Content by Tom Field

Insider Threat: Putting Theory Into Practice

Tom Field  •  April 23, 2018

For years, Dawn Cappelli studied and wrote about the insider threat. Then she went to Rockwell Automation and built an insider program. She discusses the program's success and her expanded role as vice president and CISO.

Does Good Privacy Equal Good Business?

Tom Field  •  April 23, 2018

As the world prepares for GDPR enforcement, a new Privacy Maturity Benchmark study finds that 65 percent of respondents say their organizations experience sales delays because of data privacy issues. Cisco's Michelle Dennedy outlines the concept of data friction.

Securing the News

Tom Field  •  April 9, 2018

In this era of "fake news," Time Inc. Deputy CISO Preeti Palanisamy takes seriously the challenge of maintaining the integrity of journalism from content creation through production and eventual publication.

GDPR Countdown: Preparing for Enforcement

Tom Field  •  November 27, 2017

As the GDPR's enforcement date nears, North American healthcare organizations are scrambling to ensure their data protection policies and practices are up to snuff. Mitch Parker of Indiana University Health System offers his prescription for GDPR compliance.

GDPR Compliance: Are You Ready for 72-Hour Notification and the 'Right to be Forgotten'?

Presented by Imran Ahmad , Sunil Chand , Tom Field , Randy Sabett  •  August 17, 2017

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation has been the buzz of 2017, and security leaders globally understand the regulation's basics, including the 72-hour breach reporting mandate, the May 2018 enforcement date and the noncompliance penalty of up to 4 percent of annual global revenue or 20 million...

GDPR: Getting Past the 'Fake News'

Tom Field  •  July 6, 2017

"Fake news" isn't just a political concept. It's also a component of the marketing hype about Europe's General Data Protection Regulation, says Jonathan Armstrong of the law firm Cordery. How can security leaders cut through the hype and focus on what's truly important to their business?

Is the World Ready for GDPR?

Tom Field  •  June 19, 2017

GDPR is in effect, and in one year, regulators will start to assess penalties against enterprises not in conformance with the regulation. How prepared are entities? Will it take a high-profile penalty to get the world's attention? Michael Hack of Ipswitch weighs in.

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.

Deception Technology: When It Works, It Works. But What about When It Goes Wrong?

Presented by Tom Field , Tom Kellermann , Dr. Christopher Pierson , David Pollino  •  June 13, 2017

Deception is the most successful strategy in military history. Just as armies used deceit to conquer continents, cyber-deception is being used by more and more organizations to exploit a hacker's greatest weakness - being a human, after all, behind a keyboard. Deception techniques such as honeypots are not a new. But...

Privacy Agenda: GDPR and the New Awareness

Tom Field  •  February 16, 2017

Europe's GDPR has business leaders everywhere talking about privacy. But are they having the right conversations? Michelle Dennedy, chief privacy officer at Cisco, offers her perspective.

Litigating Cybersecurity and Privacy

Tom Field  •  February 16, 2017

Cybersecurity attorney Randy Sabett finds himself involved in many lawsuits tied to breach response and data protection. What tips can he share from cases he has litigated?

Spotlight Is on Privacy

Tom Field  •  March 3, 2016

After years of being kept in the background, privacy has taken center stage in security discussions. In this video interview, Michelle Dennedy, chief privacy officer at Cisco, discusses the impact of new regulations and the issue of encryption backdoors.

Privacy Takes Center Stage at RSA Conference

Tom Field  •  February 10, 2016

Privacy looks to be one of the hottest topics at RSA Conference 2016. Cisco's Michelle Dennedy shares insights on encryption backdoors as well as the likely impact of newly revised EU privacy legislation.