In May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) surfaced as the “most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years.” Now, the implications are starting to trickle over to the U.S., forcing big tech companies to follow suit or face the consequences.
https://www.cshub.com/security-strategy/articles/eu-regulations-are-clamping-down-on-us-big-tech
Attackers are becoming more sophisticated and so are threats, which is why technology can sometimes be a double-edged sword according to Chuck Brooks, Principal Market Growth Strategist for General Dynamics Mission Systems for Cyber Security, and the IFSEF Global #2 ranked Cyber Security Influencer for 2018.
“You have to remain current,” says Former Naval Officer, Silicon Valley Executive and Entrepreneur, and current Vice President of Cyber Security of the Institute of World Politics, Dean Lane. “If you’re a cyber security executive, and you’re working on the things you know to protect your company — and you’re not pursuing additional information or education — you’re essentially standing still.”
https://www.cshub.com/security-strategy/articles/when-politics-and-cyber-security-collide
In the context of cyber security, 2018 will be remembered for several “scary and troublesome” high-profile data breaches – and more of the same can be expected this year, according to Dr. Rebecca Wynn, head of information security and data protection for the Matrix Medical Network.
https://www.cshub.com/data/articles/recapping-2018-in-data-security-and-privacy
As businesses have grown from self-contained entities to broader digital ecosystems, they have started outsourcing more and more processes to increase their effectiveness and efficiencies. But they haven’t always paid attention to where their data is going and who has access to it, which is why third-party risk management is becoming increasingly important.
https://www.cshub.com/security-strategy/articles/how-to-build-a-third-party-risk-management-program
Law enforcement professionals are a natural fit for tackling cybercrime because of their “investigative prowess,” according to Paul Cavicchia, a former special agent with the U.S Secret Service, who was the guest on episode 63 of Task Force 7 Radio Monday night, with host, George Rettas, the president and CEO of Task Force 7 Radio and Task Force 7 Technologies.
Regardless of whether you’re in a regulated industry or a publicly-traded industry, you always have “crown jewels” that need to be protected and the same types of motivations to guard them, said Tomas Maldonado, chief information security officer at International Flavors & Fragrances. Maldonado was the guest on Episode 62 of Task Force 7 Radio on Monday night, with host, George Rettas, president and CEO of and Task Force 7 Technologies.
https://www.cshub.com/executive-decisions/articles/what-cisos-are-sharing-with-their-boards
One of the fallouts from the Marriott International data breach is possible violation of the GDPR and if so, how European regulators are going to handle fines. The massive breach was the topic of a special edition of Task Force 7 on Sunday night, with host George Rettas, president and CEO of Task Force 7 Radio and Task Force 7 Technologies.
https://www.cshub.com/attacks/news/the-aftermath-of-the-massive-marriott-data-breach
The relationship between IT and security teams can be tenuous and this has to change so that “we’re not an organization of ‘no’ but ‘how can we.’
https://www.cshub.com/security-strategy/articles/security-is-everyones-responsibility
The Sept. 24 episode of “Task Force 7 Radio,” hosted by George Rettas, was a fast-moving survey of cyber-crime from the 1990s to today, with featured guest Robert Villanueva, former Secret Service Agent and current Executive Vice President of Q6 Cyber.
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