The benefits of digital health are discussed widely around the world. The prospect of increased efficiency and enabling patients to take a more hands-on role in their own medical care are considered positive outcomes by many. However, concerns over data privacy and the prevalence of data breaches in the sector are creating barriers to the adoption of digital health in the United Kingdom (U.K.). With this in mind, we recently hosted a roundtable event in London, inviting several experienced and respected individuals from all aspects of the healthcare sector to discuss some of the most pressing issues on the journey to digital health. During the event there were a number of different issues explored, and although there were a lot

In mid-July, the White House released its “first-ever” Cybersecurity Workforce Strategy, a directive under the Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) and the President’s 2017 budget. Its goal is to “…grow the pipeline of highly skilled cybersecurity talent entering federal service, and retain and better invest in the talent already in public service.” The government believes that by implementing this Strategy, it will elevate the attractiveness of public service to such a level that every private sector cybersecurity leader will ultimately deem it essential to his/her career to complete a tour of duty in federal service. How many cyber and IT professionals are they looking to attract? According to the White House blog, the magic number is 3,500. How long will

Chief information security officers and their teams must lead their organizations into adopting safe business practices. In our increasingly connected world, this goal is more important than ever. Speaking the language of the C-suite and the board, and translating information security into business terms is key for CISO success. The General Session at this year’s (ISC)² Security Congress will help CISOs chart their paths to successful leadership and cybersecurity practices. “CISO Impact: Driving Security Into the Business” will be presented by Phil Gardner and Stan Dolberg. Both speakers are executives at IANS, an information security advisory and consulting firm: Gardner is founder and chief executive officer, and Dolberg is chief research officer. The session is based on IANS’s data-driven leadership

As a young man growing up in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area working in steel mills, (ISC)2 CEO David Shearer learned early on that a strong work ethic and collaborative spirit were important factors to being successful in business. David met fellow Safety Harbor, Florida-based CEO of PivotPoint Risk Analytics Julian Waits, who was originally a budding saxophone player performing in his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana at the first annual conference for the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP). After realizing that they both resided in the same town in Florida and worked for organizations that could be mutually beneficial, the two leaders began a business partnership to help advance the automation of cyber insurance decisions in an effort

When speaking to people who never considered a career in cyber or information security, we often find an audience put off by the perception that it is only for the technically minded. This couldn’t be further from the truth! Lucy Chaplin, a young consultant from the United Kingdom (U.K.) who became an Associate of (ISC)2 last year, demonstrates the possibilities. Lucy considers herself lucky to have missed out on graduate programme schemes for management consulting. Coming out of Bristol University in 2012 with an honours degree in Economics and Politics, these programmes seemed to be the obvious choice at the time; and she made a concerted effort to contact The Big Four global consulting firms and small consultancies alike. Her