Security as a Business Function
By Tony Sager June 11, 2021 Have we reached the point where cyber security is a business function? Well, recent events have reminded us that a business doesn’t function without…
What Lessons Can Pipelines Learn From Electric Utilities To Improve Their Cybersecurity Strategies and Planning Processes?
By Dr. Massoud Amin, Professor – University of Minnesota and Cofounder/Past Chairman – Cyber Security Summit with Lindsay Lien Rinholen, Attorney – OFT Food Safety & Injury Lawyers May 18,…
Springtime is a Good Reminder to Tend to Your Technology Garden
by Chris Veltsos May 19, 2021 Photo credit: Geneva Flower Clock (Geneva, Switzerland) by Phil Veltsos Centuries before dreaming of endless cycles of technology and business disruptions, humans dreamed of…
On Risk and Love
By Christopher Buse May 19, 2021 If you ask my wife Beth, what is love? She would say that love is like the two of us walking down a quiet…
The Blind Side of Supply Chain Cybersecurity
By Jerrod Montoya April 14, 2021 Recent events related to the cybersecurity of the supply chain have raised our awareness of the many shortcomings we face. Yet, there is another…
Three New Strategic Objectives to Jointly Counter Adversarial Synchronization in Supply Chain Attacks
By Stefanie Horvath April 12, 2021 Supply chain attacks signal who is synchronized and holds a dominant knowledge of technology – and it is not us. Each day brings another…
The Keys to Future Supply Chain Integrity
By Sam Curry April 12, 2021 December 13, 2020, the world learned about the alleged attack by APT29, Cozy Bear, on SolarWinds and the downstream implications with potential victims stretching…
Pandemic Life for One Security Professional
360 days ago, Gov Walz ordered all MN schools to close beginning March 18, 2020. Our school district started a couple days earlier, canceling classes starting on the 16th. My…
Good strategic planning and flexible leadership helped our families during the pandemic
By Idrissa DavisMarch 10, 2021 Fortunately, our strategic planning put our District in a good position when the pandemic hit. We had previously deployed iPads to student's grades K –…
Think about how much we achieved in 12 Months
By Tyler Olson and Tim Herman March 15, 2021 One year ago, the world turned upside down. If anyone would have told us that everything around us was going to…
The Lost Art of Communicating Before, During and After an Incident
By Loren Dealy Mahler Conversations around incident response tend to start and stop with tips for pursuing the perfect blend of skills, technology and resource allocation to detect and mitigate…
Don’t say “Breach”
By Phil Schenkenberg and Zenus Franklin February 9, 2021 Privacy and cyber lawyers say “Incident Response” rather than “Breach Response” for a reason. Consider training your organization to use the…
2021 Predictions for Cybersecurity
By Cyber Security Summit Think Tank January 21, 2021 Last year, the pandemic dealt our industry an immense upheaval that forced many to pivot wildly to secure critical infrastructure and…
2021 Summit Co-Chairs Set the Stage for Meaningful Connections, Relevant Learning Opportunities
While the 11th Annual Cyber Security Summit (Oct 25-27) is still months away, we’ve already kicked off 2021 with big plans. Co-Chairs Jennifer Czaplewski (Target) and Wade Van Guilder (World…
Securing the Technology Supply Chain: Through Authentication and Transparency, will 2021 be the Year?
By Rohit Tandon, Chief Information Security Officer, State of Minnesota January 19, 2021 After a challenging year of responding to unprecedented cyber activities related to the global pandemic, racial injustice,…