Conference Notebook

Risk and compliance strategies and best practices

• Cybersecurity culture: Arrow in CIOs' quiver to fight cyberthreats

  Who should own your cybersecurity culture? How can we protect rampant IoT devices? MIT Sloan researchers clued CIOs into their latest research at Tuesday's SIM Boston Summit.  Continue Reading

• ISSA International Conference 2018: Implement DoD-level security

  The ISSA International 2018 Conference offers solutions for complicated privacy risks, and consultant Jeffrey Man counsels execs to take the DoD's approach to security maintenance.  Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity and physical security: Key for 'smart' venues

  With sustainability being a huge driver of modern business development, protecting consumers' cyber- and physical security is an essential element when designing smart cities and venues.  Continue Reading

• Build a culture of innovation on PaaS platforms

  Tech execs from Deutsche Bank and Experian at the Red Hat Summit in San Francisco shared their thoughts on reaping the benefits of PaaS platforms by addressing the risks head-on.  Continue Reading

• IBM's cloud strategy homes in on developers

  To boost its profile in IaaS, IBM's cloud strategy has shifted focus from CIOs to developers. Whether the multipronged appeal to developers will pan out remains an open question.  Continue Reading

• Encrypting data in the cloud is no guarantee, analyst says

  Organizations look to encryption as a foolproof way of securing cloud information. But making the data unreadable to unauthorized users doesn't protect data from everything.  Continue Reading

• Training, technology needed to fight cyberattacks today, panel says

  Cyberattacks today are a genuine threat -- and organizations need to take action, according to a quartet of cybersecurity experts.  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

• In combating cyberattacks, don't succumb to the 'squirrel effect'

  It can be tempting to stray from the roadmap security professionals have put in place when data breaches like the ones at Sony and Anthem are all over the news. But experts say it's crucial to stick to the security basics.  Continue Reading