Thursday 14 July 2016

Preparing for the Cybersecurity Renaissance

We are entering an era where our current cybersecurity and privacy policy decisions will have a lasting impact on future generations. As citizens, organizations and countries continue to become digital, the cost of cyber attacks continues to grow exponentially. From losing one’s life savings, to stolen intellectual property, to national security; many have been forced by the gravity of the situation to look multiple years out and reevaluate their current cybersecurity readiness. With this cross community focus on cybersecurity, there has been a renewal of learning in the space that has been unmatched in previous years, a cybersecurity renaissance if you will. These learnings have manifested themselves in the form of emerging compliance regulations, technology advancements and cybersecurity education programs.

Cybersecurity Compliance Regulations

As governments continue to tighten regulations on industries in order to protect their citizens from cyber attacks, policies such as the Cybersecurity Act in the USA and the General Data Protection Regulation in the EU have been put in place. While these policies are a great foundation, there is still much to be desired. For instance, a key area of the Cybersecurity Act is threat indicator sharing (e.g. suspicious IP addresses). While threat indicator sharing is a great start, it only gives organizations a partial backwards looking view of a single threat. For the full article click here 



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