NEW IN INFORMATION SECURITY MAGAZINE: AI and machine learning in security explodes: Does it work?, Ransomware costs not limited to ransoms, MIAX Options CSO on business continuity, Why Doxware threatens enterprise data

Security Alert Information security news and advice from TechTarget's network |March 10, 2017 Security looks to machine learning technology for a cognitive leg up by Robert Lemos, Contributor Advances in machine learning technology and artificial intelligence have proven to work well for some information security tasks such as malware detection. What's coming next? Featured in the March issue of Information Security magazine:   AI or not, machine learning in cybersecurity advances As more companies promote machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies, chief information security officers need to ask some tough questions to get past the hype. (SearchSecurity.com)   MIAX Options CSO on security's role in business continuity Faced with the demands of derivatives trading, CSO John Masserini understands the value of aligning controls with business risk. We ask him how he does it. (SearchSecurity.com)   Doxware: New ransomware threat or just extortionware rebranded? The threat of ransomware continues to evolve, with a new spin on extortionware, called doxware, that's designed to target and potentially expose sensitive data of ransomware victims. (SearchSecurity.com)   Q&A: IBM's Diana Kelley got an early start in IT, security came later How did an editor become a security architect? A fascination with computers sparked a lifelong journey for IBM's executive security advisor. (SearchSecurity.com)   Ransomware costs not limited to ransoms, research shows The financial fallout from ransomware involves more than bitcoins, one study found. Targeted companies invest in security technology and fear loss of reputation and customers. (SearchSecurity.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Security Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Networking, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2015 TechTarget. All rights reserved.