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GDPR Compliance: Why Hiring a DPO Is Difficult

Suparna Goswami  •  July 27, 2017

With less than a year to go before enforcement of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, which applies to any organization that handles Europeans' data, many larger organizations affected in India have yet to make much headway in appointing a data protection officer as required by the law.

Compliance

Sizing Up the Impact of GDPR in India

Suparna Goswami  •  July 24, 2017

Srinivas Poosarla, Infosys's data privacy chief, discusses the impact of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, on Indian companies and the steps that security practitioners need to take to comply.

Privacy

Crypto in Europe: Battle Lines Drawn

Mathew J. Schwartz  •  June 21, 2017

The European Parliament and European Commission are pushing for mandatory end-to-end encrypted communications, and banning backdoors, as part of the EU's rebooted e-privacy regulation. But the move runs counter to anti-crypto rhetoric being spouted by government ministers in Britain and France.

Compliance

Analysis: Strategic Cybersecurity Investments Study

Tom Field  •  June 19, 2017

Sixty-five percent of security leaders consider their organizations' security postures to be above average or superior. But only 29 percent are very confident in their security controls. Neustar's Tom Pageler analyzes results of Strategic Cybersecurity Investments Study.

Regulations and Threats: Adapting to the Landscape

Information Security Media Group  •  August 17, 2017

From zero-day exploits to IoT vulnerabilities to the sheer number of prospective adversaries, the threat landscape is ever-shifting. And global regulatory pressures are only mounting. How must security leaders respond? Symantec's Renault Ross offers insight.

GDPR and Vendor Risk Management

Information Security Media Group  •  August 14, 2017

As the GDPR enforcement date edges closer, organizations remain unprepared to comply, says BitSight's Elizabeth Fischer - especially when it comes to vendor risk management. What - beyond contracts - do organizations need?

Compliance

Analytics and the AML Paradigm Shift

Information Security Media Group  •  August 2, 2017

As financial organizations deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning in the fight against money-laundering fraud, David Stewart of SAS offer tips to help separate fact from market hype when reviewing new data analytics tools.

6 Steps to Secure Remote Access

Information Security Media Group  •  July 26, 2017

Remote access has been a concern since the dial-up days of the internet's infancy. But ubiquitous connectivity only increases enterprise security concerns, says Bomgar's Sam Elliott, who outlines six steps to secure remote access.

The Rise of Ransomware-as-a-Service

Information Security Media Group  •  July 24, 2017

How will ransomware-as-a-service develop? What IoT exploits await the enterprise? Dan Schiappa of Sophos weighs in on how the cybersecurity threat landscape is likely to develop over the next five years.

Governance

Trump's Cybersecurity Executive Order Will Be Judged by the Action It Inspires

Tony Kontzer  •  July 20, 2017

Data Security

Consumer Routers Report Concludes: It's a Market of Lemons

Jeremy Kirk  •  July 17, 2017

A new report into the state of consumer routers by Carnegie Mellon researchers is unsparing in its criticism: It's a market of lemons, and virtually all of the test models had security problems. What's the solution?

IoT Adoption in Asia-Pacific: One Size Does Not Fit All

Britta Glade  •  July 12, 2017

Is the Internet of Things (IoT), the solution of all things? Some may agree and some may not, but Asia Pacific's attraction toward IoT will only become more apparent in the coming years.