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5 IoT Security Conferences You Don't Want to Miss
Unless your current threat management program is fully capable of securing internet of things (IoT) devices, you could likely benefit from attending an IoT security summit to learn what other industry leaders are doing to discover, analyze and protect unmanaged devices. As a chief information security officer (CISO) or other security leader, you may be accustomed to attending traditional security conferences while other members of your security team venture off to one of the many IoT events.
CISO of Major UK Retailer Weighs in on Enterprise IoT Security
It is easy to see how a chief information security officer (CISO) might predict that challenges related to threat management for traditional assets will be compounded by the rapid adoption of internet of things (IoT) devices in enterprise buildings. Despite these IoT security challenges, as Simon Langley, CISO of U.K. grocery retailer Morrisons, explained in an interview for SecurityIntelligence, security teams should actively prepare for and enable innovation with the IoT.
Are Marketers Misleading Consumers With the Word ‘Organic’?
Marketers have discovered that consumer demand for organic products is not just a passing trend, but has, in fact, created an entire industry that was estimated in 2012 to be worth $31.5 billion (DiMartino, 2013). Unethical marketers, witnessing the profitability of products within this growing industry, are using marketing communications to mislead consumers about organic products.
Six Steps A Small Business Should Take to Effectively Utilize Social Media
Last week, a friend of mine, who owns a Kumon center in Lexington, KY, asked me to provide her with some advice about how she might utilize social media to market her business. Recently, whenever a friend (more often a friend of a friend) has asked me to throw some marketing advice their way, I have been trying to follow the lead of one of my heroes, Adam Grant.
“You Can’t Really Use Social Media to Raise Money”
Justin Ware, of Bentz Whaley Flessner, disagrees with the statement, “you can’t really use social media to raise money.” In a recently released video, Ware shared how nonprofits can drastically increase the number of donors and donations by incorporating three key factors into their social media marketing efforts. Below, the three factors that Ware discussed will be outlined. An important note about what follows. This is NOT a promoted article.
Social Media Marketing: Risk + Creativity
In the video below, a Marketing Team Leader from Whole Foods Market, Kelly Anne Beile, discussed the why and how behind social media marketing. Her presentation was given to local business leaders in Lexington, KY during a roundtable discussion, which was hosted by Women Leading Kentucky. Risk. As shown in the video below, Beile shared a personal and entertaining story to illustrate why it is crucial for businesses to employ social media marketing.
Health Care and Ransomware: A Marriage Made in Hades
Health care is considered a critical national infrastructure, along with services such as electricity and water. This creates an attractive target for cybercriminals who want to wreak havoc like what was recently aired on the fall finale of “Grey’s Anatomy,” on The ABC Television Network.
New Quad9 DNS Service Makes the Internet Safer and More Private
IBM has long advocated for strong and innovative means to enhance privacy and data protection, and we are pleased to announce our latest investment in privacy-enhancing technology with the new Quad9 Domain Name System (DNS) offering. Created in collaboration with Packet Clearing House (PCH) and the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), Quad9 goes far beyond standard DNS name resolution, with four key areas of focus.
Evolving Cloud-Native Applications Require New Best Practices
Organizations are increasingly turning to cloud-native applications to gain speed, flexibility and scalability. But this new technology radically changes the way software operates and interacts, which also changes the ways that software needs to be protected. “Cloud-native,” in this context, does not simply refer to applications that are hosted in the cloud; it means applications are truly native to the cloud.
How Are ATMs Exploited? An Update on ATM Malware Methods
How simple life was three years ago when we last wrote about ATM malware. Back then, security researchers classified ATM attacks into two broad categories: ones that used skimming hardware devices attached to the outside of card readers, and ones that used various techniques to open ATMs’ cabinets and cash drawers. The skimmers were crude but effective in collecting credit and debit card numbers from customers.
New Collar Careers Bring Military Veterans to the Security Battlefield
The ongoing battle against cybercrime requires a new generation of skilled professionals. Since the cybersecurity skills shortage is expected to reach 1.8 million unfilled positions by 2022, these professionals are in high demand. IBM is taking a new collar approach to filling these positions by concentrating on skills and experience rather than formal education and degrees.
Overcoming Common Roadblocks on Your Digital Transformation Journey
Many organizations around the world have been talking about, thinking about or undergoing digital transformation. It has been an oft-used buzzword for the past two decades, but what does it really mean? Digital transformation is a paradigm shift from a traditional approach of strategic business operations to a new culture of agile leadership, innovation and thinking through technology change.
TrickBot Takes to Latin America, Continues to Expand Its Global Reach
The TrickBot Trojan, a banking malware believed to be operated by an organized cybercrime group, has been the most active financial Trojan in the wild all summer. For some perspective, while other malware operators were much less active in the summer months, TrickBot was three times more active than Dridex in terms of campaigns and code updates in Q3 and Q4 to date, according to IBM X-Force Research.
IDaaS: Life Before and After Cloud IAM
We recently caught up with Scott Carlson, a thought leader and user expert of identity and access management-as-a-service (IDaaS), also known as cloud IAM. Based on the security leadership positions he has held at PayPal, Charles Schwab and Apollo, Carlson shared his experiences in adopting cloud for identity and access management (IAM). Question: Let’s start from the beginning, Scott. What was your life and the lives of your peers like before IDaaS?
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