By Anita Finnegan, CEO, Nova LeahSeptember 14, 2020 What have we learned from the 2020 pandemic? We know that in an instant, life as we know it can be swiped away from under our feet. We’ve learned to stay at home and distance ourselves from everyone including friends and family. Many of us have learned […]
Read moreBy Paul Veeneman, VP of Operations, MBA EngineeringSeptember 15, 2020 The convergence of Operations Technology (OT), Information Technology (IT), Internet of Things (IoT), and Industrial IoT has brought with it a wave of connected devices, systems and applications that present significant cybersecurity challenges. In the coming years, these changes will have an impact on the […]
Read moreBy Ken Hoyme and Judy HatchettCo-Chairs, Oct. 26 Healthcare and Med Device SeminarSeptember 14, 2020 There are several fundamental characteristics of medical devices that make them a unique challenge for security practitioners. One is the long lifecycle that these systems typically have – sometimes as long as 10 or 15 years. Imagine if you were […]
Read moreBy Sean S. CostiganAugust 17, 2020 If you are a local government election official, a vendor of electronic voting machines, an intelligence analyst, a cybersecurity expert working for a social media company, someone holding high office, or simply a voter, you are invested in election security. You may even hold strong, expert opinions on aspects […]
Read moreBy Mark RitchieJuly 23, 2020 Last year I was sworn in as Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, pledging to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” During that solemn moment of the swearing in ceremony I thought about my former role as the State […]
Read moreBy Anne C. Bader, Founder, The International Cybersecurity Dialogue August 17, 2020 A few years ago, I met Eileen Manning, producer of the annual Cyber Security Summit (CSS) in Minneapolis, while attending a security event in Washington D.C. I was there as Founder of The International Cybersecurity Dialogue (ICD), whose mission is to promote dialogue […]
Read moreBy Brett Hebert on August 5, 2020 Posted in FTC, Privacy Policy Thank you, reader, for taking time out of your day to read this blog post. I trust before clicking on this link you first sought out our website’s Privacy Policy and reviewed it in full, took mental notes while silently nodding throughout, and finished with an audible […]
Read moreBy Betty Elliott, Partner and Chief Information Security Officer, MercerJuly 14, 2020 In this time of change and uncertainty, it’s very important to stay connected to your teams. My team and I already were a remote team before the pandemic but I still felt it was necessary to take extra steps to ensure the safety […]
Read moreBy Loren Dealy Mahler, President, Dealy Mahler StrategiesJuly 13, 2020 When we measure individual success in the cybersecurity industry, we most often look towards metrics that can best be described as “on paper” achievements. We evaluate whether someone has the requisite security certificates, a sufficiently lengthy resume to prove years of practice and time spent […]
Read moreBy Tina Meeker, Sr. Director of Information Security, Sleep Number; Vice President – Minnesota WiCyS AffiliateJuly 13, 2020 As an industry, we are all acutely aware of how important it is to identify, foster and promote new and existing talent (from ALL backgrounds) in the ever-evolving cybersecurity field. Our industry is much too monolithic today […]
Read moreBy Shelly Blackburn, Vice President, Global Security Systems EngineeringJuly 13, 2020 We need to recognize that “going back to normal” isn’t likely to happen…ever. At some point, we will be able to go back to attend concerts, sporting events and industry conferences but masks and remote working at varying levels of application are likely here […]
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