Cybercrime by the numbers: Corporate 'consequences' mount to $13M

When security fails, the price tag to fix it is hefty and it can signal corporate irresponsibility.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 18, 2019

The tug of war between infosec and the C-suite on cloud security

"When it comes to cloud visibility, CIOs and CISOs can either be the problem or the solution," said FireMon's Tim Woods.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 14, 2019

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Executives are working to improve the security posture of their businesses, a task that requires cross-function collaboration.

By CIO Dive staff

Gartner's top 10 security projects for 2019

Security teams incorrectly assume they can successfully implement projects without first verifying that they have foundational security capabilities and risk assessments in place. 

By Brian Reed • March 11, 2019

Deloitte partners with comic book initiative to introduce girls to STEM careers, skills

The partnership will produce four comic books and one graphic novel featuring tech-savvy hero Ella the Engineer.

By Riia O'Donnell • March 7, 2019

After a breach, CISOs fall on their swords or play the role of scapegoat

Neither serves a company well, and yet it's no surprise that a C-suite overhaul is common after a massive data debacle.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 7, 2019

DevSecOps steps in for companies that don't have time to dedicate to security

Just over one-quarter of companies have a mature DevOps adoption and those organizations are 350% more likely to integrate automated security, according to a Sonatype report. 

By Samantha Schwartz • March 5, 2019

How Verizon Media beefs up cybersecurity with red teams and bounties

Just because a software update was deployed doesn't mean potential exploits have been eliminated. Challenging assumptions leaves space for healthy skepticism. 

By Samantha Schwartz • March 1, 2019

Is big tech too big? FTC's new technology competition task force may soon have an answer

Major antitrust action brought against the likes of Facebook, Google or Amazon could serve up the largest technology competition case since Microsoft's troubles in the '90s. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 27, 2019

Lyft's CISO exits as company embraces Silicon Valley trend of embedded security

Mike Johnson's resignation comes when the rideshare company is exploring distributed security responsibilities.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 27, 2019

Equifax undergoing major tech overhaul as dust settles from breach fallout

The company is breaking down data siloes and moving customer systems to the public cloud as part of its aggressive 2020 technology plan. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 26, 2019

How cybersecurity skill shortage is impacting incident response

Only one in 10 organizations are able to process 75% or more of their data relating to a security event, according to Oracle and KPMG's survey. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 22, 2019

Why 'living off the land' has become a preferred method of cybercrime

LotL and supply chain attacks take advantage of trusted applications and partner ecosystems, but prevention requires more sophisticated tools.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 20, 2019

Wendy's $50M cyberattack settlement signals growing threat to quick-service restaurants

The lawsuit reveals how costly cyberattacks can be for restaurants, which are facing frequent POS and loyalty system hacks.

By Julie Littman • Feb. 19, 2019

No longer a 'big, fat, honking firewall': Cisco focuses on the network amid multicloud complexity

Companies have a "more complicated environment than they had five years ago when they began this journey to simplification," said CEO Chuck Robbins.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 19, 2019

Report: Billion-dollar FTC fines could mark new era for privacy in US

Facebook is negotiating a multibillion dollar fine for the settlement of an investigation into its privacy practice blunders, sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Post and The New York Times. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 15, 2019

The root of Microsoft's patches: Memory safety flaws and dated languages

A memory safety vulnerability is a processing error which can label memory as free though it's still in use. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 12, 2019

Supplier cybersecurity risk concerns auto industry

The majority of respondents to a Synopsys and SAE International study said they test less than half of the automotive technology they develop for security vulnerabilities.

By Barry Hochfelder • Feb. 11, 2019

European regulators log more than 59K data breaches since GDPR's passage

The Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom reported 15,400, 12,600 and 10,600 data breaches respectively, the most of any European countries.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 8, 2019

AWS per seat service tweaks the buying process

While WorkLink will not revolutionize services at AWS or augment the cloud market, it highlights how the company entices customers to stay. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 7, 2019

Alphabet highlights security 41 times in filing as privacy concerns close in

The company is feeling the heat of "increasing regulatory scrutiny" and changes in data policies among other tech companies.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 6, 2019

Duke Energy fined $10M for cybersecurity lapses since 2015

The 127 security violations were largely self-reported by the utility and caused by lack of managerial oversight, process deficiencies, inadequate training and lack of internal controls.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 4, 2019

Container security needs call for more DevSecOps talent

Growing maturity in the container domain has led to the proliferation of more security products, but many products and vendors are difficult for clients to choose between.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 31, 2019

Uber privacy chief on moving past scandals to global readiness

With GDPR compliance handled, Ruby Zefo is focusing on a "global readiness program," where the same principles are extended to all users despite regulatory differences across borders.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 31, 2019

What Yahoo's rejected settlement means for industry expectations of breach aftermath

GDPR, California's data privacy law and the continuous news cycle on Facebook's questionable data practices are shaping the data privacy narrative in favor of the victims: trusting consumers.

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 30, 2019

Burdened by data security issues, organizations hold onto 'useless hardware'

Two in five companies with in-house data storage spend more than $100,000 annually on unusable hardware that could invite security and compliance risks into a business. 

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 29, 2019