Cyber security image putting women and girls off, says panel

There is still a lot of work to be done to change the perception of cyber security and corporate culture to attract more women to the profession, according to a panel of security professionals

The image of cyber security and the people who work in the profession is putting women and girls off from considering it as a career, according to a panel of women working at Intel Security.

“We need to change the way the profession is perceived and emphasise that it is about helping and protecting people,” said Lynda Grindstaff, speaking at Intel Focus 2016 in Las Vegas.

“Few people understand that cyber security provides opportunities to work for the common good both now and for future generations,” she said. For the full article click here 

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Cybersecurity is focus to protect voter information, track ballots for Wisconsin’s Elections Commission

Cybersecurity is a focus for state election officials as voters prepare to cast their ballot on Tuesday.

Officials from the state Elections Commission said they have been bolstering security and coordinating with several state and federal agencies to ensure voter information is safe and Wisconsin’s elections are transparent and fair.

Wisconsin is one of several states that has accepted help from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to protect its computer systems that handle voter information and ballots. Commission spokesman Reid Magney said it is also working with the state Department of Administration’s Division of Enterprise Technology, which administers the computer systems for elections; the FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, local district attorneys’ offices and the state Attorney General’s office to plan for scenarios that could arise on Election Day.

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Optus, Singtel open cybersecurity centre in Sydney

The new cybersecurity centre for enterprise and government customers will provide data analytics, automated incident response, and threat intelligence

Optus Business has announced opening its Advanced Security Operations Centre (ASOC) alongside Trustwave, offering managed cybersecurity services to enterprise and government customers.

The ASOC joins Optus and parent company Singtel’s network of security operations centres, providing customers with access to data analytics, automated incident response, and threat intelligence, backed by Singtel’s 2,000 security professionals and “elite” response team known as SpiderLabs.

“Cybercrime is a persistent, global threat. It is the number one economic crime in Australia … business and government must be able to confidently operate, innovate, and maintain trust with customers and stakeholders in this evolving landscape,” said Optus Business managing director John Paitaridis. For the full article click here 

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Cybersecurity talent shortage on the radar of government, business

An international shortage of cybersecurity talent is expected to grow over the next few years, according to the Information and Communications Technology Council.

The council’s vice-president of talent innovation, Sandra Saric, said there’s an expected need for more than 1.5 million people to work in cybersecurity globally by 2020.

Solving the talent shortage was one of the challenges emphasized by government and private industry executives at a cybersecurity forum at the GTEC conference in Ottawa on Tuesday. It’s an annual technology event that brings together business and government.

“Getting more people to take science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses and degree programs, and also training them to be cybersecurity savvy is probably the first challenge,” said Scott Jones, assistant deputy minister responsible for the information technology security program with Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC). For the full article click here 

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A Wake-up Call To CEOs and Marketers: The Perfect Cyber Security Storm Is Approaching

When the Target data breach occurred in 2013, the response was surprising as it took too much time to manage the consumer fallout. Watching communications unfold over time, I assumed that lawyers must have managed the response, because marketers would have handled it differently–focusing effort on mitigating consumer trust damage, brand damage, and negative financial consequences.

And so I’ve been interested in this topic—marketing’s role in data breaches—for some time. I came across an exceptionally knowledgeable individual on the topic, Holly Rollo, the CMO of RSA, the Security Division of EMC. RSA solutions enable customers worldwide to deliver business-driven security strategies. After listening to her, I decided to create a multi-part series on why CEOs and marketers need to wake up to the cyber security storm that is approaching. The following is the first post on the topic–focusing on the basics of cyber security as described by someone in marketing.

Whitler: What does a data breach mean? We use this term a lot, but how would you define it?

Rollo: Put simply, a data breach is a disclosure of information to an unauthorized party.  Oftentimes, people use terms like breach, compromise, or intrusion interchangeably. However, precision is critical, as there are consequential differences between these terms and the risk each presents to an organization. For the full article click here 

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UK to launch £1.9 BILLION cybersecurity strategy to strike back at hackers

The UK is set to drastically step up its cybersecurity defences against malicious hackers from both within and outside our borders.

Philip Hammond will announce a £1.9 billion known as the National Cyber Security Strategy at a Microsoft conference in London later today.

Attacks on the power grid networks and the country’s air traffic control are believed to be the chief concerns. A large portion of the cash will also go towards training more cybersecurity experts.

“Our new strategy… will allow us to take even greater steps to defend ourselves in cyberspace and to strike back when we are attacked,” Mr. Hammond will say today. For the full article click here 

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Lumeta appoints Duncan Fisken as Vice President EMEA

Lumeta Corporation, the leader in network situational awareness, today announced the appointment of Duncan Fisken to head up their EMEA operations, manage the expanding number of channel partners, roll out the new Lumeta channel partner program, and bring ecosystem solutions (Lumeta integrated with Carbon Black, Cisco, Gigamon, HP ArcSight, Infoblox, McAfee, Verisign iDefense, etc.) to the channel.

Duncan Fisken joins the Lumeta team with considerable management experience in the enterprise software and networking industries, with both manufacturers and channel partners, including private and publicly listed companies. Fisken has focused on technologies within enterprise wireless mobility, networking and security, with particular reference to secure mobility, and has assisted many companies, such as Xirrus, RedSeal, Fluke Networks, Aruba Networks and CA, in growing their European channel and revenue. He also served as the security sector specialist advisor for UK Trade and Investment and was a founding director of the SEEDA-supported Security Innovation Technology Consortium. Fisken also held senior roles with a succession of IT and IT security-focused businesses in Asia, including Racal Datacom, Datacraft Asia and Netegrity.

“With Duncan expanding our EMEA team and heading up our operations, we are now well placed to capitalize on the growth in both revenue and channel partners we have seen over the past three years – a substantial increase in our client base including Government agencies and enterprise organizations in Energy, Oil & Gas, Banking & Financial Services and other key vertical markets,” said Pat Donnellan, CEO, Lumeta Corporation. For the full article click here 

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