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Who is responsible for Cyber Security in the enterprise?
Cyber Security is still primarily seen as an ‘IT issue’ and this often means that security often gets “bolted on” rather than embedded in a company’s ecosystem. In this panel discussion, discover why everyone within the business is responsible for Cyber Security and how to educate the enterprise on safeguarding customer data.
Three Preventative Measures for Cybersecurity Health-Care Disorders
The regulatory environment for health-care organizations places a high value on personal health information, writes Kayne McGladrey of Integral Partners. However, the dark web market value of PHI has cratered, according to cybersecurity firm Flashpoint. A PHI record that sold for an average of $75 to $100 in 2015 would net $0.50 to $1 in 2017, he writes.
Interview on diversity and security
Last month at the #ATTBizSummit, Javvad Malik and I talked about increasing diversity in cybersecurity, and I unveiled my secret weapon for tweets. (Spoiler: she’s 11).
Episode 55 — How Informed is the Board of Directors on Cybersecurity Risks?
With the global cost of cybercrime expected to reach $10.5 trillion by 2025, cybersecurity has become a board-level imperative. According to the Diligent Institute survey ‘What Directors Think,’ board members ranked cybersecurity as the most challenging issue to oversee. Even though boards say cybersecurity is a priority, they have a long way to go to help their organizations become resilient to cyberattacks. Kayne McGladrey, Field CISO at Hyperproof and a senior IEEE member sheds light on this important aspect of cybersecurity governance. The driving question being: How informed is the Board of Directors to provide effective oversight of cybersecurity governance?
Beyond the Headlines: The Many Forms of Modern-Day Cyber Disruption
Cybersecurity failures were definitely in the news in 2024, but the year’s most serious issue — the outage at security vendor CrowdStrike, which affected millions of Windows systems around the world — wasn’t the result of a intentional attack, notes Kayne McGladrey, Field CISO at Hyperproof and senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It was caused by a flaw in an update of the CrowdStrike software. Yet it cost a wide range of companies, including airlines, public transit, healthcare and financial services, an estimated $5.4 billion.
Give Tax Time Phishing Attacks the Slip
Phishers want taxpayers’ refund money. “The emails may say that you must immediately file your taxes via e-File, using a link to a website that looks like the real IRS website,” says Kayne McGladrey, a member of IEEE and director of security and IT at Seattle-based product design and engineering firm Pensar Development; “Then the fraudsters file taxes on your behalf, but with a different mailing address for the refund check.”