Tom Field

Roundtable Review: Digital Transformation in Seattle

Tom Field • March 15, 2019

In the latest stop in this roundtable dinner series, ISMG and Zscaler visited Seattle on Feb. 26 to discuss security's role as a catalyst for digital transformation. It was a diverse crowd - and a mature conversation, says Bil Harmer, Americas CISO with Zscaler.

New Faces of Fraud: Survey Analysis

Tom Field • February 5, 2019

Fraud incidents and losses have remained steady or increased in the past year, according to ISMG's latest Faces of Fraud Survey. And the biggest fault of banking institutions' current anti-fraud controls: They rely too much on manual processes. Mike Lopez of survey sponsor Cyxtera Technologies analyzes the results and...

GDPR Compliance: Are You Ready for 72-Hour Notification and the 'Right to be Forgotten'?

Presented by Imran Ahmad , Sunil Chand , Tom Field , Randy Sabett • August 17, 2017

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation has been the buzz of 2017, and security leaders globally understand the regulation's basics, including the 72-hour breach reporting mandate, the May 2018 enforcement date and the noncompliance penalty of up to 4 percent of annual global revenue or 20 million...

Deception Technology: When It Works, It Works. But What about When It Goes Wrong?

Presented by Tom Field , Tom Kellermann , Dr. Christopher Pierson , David Pollino • June 13, 2017

Deception is the most successful strategy in military history. Just as armies used deceit to conquer continents, cyber-deception is being used by more and more organizations to exploit a hacker's greatest weakness - being a human, after all, behind a keyboard. Deception techniques such as honeypots are not a new. But...

The CISO's Evolving Role

Tom Field • February 16, 2017

Vishal Salvi is a security leader who has worked in business, left to be a consultant, and now returned to business again. What new perspectives does he bring to his role as CISO at IT services firm Infosys?

The Evolution of Security Operations

Tom Field • February 14, 2017

SecureWorks has released its new Cybersecurity Threat Insights Report, and Matt Eberhart, vice president, says the key takeaways are about automation, orchestrations and the evolution of the security operations center.

Case Study: When Government Oversight Goes Wrong

Presented by Mike Daugherty , Tom Field , Deborah Gersh • June 28, 2016

After any significant breach, many parties - ranging from customers, clients, business partners and government agencies - will demand clarity as to how and what data was stolen. The Federal Trade Commission, for example, acts to ensure that any given organization is not negligent or reckless with private...

Case Study: When Government Oversight Goes Wrong

Presented by Mike Daugherty , Tom Field , Randy Sabett • May 13, 2016

After any significant breach, many parties - ranging from customers, clients, business partners and government agencies - will demand clarity as to how and what data was stolen. The Federal Trade Commission, for example, acts to ensure that any given organization is not negligent or reckless with private...

Data Breach Outlook: Tracking the Next, Seemingly Inevitable Attack

Presented by Tom Field , Hal Pomeranz , David Pommerehn , Michael Scheidell • April 12, 2016

It's a boom time for cybercrime and cyber-espionage, aided by at least two factors. First, many organizations' websites and databases sport well-known technical weaknesses, while employees remain all to susceptible to low-cost social-engineering attacks. Second, attackers can pummel these technical and human targets...

Case Study: When Government Oversight Goes Wrong

Presented by Mike Daugherty , Tom Field , Jason Manar • April 12, 2016

After any significant breach, many parties - ranging from customers, clients, business partners and government agencies - will demand clarity as to how and what data was stolen. The Federal Trade Commission, for example, acts to ensure that any given organization is not negligent or reckless with private...

Fighting Fraud with Convenience and Security

Tom Field • March 2, 2016

At a time when fraud schemes are evolving and anti-fraud solutions are in high demand, it's also time for organizations to ensure their security controls are both effective and convenient. T. Kendall Hunt, CEO of VASCO Data Security, tells how in this video interview.