If people are a priority, then security leaders need to make sure their teams are truly OK so they can perform their best, says leadership columnist Micael Santarcangelo.
Russia and Ukraine vetoed requests from dozens of non-government groups - including the Cybersecurity Tech Accord and a non-profit representing incident responders - for accredited status at a UN working group. International observers fear the process is being tainted by the same political considerations that have slowed previous efforts to reach consensus on rules of the road in cyberspace.
White House-supported investment fund America's Frontier Fund is pushing increased investments in deep technologies that would help the U.S. trounce China in cybersecurity, reports CyberScoop.
Overall security improvement, automation-assisted IT productivity gains, and cloud migration are the three topmost priorities of IT professionals this year, TechRepublic reports.
The prospect of offering financial and payments services to cannabis sales businesses appears as both a rare greenfield opportunity for banks and credit unions, and also a potential risk management landmine.
