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What Executives Should Know About Ethereum
Bitcoin was the first implementation of a working blockchain technology. The idea has been built on with several other implementations. One of the most exciting is Ethereum. In some instances Ethereum’s coin, Ether, is compared with Bitcoin, and you see both cited in cryptocurrency value listings. But Ethereum’s implementation of blockchain goes far beyond the […] More
What Should Executives Know About How Blockchain, Smart Contracts and Cryptocurrencies Are Disrupting Business?
One hundred percent of board of directors and other executive leaders I interact with know of the blockchain. Not all are fans of cryptocurrency, but all seem to be deeply interested in exploring the business impact of the distributed ledger that makes cryptocurrencies work. There are quite a few interesting use cases out there. Some […] More
Cybersecurity Context From Four Top Experts: Rich Baich, Bill Crowell, Anthony J. Ferrante, Jeremy King
CSO Online has just published an interview conducted by Jeremy King where Jeremy pulled together thoughts and inputs from Rich Baich, Bill Crowell and Anthony J. Ferrante. I’ve tracked these three leaders for years, and have served on boards with Crowell and have witnessed his leadership style and insightful approach to creating workable cyber risk solutions […] More
Enterprise Security and Functionality Benefits of the new Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) Approach
The dynamic nature of today’s IT Operations has eroded the network perimeter in ways we have all been watching and even cheering on! This is a new world of mobility, cloud computing and rapid partnering for success. But the erosion of the network perimeter is making traditional security a roadblock to efficiency. No one wants […] More
Leveraging The FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) To Improve Corporate Culture and Raise Security Posture
The FFIEC (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council) is a formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Comptroller […] More
DoD Contractors: Complying with new DFARS regulations is easier with external help
If you are a DoD contractor of any size, including sub contractors to other contractors, you no doubt have already heard of the new changes to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) requiring enhanced security controls over contract info. The regulations are specific and will be costly. The good news is that the cost of compliance is […] More
American Industry Benefiting From Government Cybersecurity Executive Transitions
One of the bright spots in the cybersecurity community is the corporate awakening to the need for highly competent executive level talent. Businesses in every sector of the economy and of all sizes are realizing that effective cyber risk mitigation is not just a matter of buying new technologies or turning on a firewall. Mitigating […] More
CTOvision Named To BizTech’s List Of Top 30 Must-Read Blogs For the Small to Mid-sized Business
We are pleased to report that CTOvision has been named to BizTech’s list of the top 30 “Must-Read” blogs for small to mid-sized businesses, ranking as number 2 of 30. The small to mid-sized market includes all firms under 2000 people in size, which is 90% of the businesses in the U.S. We believe in […] More
Bob Gourley on picking from the ‘thousands’ of vendor solutions
Our editor Bob Gourley was featured on FedScoop TV discussing the twin challenge of a Cambrian Explosion of new technologies and a Malthusian Problem that will cause many to die off. The full video is at this link and embedded below: There are ways we can all better deal with this incredibly overwhelming amount of […] More
Things To Do Right Now About Your Cybersecurity Workforce Crisis
Intel Security has released Hacking the Skills Shortage, a report revealing the current cybersecurity workforce crisis. The report is full of interesting observations. For example, 71% of respondents admitted that this lack of talent has had a direct and negative effect on their organization. The shortage in cybersecurity skills has done measurable damage to companies. […] More
Swords Still Crossed Over Privacy Shield
In October last year, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the EU-US Safe Harbor agreement. Concern had been mounting for some time that the agreement failed to provide adequate protections for EU citizens’ private data located in, or transferred to, the United States. The decision means that the most commonly used […] More
Ransomware Evolves: Entire Hospital Including Emergency Rooms Disrupted
Cybersecurity and business risk professionals have watched ransomware evolve from a minor nuisance to a major threat capable of holding multiple systems at risk. Evidence of the rapidly evolving ransomware threat now includes an ongoing attack against Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles. The attack was so bad the hospital has had its operations disrupted. Many patients […] More
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