NEW IN INFORMATION SECURITY MAGAZINE: UBA takes flight; CISOs tighten up third-party security; CISO Kurt Huhn on keeping the Ocean State cybersafe; Ranum Q&A with Chief Hacking Officer Dave Kennedy; Gray hats on the rise

Security Alert Information security news and advice from TechTarget's network |October 12, 2018 Cloud-first? User and entity behavior analytics takes flight by Kathleen Richards The power and cost savings associated with software as a service are tempting companies to consider applications for security analytics both on premises and in the public cloud. Featured in this month's Information Security magazine:   CISOs face third-party risk management challenges Security professionals understand all too well what's at stake, and that's why more companies look to tighten up security with third parties. (SearchSecurity.com)   Industries seek to improve third-party security risk controls Healthcare security leaders are developing industry best practices for better third-party risk management using common assessment and certification standards. (SearchSecurity.com)   Beware of the gray hat hacker, survey warns Close to 40% of security professionals either know, or have known, a legitimate security practitioner who has participated at some point in black hat activities. (SearchSecurity.com)   Marcus Ranum chats with white hat Dave Kennedy about purple teaming, penetration testing Russia and other nation-states use application control bypass techniques because they don't "trigger any alarms," the chief hacking officer says. (SearchSecurity.com)   Kurt Huhn discusses the role of CISO in the Ocean State A strategy focused on widespread training and education leads to progress against one of the state's biggest threats, says the Rhode Island CISO. (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.