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Enterprise information security management

• Cybersecurity skills gap: Get creative about cyber hiring

  Hiring candidates from disciplines beyond infosec can go a long way to address the widening cybersecurity skills gap, says industry veteran Javvad Malik. Continue Reading

• Is end user training essential to data loss prevention program success?

  Regulations like the GDPR promise to enforce stricter data protection rules. While a data loss prevention program can help, it requires end-user training to ease adoption. Continue Reading

• Security practices don't have to hinder IT speed

  Speed-to-market strategies shouldn't be bogged down by IT security. Here are two steps that will help CISOs adapt governance practices to support IT speed. Continue Reading

• Why aren't there more women in cybersecurity?

  Outmoded stereotypes, not enough female execs -- there are many reasons for the low numbers of women in cybersecurity. Most (but not all) are easily fixed. Continue Reading

• Quest for the best security for containers: Seven steps

  Despite their name, containers are by no means impervious to threats. With their use expected to grow, the time is ripe for determining the best security for containers. Continue Reading

• Loose coupling, tight data access minimize security risks of new tech

  A recent article on biological malware got Niel Nickolaisen thinking about how to minimize security risks in emerging tech. Here are two approaches that will help.Continue Reading

• Mitigating security risks posed by emerging tech: Expert advice

  Companies are in hot pursuit of the benefits offered by cutting-edge technologies, but mitigating security risks often gets scant attention. CIOs need to change that. Here's how.Continue Reading

• Pondering the question of IoT data ownership

  As the use cases for the internet of things continue to expand into various sectors and the benefits of analyzing that data collected from IoT grow, the question of IoT data ownership and access privileges is coming to the fore. But we can't simply ...Continue Reading

• Security of IoT-enabled devices remains low priority for developers

  MIT Sloan cybersecurity expert Stuart Madnick talks about clear and present dangers in an IoT-enabled world.Continue Reading

• Stuart Madnick: Dark Web hackers trump good guys in sharing information

  Organizations are getting better at defending against cyberattacks, says MIT Sloan's Stuart Madnick, but dark Web hackers maintain an edge. He explains why.Continue Reading

• How to handle a data breach: Managing public perception

  When your organization plans out how to handle a data breach, managing public perception should be given special consideration. One piece of advice: Don't play the victim.Continue Reading

• Balancing user experience and mobile data security

  Creating a powerful user experience (UX) is the holy grail of mobile app development, according to SearchCIO columnist and former CIO Harvey Koeppel. But the journey there is fraught with obstacles, including managing and designing apps that ...Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity experts: 'Brittle' security systems need overhaul

  Cybersecurity experts urge enterprises to embrace new tools, including micro-virtualization and intelligence-led security.Continue Reading

• Taming today's cyberthreat landscape: A CIO checklist

  The cyberthreat landscape grows more dangerous by the day. Harvey Koeppel offers a 12-point cybersecurity checklist for CIOs.Continue Reading

• Among threats to information security, human behavior a constant risk

  Among the myriad evolving threats to information security, CIOs can count on one constant: Human error. Niel Nickolaisen offers three best practices for dealing with ourselves.Continue Reading