We’ve been very busy in the Office of Cybersecurity. But now I can get back to sharing my thoughts on an important topic — multi-factor authentication. Continue Reading How many padlocks do we need on our data?
Cybersecurity Blog
Here’s “The CISO’s Perspective” — thought leadership from Chief Information Security Officer Bob Turner.
Social engineering attacks on the rise in higher education
Social engineering attacks are on the rise in higher education. In 2017, Canada’s CBC News reported that MacEwan University in Edmonton was defrauded of $11.8 million after a staff member fell victim to a phishing… Continue Reading Social engineering attacks on the rise in higher education
Protecting yourself in the new cybersecurity landscape
It seems as though every week there’s a new story in the news about a cybersecurity hack or data breach affecting millions of people. How can you protect yourself – and your data? What’s the… Continue Reading Protecting yourself in the new cybersecurity landscape
Cybersecurity Essentials: Keeping Yourself Safe & Secure Online
The CISO’s Perspective Special Edition | Cyber criminals are constantly devising new and creative ways to scam you and compromise your personal and professional data. This article contains steps you can take to protect yourself and become a better cybercitizen. Continue Reading Cybersecurity Essentials: Keeping Yourself Safe & Secure Online
What Copernicus knew about cybersecurity operations
The CISO’s Perspective / 2017 4th Edition Prior to the Renaissance, many mathematicians, theologians and philosophers believed the Earth was the center of a finite universe and that the sun, planets and stars orbited around… Continue Reading What Copernicus knew about cybersecurity operations
Google Docs, ransomware and other adventures
The CISO’s Perspective / Special Edition Over the last several weeks the UW-Madison Cybersecurity Operations Center has observed two significant events along with several minor to important episodes which should cause all of us to… Continue Reading Google Docs, ransomware and other adventures
Enterprise Systems Security
The CISO’s Perspective / Special Edition Every once in a while I like to point out one of the teams in the Office of Cybersecurity and present something newsworthy. Today I want to highlight the… Continue Reading Enterprise Systems Security
Now that we know what cybersecurity risk is…
The CISO’s Perspective “It’s not important because it’s policy, its policy because it’s important.” — Gary Declute After working on it for about a year, we are in the end stages of walking the Cybersecurity Risk… Continue Reading Now that we know what cybersecurity risk is…
Smart cybersecurity plans balance vision and agility
The CISO’s Perspective There’s an inherent dilemma in effectively managing cybersecurity: IT organizations must dedicate the time and focus required for long-term strategic planning while maintaining the agility to meet evolving threats and take advantage… Continue Reading Smart cybersecurity plans balance vision and agility
The CISO’s Perspective – Beyond security and privacy: the ethical use of data
This is a re-run of an article I wrote for Security Current which was based on a presentation I delivered at the IQPC Cybersecurity in Higher Education Conference in March of this year. As the… Continue Reading The CISO’s Perspective – Beyond security and privacy: the ethical use of data