Arctic Wolf was one of many security companies to relocate during the COVID-19 pandemic, moving from Silicon Valley to the Minneapolis area in 2020. The move was accompanied by a push to find workers in nontraditional geographies that continues today, says Chief Product Officer Dan Schiappa.
Microsoft Azure Chief Security and Risk Officer Edna Conway says the industry is getting better at sharing information, but adds, "We don't have the protections that we need." She envisions a new model for information sharing that will be better suited for use in the next 10 years.
Former Rockwell Automation CISO Dawn Cappelli discusses the mission of the new Dragos OT-CERT - a cybersecurity resource designed to help industrial asset owners and operators build their OT cybersecurity programs, improve their security postures and reduce OT risk - and her role as its director.
SMEs recognize the need to increase their cybersecurity spend, but limited resources can make them uncertain about which tools to invest in, says Matt Aldridge, principal solutions consultant at OpenText. He explains why a comprehensive approach is key to achieving and maintaining cyber resilience.
Security leaders shouldn't ignore current geopolitical tensions, which are going to infiltrate into private sectors, says Troy Leach of the Cloud Security Alliance. And John Kindervag of ON2IT Cybersecurity says - for that reason - organizations need to stop being cheap on cybersecurity.
Many people enter the cybersecurity field with foundational skills, such as knowledge gleaned from college courses, and giving them "practical skills, to be ready go out on the job floor and be ready to do something - that takes a little bit of something extra," says ITProTV co-founder Don Pezet.
More organizations are using attack path management to simulate how attackers will likely break into any given environment, to help IT and security teams better allocate resources and prioritize remediation efforts to optimize their defenses, says Paul Giorgi of XM Cyber.
Businesses have embraced zero trust architectures in an effort to increase their protection while reducing cost and complexity for the organization, according to iboss CEO Paul Martini. Martini says companies are turning to zero trust to more effectively protect their users, applications and data.
The "Great Resignation" over the past year has created a host of concerns around both malicious and accidental data theft, says Code42 President and CEO Joe Payne. Even though employees often aren't looking to wreak havoc on their way out, a lack of understanding can lead to serious headaches.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the migration to the cloud for many organizations, and there have also been challenges associated with securing hybrid or multi-cloud environments, according to Omdia Senior Principal Analyst Fernando Montenegro.
Crum & Forster CISO Chris Holden has helped organizations respond to many breaches over the years, and through this experience he has developed an excellent sense of who companies should call first and have on their response team if they suspect that a security incident has taken place.
With the ongoing pandemic driving digital transformation and hybrid work, it's no surprise that the theme of this year's RSA Conference was "transform." Carrying forward that theme, RSA CEO Rohit Ghai says that channeling "disruptive forces at play" can be a powerful tool for driving needed changes.
BSI Group has expanded its consulting practice beyond just cybersecurity to take on broader questions around digital trust, helping customers address everything from digital supply chain risk to the ethics of artificial intelligence, according to Mark Brown of BSI Group.
While ransomware, third-party risk, phishing scams and insiders continue as the top threats facing healthcare and public health entities, the sector overall is becoming better prepared to deal with these issues than it was just a few years ago, says Denise Anderson, president and CEO of H-ISAC.
Cyber insurance is getting much tougher to obtain, and coverage for security incidents is not guaranteed even when policies are issued, says attorney Steven Teppler, chair of the privacy and cybersecurity practice of law firm Sterlington PLLC.
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