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The following six-step plan outlines a structured approach for CISOs to achieve visibility into security controls, as well as assess and demonstrate their effectiveness.

Biden administration officials said Wednesday the U.S. is better positioned now to respond to cyber chaos like the SolarWinds hack and ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline because of the government's new partnerships with the private sector.

What advice would you give to aspiring security leaders? “Focus on how to communicate the risk. Often, security people focus on the technical challenges and requirements, but can't translate that to others in terms of risk.”

Fuel deliveries to the east coast of the United States have been brought to a standstill by cybercriminals that have gained access to Colonial Pipelines’ networks and forced the company to shut down its distribution system. After two decades of trying to make a voluntary partnership with industry work, this incident demonstrates that neither thoughts, prayers, nor information sharing is sufficient. It is time for the federal government to exercise its existing authority to regulate the cybers...

Introduction Recognizing that a lack of affordable, high-speed internet access has hampered economic growth and fueled inequality, the Joe Biden administration’s recently released infrastructure plan calls for investing $100 billion in the nation’s digital infrastructure. This amount is in line with third-party estimates for building last-mile fiber connectivity to most homes and businesses, but reducing prices and increasing adoption requires a radically different model for the internet se...