NEW IN INFORMATION SECURITY MAGAZINE: Walmart's Jerry Geisler on the CISO position; IoT security concerns extend CISOs' reach; BEC moves closer to advanced threats; Q&A: Big data, big threats

Security Alert Information security news and advice from TechTarget's network |June 8, 2018 Stranger Things: IoT security concerns extend CISOs' reach by Mary K. Pratt The internet of things has drastically expanded the scope of what enterprises need to protect, adding challenges big and small to CISOs' responsibilities. Featured in this month's Information Security magazine:   Business email compromise moves closer to advanced threats The sophisticated techniques used in BEC scams differ from other email fraud in the steps taken to construct the criminal campaign. Here's how to stop these APT-style attacks. (SearchSecurity.com)   Insider threat report tracks annual cost of theft, carelessness The Ponemon Institute study "2018 Cost of Insider Threats" examines the cost to companies victimized by material insider threat incidents during the past 12 months. (SearchSecurity.com)   Walmart's Jerry Geisler on the CISO position, retail challenges A global CISO in charge of one of the world's largest cybersecurity programs got his start on the retail floor. He's arrived just in time for the digital transformation. (SearchSecurity.com)   Cybercrime: Growing economic ecosystem spells trouble New research shows that cybercriminals are gaining momentum with connected infrastructure and collectively earning billions annually from a cybercrime economy. Now what? (SearchSecurity.com)   Marcus Ranum and Jay Jacobs: Why data security controls are a hard problem to solve Feeling less friendly after Facebook? "There is a great deal of power in being able to combine data-sources," says Jay Jacobs, security data scientist. (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 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.