Category: Security

Information security is an interesting field — or, perhaps more accurately, a constant practice. After all, we’re always practicing finding vulnerabilities, keeping threats at bay, responding to cybersecurity incidents and minimizing long-term business risks. The thing is, it’s not an exact science. Some people believe that’s the case, but they…

While most security professionals have come to embrace — or, at least, accept — bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, leadership still often lacks confidence in the data security of employees’ personal phones, tablets and laptops. In a recent study from Bitglass, 30 percent of the 400 IT experts surveyed were hesitant to…

At the IBM Security Summit in 2018, X-Force Red Global Head Charles Henderson told a memorable story. A colleague frantically reached out one Friday afternoon asking him to test five medical internet of things (IoT) devices. One of the devices was to be implanted in the colleague’s body, and he…

Mobile applications have become a part of our everyday lives. We use them to get where we’re going, stay in constant communication with others and get the information we need to be productive. Apps are no longer a novelty for today’s workforce; they’re a necessity. And with that necessity comes…