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Twitter: @MeetCyberBob You can’t force changes, but you can compensate. Businesses and technologies evolve. Sometimes one is faster than the other. Problems arise when business priorities focus on the next widget, production line or service offering, and new technology is put in place to address the gaps. As they say, “Necessity is the mother of […]

The Forescout Cyber Roundup is a weekly blog series that highlights some of the major cyber headlines, as well as some of the more obscure stories from the week. The purpose of this curation is to raise cyber awareness, provoke thought and encourage discussion among cyber professionals at all levels. Articles are categorized by industry, […]

Cyber Insurance has begun to take root in recent years, and while many industries have yet to invest in a cyber insurance policy, other industries are starting to question if cyber insurance might just be the missing tool in the organization’s security toolbelt. A recent survey found that 70 percent of healthcare organizations lacked cyber […]

Ransomware. Cyber-vulnerable medical devices. E-mail phishing attacks. Insider threats. Theft of equipment and data. These five topics are a perpetual nuisance to any healthcare IT cybersecurity professional. Not surprisingly, these troublesome topics are the focus of the Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices guidelines derived from the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 405(d): Aligning Health Care Industry Security […]

The Forescout Cyber Roundup is a weekly blog series that highlights some of the major cyber headlines, as well as some of the more obscure stories from the week. The purpose of this curation is to raise cyber awareness, provoke thought and encourage discussion among cyber professionals at all levels. Articles are categorized by industry, […]

There’s no shortage of headline news about the latest cyberattacks, data breaches, threats or vulnerabilities. Although some industries may be targeted more often than others, every organization across every major industry—from utilities and manufacturing to oil and gas and the public sector—must take necessary security precautions and make cybersecurity a top priority and investment. But, […]

The Forescout Cyber Roundup is a weekly blog series that highlights some of the major cyber headlines, as well as some of the more obscure stories from the week. The purpose of this curation is to raise cyber awareness, provoke thought and encourage discussion among cyber professionals at all levels. Articles are categorized by industry, […]

A key driver of the NERC CIP regulations is to ensure that computer system networks that are vital to the operation of the Bulk Electric System (BES) have a sufficient level of protection, commensurate to their importance to a functioning society. One of the main ways the NERC CIP regulations do this is through mandating […]