Healthcare professionals are on the front line in the war against COVID-19, and cybersecurity leaders bear unique pressure to support and secure their efforts. But amid this crisis, Anahi Santiago, CISO of ChristianaCare, also sees tremendous strides in telehealth delivery.
As April begins, enterprises are starting to re-evaluate their COVID-19 response plans, says crisis management expert Regina Phelps. What are the other pandemic response planning phases we can expect to see as infections spread and quarantines continue?
The Global Cyber Alliance is one of 13 nonprofit organizations that have banded together to offer businesses security tips for their newly remote workforces. Andy Bates, executive director of the alliance, discusses the coalition's core guidelines for reducing cyber risk.
The world's privacy laws, including the EU's GDPR, generally have provisions that apply in times of a crisis, says Shivangi Nadkarni, CEO at Arrka Consulting in Mumbai. She describes how privacy laws should be followed in emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
As CISO of SoftBank Investment Advisers, Gary Hayslip is dealing with a familiar crisis management challenge: Supporting a remote workforce, with extra emphasis on secure identities. But he's also keeping a close eye on his team and the risks of burnout.
When securing the remote workforce, it's important to be mindful of the human challenges - educating children, caring for elders and dealing with the barrage of COVID-19 news, says Microsoft's Diana Kelley, who shares insights on balancing cybersecurity and compassion.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed more than policy and social gaps, says U.K.-based cybersecurity expert John Walker. It's also manifested in digital exposures born out of lack of preparedness and bad practices. Walker offers insights on improving the cyber response.
At a time when individuals are accessing information in the cloud from anywhere, it's important to establish trust with the user, says Brijesh Miglani of Forcepoint.
Although most companies acknowledge the importance of securing their perimeters and endpoints, many are still reactive in their approach to security, says Dipesh Kaura of Kaspersky, who advocates a "security by design" approach.
Using deception technologies can impose a cost on cybercriminals and help reduce dwell times and increase visibility, says Acalvio CEO Ram Varadarajan.
At its core, cybersecurity is about applying scarce resources to the highest risk. And nothing quite puts that tenet to the test like the COVID-19 pandemic. Jim Routh, CISO of MassMutual, discusses the challenges of managing a remote workforce and third-party relationships during this crisis.
Innovation, consolidation and integration will be key areas of focus for Symantec's enterprise security business following its acquisition by Broadcom, says CTO Paul Agbabian.
At a time when cybersecurity leaders are managing business resiliency with the world's largest remote workforce, how can enterprises remain both dynamic and grounded in fundamental security controls? Christopher Kloes of Unisys discusses this challenge.
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