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Lessons from the NSA: Know Your Assets

Chris Kubic worked at the National Security Agency for the past 32 years, finishing his tenure as CISO. He talks about lessons learned during his time there and what they mean for the private sector.

By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 12/12/2019

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AWS Talks Cloud Strategy, Security, and JEDI

A closed-door session with Andy Jassy bares some of Amazon's teeth in its legal fight over the $10B JEDI cloud contract.

By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 12/10/2019

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Businesses Aren’t Ready for California’s Data Privacy Act

A year and a half after GDPR, California’s own data privacy act will soon go into effect, but many businesses are unprepared. How can they get there?

By Terri Coles, ITPro Today , 11/20/2019

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Americans Fed Up with Lack of Data Privacy

Eight out of every 10 US adults are worried over their inability to control how data about them is used, a new Pew Research survey shows.

By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 11/18/2019

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The Hunt for the 'Goldilocks Zone' in Tech and Data Policy

During a preview of CES 2020, Gary Shapiro spoke about finding a balance between legislation and leeway for technology implementation.

By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 11/9/2019

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Free & Discounted Security Services Now Available for US Election Orgs

Nonprofit Defending Digital Campaigns (DDC) offers security services for email, user education, mobile, and encrypted communications, to federal election committees.

By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 11/1/2019

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When Using Cloud, Paranoia Can Pay Off

Journalists are increasingly concerned about what cloud providers may access or share with governments - and companies should worry as well.

By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 10/14/2019

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AI, Automation Drive Progress in Government Data Centers

U.S. government data centers have consolidated and become more efficient in the last 10 years. Now they are adding AI and automation to the mix.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 10/8/2019

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Top U.S. Businesses Call for More Government Regulation

So, what’s the catch? There’s a very real possibility that most states will develop their own data privacy laws, causing chaos that will benefit no one.

By Todd Wright, Head of Data Privacy Solutions, SAS , 10/1/2019

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Cybersecurity Certification in the Spotlight Again

Swiss technology non-profit group joins others, such as the Obama-era President's Commission, in recommending that certain classes of technology products be tested.

By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 9/27/2019

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Voting Machine Systems New & Old Contain 'Design' Flaws

DEF CON Voting Village organizers presented a final report on their findings at the Capitol.

By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 9/26/2019

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Attackers Hit Ceiling in Ransomware Demands

New Bedford, Massachusetts' refusal to pay a $5.3 million ransom highlights how victim towns and cities may be hitting the limit to what they're willing to spend to speed recovery.

By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 9/5/2019

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Texas Towns Recover, but Local Governments Have Little Hope for Respite from Ransomware

Their struggles underscore the difficulties for small towns in dealing with cyberattacks.

By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 8/22/2019

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Towns Across Texas Hit in Coordinated Ransomware Attack

The state government and cybersecurity groups have mobilized to respond to a mass ransomware attack that simultaneously hit 22 different towns statewide.

By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 8/19/2019

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8 Head-Turning Ransomware Attacks to Hit City Governments

Hackers know vulnerable systems when they see them, and they also know this: Many government systems are decades old, running Windows 7 and even Windows XP.

By Steve Zurier Contributing Writer, 8/5/2019

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Cisco Pays $8.6M in First False Claims Suit for Vulnerabilities in Security Product

A security consultant reported vulnerabilities in Cisco's Video Surveillance Manager in 2009 — but the company ignored the issues and fired the consultant.

By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 8/1/2019

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6 Actions That Made GDPR Real in 2019

In the wake of recent fines levied against British Airways, Marriott, and Facebook, companies are starting to take data privacy and security more seriously.

By Steve Zurier Contributing Writer, 7/22/2019

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The Dangers of Demonizing AI

As more individuals, governments and companies see artificial intelligence as evil, it becomes clear that we need metrics to ensure that AI is a good citizen.

By James Kobielus Lead Analyst, SiliconANGLE Wikibon, 7/15/2019

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Find an IT Security Career by Getting Lost

Check out this Interop keynote video where Graham Holdings' Stacey Halota describes the twists and turns of her career and the challenges that security and privacy teams face.

By James M. Connolly Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing, 7/6/2019

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How Hackers Infiltrate Open Source Projects

The dependency trees of modern software-development make smaller open-source projects vulnerable to hackers sabotaging code.

By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 6/27/2019

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