Security Think Tank: CNI operators are in an unenviable position

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Computer Weekly | March 15, 2021

The operators of critical national infrastructure (CNI) are in an unenviable position, between the devil and the deep blue sea, as two very different worlds collide.

Most critical infrastructure was built up over a century or more of careful, incremental steps by civil engineers, and they focused on the primary threat they faced – lack of availability. If you deliver power, water, or anything else that lives depend on, you focus your attention on making sure the service is never interrupted.

You think through scenarios such as natural disasters, extreme weather, even longer-term risks such as climate change. It’s always you against Murphy’s Law – you assume each element will eventually fail, and so you build in double or triple redundancy.

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How these C-suite leaders managed their teams and innovated during Covid-19

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Silicon Valley Business Journal | March 9, 2021

Hear from members of this year’s C-Suite Award honorees, including RedSeal CTO Dr. Mike Lloyd, talk about how they approached leading their teams and innovating their products during the pandemic.

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Space jam: why the military is prioritising cybersecurity for space

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Global Defence Technology | March 1 2021

As military and civilian capabilities increasing rely on space-based assets, Berenice Healey asks space and cybersecurity experts about the potential effects of a cyberattack against them and how to offer protection….

Fragile networks

The focus should not be on the satellites alone but the networks they form, argues RedSeal CTO Dr Mike Lloyd, and protecting them requires humans and computers working together.“All networks share key properties: they are fragile, hard for humans to think about, and prone to lateral movement where an attacker breaches one node then spreads. Defending networks involves understanding networks, and we already struggle with this in terrestrial cyber warfare. It only gets harder as the networks extend off the planet’s surface.

“As the network increases in scale, it gets further and further beyond human comprehension – too many interacting parts, any one of which could be breached by an attacker and used as a foothold for further spread.”

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Improving Cloud Security With Segmentation And Automation

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Forbes | February 12, 2021

by  Mike Lloyd

As a security professional, I tried for several years to keep IoT devices out of my house. However, my anti-IoT crusade just isn’t working anymore. Why? Because, as I’ve discovered, you really have to go to extreme measures to find non-IoT devices for your home. Whether it’s an irrigation system for your lawn, a new alarm system or even solar panels for your roof, just about every home accessory now comes with a prominent IoT footprint.

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4 tips for aligning security with business objectives

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TechTarget | February 11, 2021

Today’s most effective CISOs develop cybersecurity strategies that fit their organizations’ risk appetites and support business growth. Learn how they do it….

Of course, to successfully align cybersecurity initiatives with business goals, CISOs need buy-in from and access to their CEOs and boards of directors, added Ray Rothrock, executive chairman of the board at cyber-risk modeling company RedSeal. Such support is far from a given. A 2018 survey by PwC found just 40% of CISOs reported directly to CEOs and only 27% to their boards of directors.

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13 Tech Leaders Share Industries That Can See Big Benefits From ML

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Forbes | February 11, 2021

Machine learning, an important subset of artificial intelligence, lets computers learn from data analysis. While ML technology is expected to play a significant role in the future of many business types, it’s poised to have a more significant impact on some industries than others.

Below, 13 members of Forbes Technology Council share which industries they see being most affected by machine learning and why.

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12 Ways For Tech Companies Using Consumers’ Data To Earn Their Trust

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Forbes | February 8, 2021

In the remote-first era of Covid-19, the potential for and frequency of cyberattacks has increased significantly. With data breaches regularly hitting the headlines, many consumers are wary of giving tech companies access to their personal data.

So how can a tech brand anticipate this and assuage the concerns of consumers who are reluctant to share personal information?

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Security in a Complex World

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Dark Reading | February 3, 2021

By Bryan Barney

In 1999, security technologist Bruce Schneier published “A Plea for Simplicity.” In the blog, he famously wrote, “You can’t secure what you don’t understand” and “the worst enemy of security is complexity.” Schneier explained that analyzing a system’s security becomes more difficult as its complexity increases. His goal was to convince the technology sector to “slow down, simplify, and try to add security.”

More than 20 years later, Schneier’s plea seems naïve and even quaint. Innovation has become a force of nature; it will neither stop nor slow down. More innovation means more features, which inherently means more complexity. We all want secure systems, but no one is willing to slow the march of progress to make that happen.

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2021 Cyber Predictions from Dr. Mike Lloyd, Chief Technology Officer of RedSeal

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Solutions Review | February 2, 2021

Today, we present new 2021 Cyber Predictions from Dr. Mike Lloyd, Chief Technology Officer of RedSeal.

It’s hard to conceptualize, but we only just started 2021. Given how much has already occurred, both carrying over from 2020 and fresh challenges, it can prove easy to forget that the year is still young. There’s plenty of time yet to change course on your business’ cybersecurity and respond to predictions.

As such, we wanted to share these 2021 predictions on enterprise cybersecurity from Dr. Mike Lloyd, Chief Technology Officer of RedSeal. These predictions were submitted as part of our first annual Cybersecurity Insight Jam.

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Cybersecurity Tools Gaining an Edge from AI

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AITrends | January 28, 2021

In 2021, more firms will employ AI to battle cyberattacks, trying to gain an edge in a game of one-upmanship with hackers and attackers. A survey of 20 cybersecurity experts recently surveyed by Forbes showed some patterns. 

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AI Assistance for Humans May Ease Cybersecurity Skills Challenge  

Mike Lloyd, CTO at RedSeal

The shortage of IT staff skilled in cybersecurity is driving the need to rely more on AI software,  while understanding the proper role of the humans involved. “This is why the focus in 2021 is not on which AI/ML engine has the most features or the lowest error rate—it’s moving over to which AI approaches integrate humans into the process in the best way,” stated Mike Lloyd, CTO at RedSeal, a cloud security provider based in San Jose.  

 

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