Payment card industry (PCI) compliance was more critical than ever this holiday season as retailers experienced both in-store and online sales growth. But security professionals in the sector can’t afford to let their guard down yet. As the shopping season winds down, retailers face the challenge of securely handling massive…
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Most organizations today have multiple attack vectors that require monitoring and defending. Government cybersecurity teams, in comparison, have to manage countless additional entry points for threat actors. While most industries must understand and defend against attacks from vendors, satellite offices, wireless networks and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) threats, governments also have to…
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2018 was another significant year for the cybersecurity industry, with sweeping changes that will impact security professionals for years to come. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) finally went into effect, dramatically reshaping the way companies and consumers manage data privacy. Security teams stepped up their battle against technology complexity…
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Given that the most serious threats in cyberspace are other state actors and their proxies, traditional thinking is focused on deterrence. Yet there are significant challenges for cyber deterrence. The concept of deterrence was originally developed during the rise of nuclear technology. It relies on second-strike capabilities of opponents and…
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