Today is the first day of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a fitting occasion to reexamine some key principles that security organizations should keep in mind as they establish a cyber-risk mitigation
Personal Trust Scoring Gains Acceptance
The financial industry’s longstanding practice of determining an individual’s suitability for a loan through the use of the personal credit score is widely accepted. Now get ready for the personal
Integrated Risk Management Comes of Age
Commercial enterprises are increasingly turning to an integrated risk management (IRM) approach to security, rather than simply trying to meet governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) standards. The shift is
Want Safer Schools? Start with an Assessment
We all know that communities across the country expect and deserve a school environment where children can learn and develop while feeling safe. Today’s challenge is figuring out what we
Security Analytics and the GDPR’s ‘Right to Explanation’
Is the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) a game-changer for security analytics? The regulation enters into force on May 25, and in this regard its 99 articles and
Six Steps Companies Can Take to Improve Insider Threat Mitigation
Companies across a wide spectrum of industries continue to wrestle with how to implement a well-designed insider threat program. The US government has provided guidelines that help but, as we’ve
Detecting an Insider Threat in Game of Thrones
Is Lord Varys, the enigmatic eunuch, a threat to Daenerys Targaryen’s army? As any Game of Thrones fan knows, Varys is currently an advisor to Daenerys. With the help of
Gartner: Cybersecurity Needs to Become More Continuous, Adaptable and Risk-Based
The explosive growth of cloud-based services and mobile devices in the workplace has rendered conventional approaches to cybersecurity risk management virtually obsolete, requiring a more adaptive and continuous strategy towards
