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| May 5, 2020 |
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Technology Shortcomings May Prove Costly During Work-from-Home Mandate
As employees around the world settle into this new work-from-home “norm,” technology is being put to the test at a level never anticipated. In the process, shortcomings are being exposed… for those who rely on collaborating with team members to ensure accuracy of numbers, for example, technology shortcomings are more likely to be exposed. This is particularly true for Excel-heavy industries, like financial services... More |
| April 30, 2020 |
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How Hospitals in Contingency Mode Can Leverage Time to Improve Their Supply Chain
Hospitals that are fortunate enough to not be in crisis mode during the COVID-19 pandemic are presented with a unique opportunity — time. Rather than looking at time as an impediment, turn it into an occasion to take care of business processes that need improvement — processes that have historically been placed on the back burner because staff were too busy. Consider, for example, the supply chain... More |
| April 27, 2020 |
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COVID-19 Quarantine: A Unique Learning Opportunity for Defenders
During these unprecedented times, where social distancing is the required norm, cybercriminals around the world look for ways to capitalize on this crisis. From selling fake COVID-19 cures to phishing scams, criminals have ramped up their attacks… To help individuals and organizations hone their cybersecurity skills, the team at SANS has been hard at work coming up with fresh content and interactive challenges... More |
| March 4, 2020 |
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Palo Alto Partnership May Boost Confidence in Google Cloud’s Chronicle
The cloud provider’s security unit is said to have been struggling, and its RSA announcements might provide a boost…The partnership with Palo Alto "is a vote of confidence from a highly respected security industry heavyweight," Kenneth G. Hartman, security consultant and instructor at the SANS Institute, told DCK... More |
| February 21, 2020 |
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TractManager expands Froedtert Health supply chain management partnership
TractManager announced a new agreement with long-time customer Froedtert Health to advance its supply chain management across the enterprise. TractManager’s suite of supply chain management solutions support Froedtert Health’s continuing goal to create a standardized, transparent. and compliant purchasing process that extends to physicians, clinicians. and staff across Froedtert Health... More |
| February 12, 2020 |
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More CEOs Ditching Social Media Over Security Concerns
New research from PWC finds almost half (48%) of CEOs in the UK are concerned enough about cyberattacks that they are shuttering their social media accounts… “Back when I was lead security analyst at Gartner, the DoD was going to put out a policy banning all use of social media,” said John Pescatore, director of emerging security trends with SANS. “However, on the exact same day, the DoD put out a press release that they had actually exceeded their goals, and they credited DoD’s use of social media as the biggest reason! The idea of banning social media use was dropped.” In his view, Pescatore does not think it’s necessary or even realistic to have C-level executives give up social networking to protect their organizations. But education is key... More |
| February 4, 2020 |
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CISOs face a range of cybersecurity challenges in 2020
Every company is unique, of course, but certain challenges are widely shared. Learn what security concerns other CISOs and security leaders are focused on in 2020…Expect more cloud-related cybersecurity challenges to occupy CISOs' time as organizations continue their march to the cloud by moving more and more sensitive workloads out of their legacy data centers, said John Pescatore, director of emerging security trends at the SANS Institute, a resource for information security training, certifications and research... More |
| February 3, 2020 |
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9 CCPA questions every CISO should be prepared to answer
Executive management anxiety over the California Consumer Privacy Act will rise as the enforcement deadline looms. Security managers will need to know the answers to these questions… There's also a cybersecurity component to compliance — specifically, the need for a very high level of authentication.
"An identity thief could send a message to a company demanding a copy of information about the true data subject," says Benjamin Wright, U.S. attorney and SANS instructor for the law of data security and investigations. Or a troll could demand that a company delete all the information about a particular person
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| December 4, 2019 |
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Festive Virtual Hacker Conference Returns
A free holiday-themed cybersecurity conference set in a virtual North Pole is scheduled to take place for the second year running. KringleCon 2019 invites hackers and cybersecurity professionals from across the globe to hear expert speakers, watch educational demos, share tips, and test their skills in a cyber-battle. The conference, which will begin next week, was created by global cybersecurity training and certification provider SANS Institute... More |
| October 31, 2019 |
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Behind Two Software Providers’ Collaboration to Help ASCs Save Time
In late October, software providers HSTpathways and Casetabs announced they were collaborating to develop more efficient, functional products for U.S. surgery centers. Casetabs founder and CEO Gavin Fabian spoke to Becker's ASC Review about the collaboration and what it means for ASC customers... More |
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