Privacy, security & risk
Early Horror Stories Of The Data Economy
When salacious tales of Cambridge Analytica’s activities emerged in 2018, we thought the company was finished. The many on-air discussions of illegal activities, law enforcement…
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Privacy, security & risk
The Buyer’s Guide To Cybersecurity Services
During every Forrester Wave™ evaluation I conduct, I spend time sifting through vendor responses, data, client surveys, and reference interviews and develop an outline of…
March 13, 2018
Privacy, security & risk
Kicking Off The New Year With A MELTDOWN
What An Interesting Start To The Year I didn’t expect the year to kick off with it raining iguanas in Florida, a gas pumping…
January 5, 2018
Privacy, security & risk
The Equifax Breach Will Haunt Us In Years To Come
Data breaches are now so common – and so large – that we measure them in percentage of worldwide internet users. Although Equifax doesn’t even…
December 19, 2017
Privacy, security & risk
Uber’s Uber Breach: A Stunning Failure In Corporate Governance And Culture
When a breach is announced most security & risk pros are not too surprised. Yet Uber found a way to make the industry raise our collective eyebrows when it was…
November 29, 2017
Privacy, security & risk
Inside Infosec Teams
Announcing Our New Security & Risk Staffing Survey! Information security is one of the hottest fields around. Data abounds about how awesome it is to…
November 16, 2017
Privacy, security & risk
The B2B Breach Trifecta: Equifax, SEC, and Deloitte
The B2B Breach Trifecta: Equifax, SEC, and Deloitte As rumors emerged this morning about a compromise of consulting firm Deloitte, this becomes the third breach…
September 25, 2017
Privacy, security & risk
Equifax Does More Than Credit Scores
Our reaction to the Equifax breach was similar to what we imagine many people went through. First, we wanted to know if we were affected.
September 8, 2017
Privacy, security & risk
Applying Our Research To Black Hat 2017
I summarized RSA 2017 in the following way: It’s a bit like the supermarket; you’ll make far healthier choices if you stick to the outer…
July 24, 2017
Privacy, security & risk
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Victim Blaming Won’t Stop Global Ransomware Attacks
The security industry has an accountability crisis. It’s time to talk about it, then fix it. Whenever a massive cyber attack occurs inevitably a chorus…