User behavior analytics tackles cloud, hybrid environments

Information Security

Defending the digital infrastructure October 2018, Vol. 20, No. 5

In This Issue

Industries seek to improve third-party security risk controls

Healthcare security leaders are developing industry best practices for better third-party risk management using common assessment and certification standards. Read More
Cloud-first? User and entity behavior analytics takes flight

The power and cost savings associated with software as a service are tempting companies to consider applications for security analytics both on premises and in the public cloud. Read More
Beware of the gray hat hacker, survey warns

Close to 40% of security professionals either know, or have known, a legitimate security practitioner who has participated at some point in black hat activities. Read More
CISOs face third-party risk management challenges

Security professionals understand all too well what's at stake, and that's why more companies look to tighten up security with third parties. Read More
Kurt Huhn discusses the role of CISO in the Ocean State

A strategy focused on widespread training and education leads to progress against one of the state's biggest threats, says the Rhode Island CISO. Read More
White hat Dave Kennedy on purple teaming, penetration testing

Russia and other nation-states use application control bypass techniques because they don't "trigger any alarms," the chief hacking officer says. Read More

Information Security offers security leaders wide-ranging perspectives on topics essential to deciding which technologies to deploy, how to wed technology with corporate network architecture and business applications, and how to employ best practices to defend digital assets.

Features in this issue

Cloud-first? User and entity behavior analytics takes flight
by Kathleen Richards
The power and cost savings associated with software as a service are tempting companies to consider applications for security analytics both on premises and in the public cloud.
Beware of the gray hat hacker, survey warns
by Kathleen Richards
Close to 40% of security professionals either know, or have known, a legitimate security practitioner who has participated at some point in black hat activities.
CISOs face third-party risk management challenges
by Steve Zurier
Security professionals understand all too well what's at stake, and that's why more companies look to tighten up security with third parties.

News in this issue

Industries seek to improve third-party security risk controls
by Kathleen Richards
Healthcare security leaders are developing industry best practices for better third-party risk management using common assessment and certification standards.

Columns in this issue

Kurt Huhn discusses the role of CISO in the Ocean State
by Alan R. Earls
A strategy focused on widespread training and education leads to progress against one of the state's biggest threats, says the Rhode Island CISO.
White hat Dave Kennedy on purple teaming, penetration testing
by Marcus J. Ranum
Russia and other nation-states use application control bypass techniques because they don't "trigger any alarms," the chief hacking officer says.