online for all to see. Shortly afterward, the NSA web site went down for almost a full day. In both cases, Russia is the suspected culprit. Encryption is Crucial I’ve argued before and today feel even more strongly that…

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