As connected devices open new opportunities for imagination, they also open up new opportunities for online criminals. Where are we today? And where are we going? And how are we ever going to secure a billion new devices that will be going online over the next decade? Read More
Last year, cyber security breaches wreaked havoc on some of the biggest financial institutions, retailers and governments in the world, causing data and financial loss and even corporate embarrassment for a certain entertainment powerhouse. In 2016, we can likely expect more - more advanced attacks including targeted industry espionage, ransomware, and social engineering. Read More
As the world becomes more complex non-traditional approaches to ensuring data security and protection must be evaluated. In this article Wei Chieh, the founder of SWARMNETICS draws a parallel between how we treat open source software and the Asian organisational attitude toward White Hat hackers (or ‘independent security researchers’) as assets that might help to stem the tide of security breaches that Asian companies face today. Read More
The number of cyberattacks continues to rise and organisations need to come to terms with the fact that traditional approaches to mitigating the effects of malicious attacks may no longer be viable. One of these approaches is to harness the power of big data technology to help companies improve their proactive and reactive cyber-defence capabilities. David White and Annie Tu examine how old approaches may be found wanting and a paradigm based on new defence models can help companies not only stop hackers, but also help to better identify and respond to malicious activities. Read More
Recently, we examined some of the challenges that companies face in terms of the evolving privacy and data protection landscape - and how these challenges may require a whole new breed of information security professional. In this second part of the series we unpack the argument for a new role combining Chief Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer in a rapidly evolving regulatory and threat rich environment. We also chat with Chief Security and Privacy Officer (CSPO) at a Fortune 500 company to get his take on the subject. Read More
The holiday season in 2016 will see many of these large enterprises up their game in terms of protecting customer data. It’s not as if they have much choice, data breaches in the past have reduced public trust in online retailers – but the latest approaches to ensuring data security go some way to restoring that trust. Read More
In the past 36 months, five standards have been published to support Cyber Security Operations and Breach Response. How do you implement them within any organization size and what are the available technologies to automate and orchestrate incident management and response? Read More
ISO is developing the international standards for privacy matters at ISO/IEC JTC1/SC27 WG (Working Group) 5 to fit privacy and security in organizations. The first contribution from the WG was ISO/IEC 29100 Privacy framework. In this session, learn how IT security is an enabler for both of data privacy and secrecy. Read More
The current technological landscape, including the cloud and Internet Of Things, is leading to a new trend for privacy policies. Conventional access control practices are not suitable anymore for their implementation. New approaches are required to enforce all the security requirements with digital privacy policies. Read More
With the increased requirements around data breach notifications, companies need an effective response plan to limit the impact of a data breach incident. This session will discuss practical insights in conducting a data breach investigation using a walkthrough of a data security incident. Read More
