Tom Field

Senior Vice President, Editorial, ISMG

Field is responsible for all of ISMG's 28 global media properties and its team of journalists. He also helped to develop and lead ISMG's award-winning summit series that has brought together security practitioners and industry influencers from around the world, as well as ISMG's series of exclusive executive roundtables.

Email Security: The Risks You're Missing

Tom Field • January 27, 2021

Kevin O'Brien, CEO and co-founder of GreatHorn, often asks business leaders about their email security, and they say "It's OK." But what's not "OK" is that these defenses are leaving enterprises wide open to vulnerabilities that adversaries are exploiting.

Case Study: Live Oak Bank Tackles Cloud Security with Orca Security

Tom Field • January 24, 2021

It's an increasingly common story: Live Oak Bank was growing its cloud footprint and had specific needs for a cloud security provider. Bank CISO Thomas Hill is joined by Orca Security CEO Avi Shua to detail the case study and key lessons learned.

Reimagining Ransomware Defense

Tom Field • December 15, 2020

It's not just that ransomware attacks are up in 2020; it's that attackers have evolved their tactics and techniques. And Deepen Desai of Zscaler says this means it's time for organizations to completely reimagine their ransomware defenses.

CIAM Maturity: Progress and Pitfalls

Tom Field • December 2, 2020

CIAM awareness has grown exponentially in 2020. Maturity? Not at quite the same pace. Keith Casey of Okta has authored a CIAM playbook, and in this interview offers potential benefits and challenges at each step of the journey.

Behavioral Biometrics: The Next Generation

Tom Field • October 19, 2020

Behavioral biometrics have evolved, and Michael Yeardley of LexisNexis Risk Solutions says the new generation of controls can not only identify the bad guy - but also "the really clever bad guy." He explains how.

Digital Risk Protection: How to Reduce Breach Damage

Tom Field • October 8, 2020

When it comes to a breach and exposed data, a Digital Risk Protection program represents a way to reduce the potential damage. Tyler Carbone of Terbium Labs outlines the essential elements and use cases of a mature DRP program.

Next Gen Cybersecurity: New Tools for New Threats

Tom Field • September 21, 2020

Cybercriminals have weaponized AI tools to easily bypass traditional security controls and create effective new attacks such as credential stuffing. That means it's time to shift to next gen cybersecurity, says Shuman Ghosemajumder of F5. And here are the technologies that will get you there.

The New Email Security Imperative

Tom Field • September 17, 2020

The 'work from anywhere' experience has fundamentally changed how we work - and how cyber adversaries leverage email as an attack vector. Daniel McDermott and Gar O'Hara of Mimecast outline a holistic approach that focuses on email defense, awareness and response.

Why Office 365 Backup is Essential

Tom Field • August 27, 2020

Following the accelerated digital transformation, enterprises are increasingly reliant on Microsoft Office 365, but they often fail to recognize the criticality of data backup as a means of ensuring business resiliency. Veem's Edward Watson and IDC's Archana Venkatraman demonstrate why Office 365 backup is mission...

Zero Standing Privilege: How to Achieve it

Tom Field • August 25, 2020

Increasingly, cyber attacks are taking advantage of privileged accounts, and traditional PAM controls are not enough to defend against them. Tim Keeler of Remediant discusses the role of Zero Standing Privilege and just-in-time privileged account defense.