In June 2017, the cybersecurity world changed. As soon as NotPetya began infecting systems in Ukraine and spreading across Europe and beyond, it became clear that the intent of this worm wasn’t espionage, distributing malware or holding data for ransom. Rather, it was designed to destroy data, shut down systems…

There was no shortage of talking points on data protection in 2018, from concerns over data risk and compliance requirements to the challenges of operational complexities. When we surveyed some of the most prominent trends and themes from the last year, three topics stood out among the many facets of…

When developing a security plan, most organizations turn their focus internally to protect business interests. That used to work because most people didn’t give cybersecurity a second thought — that is, until their personally identifiable information (PII) was affected. But that isn’t the case anymore. With the increase in very…

While most kids were bickering with siblings and fawning over the newest toys, young Nat Prakongpan was building an enterprise network for his school. Before he became senior manager at the IBM Integration and Threat Intelligence Lab and built a state-of-the-art cyber range from the ground up, Nat spent his…