We are on the cusp of a revolution in information security engineering. Even a cursory glance at the security technoscape shows a shift away from perimeter-based defenses and their electronic ramparts, bastions, and moats, toward … Read more
Jim Mazotas would never forget the call. His company was doing a vulnerability audit for a medium-sized university which suspected its admins of misconduct. The work had started on a Friday, and would continue for … Read more
On That Day, Everything Changed When Target Corporation was breached in 2013, leading to the loss of over 110 million customer records, it was following industry best practices to ensure that corporate assets were properly … Read more
Nearly everyone in our digitized world is aware of the many cybersecurity challenges that we face. Hardly a week goes by without media coverage of a large or small organization, government agency, or private enterprise … Read more
It’s no secret that the more central communications technology becomes in the day-to-day lives of individuals, enterprises, and governments, the more cybersecurity threats have begun to proliferate. Recent news of advanced persistent threats compromising everything … Read more
Over a year ago, Citibank criticized many of the largest law firms for their reluctance to: …discuss or even [publicly] acknowledge breaches that result [ed] in the release of their clients’, employees’, and counterparts’ confidential … Read more
The Evolving State of Healthcare Cyber-Attacks The healthcare sector has gone from being a secondary target for threat actors to landing squarely in the bullseye. In 2015, more than 100 million healthcare records were reportedly … Read more
According to CNN Money, more than 317 million new pieces of malware – computer viruses or other malicious software – were created last year. This means nearly one million new threats were released each day. … Read more
FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT CYBERSECURITY. The Internet was initially developed only as an electronic communication method. Security did not become a concern until many years later, as the Internet matured. As threats … Read more
Hello, It’s my great pleasure and honor to accept the role of Editor-in-Chief of the United States Cybersecurity Magazine. Cybersecurity presents a challenge unique in the history of our country. Over the last forty years, … Read more
