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The Virtual CISO with Steve King

Insights from a veteran cybersecurity pro

Why Penetration Tests Are So Essential

Steve King • January 13, 2020

Corporate network security breaches, which can prove costly to remediate and expose a company to lawsuits, are frequently the result of vulnerabilities that could have been fixed for a relatively low cost. A a brute force penetration test is a critical first step in finding those vulnerabilities.

A CISO's Security Predictions for 2020

Ransomware Risk Management: 11 Essential Steps

Euro Security Watch with Mathew J. Schwartz

Tracking security and privacy trends across UK, Europe and beyond

5G Security in the Balance as Britain Navigates Brexit

Mathew J. Schwartz • January 15, 2020

The British government continues to delay deciding whether it will ban Chinese networking gear from its national 5G rollout, as the Trump administration demands. But with future trade deals on the line as the U.K. navigates its "Brexit" from the EU, Britain cannot afford to anger either Beijing or Washington.

What Orwell's '1984' Missed: Free Social Media Apps

Iranian Cyberattacks: 10 Must-Have Defenses

Safe & Sound with Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Insights on the security and privacy of healthcare information.

Health Data Breaches: 3 Lessons Learned

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • November 29, 2019

The healthcare sector has had plenty of significant data breaches so far this year. What can be learned from organizations' experiences? Here are three key lessons.

HIPAA Enforcement: A Look Ahead

Database Hijackings: Who's Next?

The Expert's View with Jeremy Kirk

Insights from industry experts

The Bezos Phone Hack: Narrative Framed by Loose Facts

Jeremy Kirk • January 24, 2020

It's a seductive story line: A chat app belonging to Saudi Arabia's crown prince is used to deliver malware to an American billionaire's phone. But a forensic investigation of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' phone raises more questions than it answers.