Last month, The White House introduced a new National Cybersecurity Strategy for the first time since 2018. The landscape has changed rapidly over the past five years – a lifetime in cyber. Yet one thing remains constant, then and now: Cyberattacks are inevitable. Rubrik supports a whole of government approach to solve these existential challenges we face. In particular, efforts like this one, which is focused on resiliency, are likely to produce the greatest impact.
Recently, we discussed the most effective cybersecurity frameworks to reduce the risk of cyber threats. One of the most important systems is the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). This act applies to certain organizations, and is imperative to help protect them against data breaches. Let’s take a look at four things to know about FISMA, from what it is to how to monitor FISMA compliance.
The government just released its new National Cybersecurity Strategy built around five pillars: I have many thoughts and inputs on each of these pillars and will address them in individual installments to keep them easily digestible. I believe vigorous debate on these issues is important so we can achieve the best possible outcomes in each of these lines of effort. Implementing strategy is when the hard work begins and the stakes couldn’t be higher with this topic. We have to get it right.
Financial services companies are a favorite target for threat actors. Most of us are familiar with the Equifax and Capital One breaches that exposed hundreds of millions of customer records. But there are other attacks that don’t make the headlines. Over the years, the Carnegie Endowment’s FinCyber project has documented hundreds of separate cyber incidents impacting financial institutions around the world.
India has recently announced plans to introduce new security testing for smartphones to improve the security of its citizens' personal information and prevent cyber threats from compromising sensitive data. The move comes in response to concerns about the increasing reliance on smartphones in India, which has made the country vulnerable to cyber-attacks and data breaches.
On March 2nd, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration released a fact sheet announcing the National Cybersecurity Strategy, which outlines their vision for securing the nation's digital infrastructure and ensuring the safety of American citizens online. This strategy addresses the growing number of cyber threats facing the United States, including ransomware attacks, supply chain vulnerabilities, and state-sponsored hacking.
In 2023, an estimated five quintillion bytes of data will be created daily. While this data revolution is exciting, it also raises questions about data privacy. In response to that challenge, more regions, localities, and countries will implement additional data privacy laws in the coming years to ensure the safety of individuals’ data.
