Today’s hearing on the nominations of Keith Alexander to head CYBERCOM (and Admiral Winnfield to head NORAD and NORTHCOM) were the first time that operational responsibilities of CYBERCOM have been discussed in a public forum...
On May 7, 2010, the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) will brief members of Congress and their staff on their new publication, The FinancialManagement of Cyber Risk: An Implementation Framework for CFOs...
Stealing the identity of the living is so 2009. Stealing the identity of the dead is so wrong, and so easy. It is made even easier by public records. A provision in federal law that reformed welfare in the 1990’s also created a loophole that could allow swindlers to obtain the Social Security numbers of the recently deceased...
Last week we read about the case of a serious data breach at Gwent Police in the UK where a spreadsheet was mailed to a journalist by mistake. This has led to an investigation by the Independent Police Commission and a possible fine of up to £500,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office...
What's the value of a trade secret? That super secret special formula, recipe, design, or device that gives companies an edge against copy cats and competitors would appear to be priceless in some cases and extremely well-guarded...
At the time this post is being written, the dynamics of management's understanding of security issues and the valorization of security investments remain somewhat nebulous. Until this concept is fully interpreted and explored, this valorization is assigned to those in the company who deal with i...
DIB member networks are routinely exposed to hostile intelligence collection as a result of our adversary’s ability to exploit end users and basic network vulnerabilities to gain deep access to proprietary networks.
Perhaps in response to rather vocal criticism of his frantic warnings about cyberwar, Mike McConnell, retired Navy Admiral and one time Director of National Intelligence, published a position piece in The Washington Post. He draws on the Cold War to support his thesis that the US must do more ...
https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3717-An-Interview-with-David-Jones-CTO-at-ThreatMetrix.html
According to a recent Ponemon Institute study, nearly 1.5 million Americans have been victims of medical identity theft with an estimated total cost of $28.6 billion–or approximately $20,000 per victim. [1] Further evidence of the significance of the medical fraud problem is the allocat...