Joan Goodchild

Joan is a veteran journalist, editor and writer who has been covering security for more than a decade. She has written for several publications and previously served as editor-in-chief for CSO Online.

Most organizations are now engaged in some form of digital transformation project or initiative, but security is a top concern for firms as they invest in new technology to grow business. This is according to Nominet’s newly released “Cyber Security In the Age of Digital Transformation” report. Nominet surveyed 274 ... Read More

A recent report says the C-Suite is paying more mind to security issues, but other reports contradict those findings While worldwide spending on information security products and services grows annually, the focus on security as a business priority has been slower to catch on. The idea that security is a ... Read More

Zero Trust can help organizations increase their security posture. Here’s what you need to know. Security spending increases annually, and breach rates continue to increase right along with budgets. In fact, a Forrester study found two-thirds of organizations experienced an average of five or more security breaches in the past two ... Read More

A security awareness officer can better enable a security-driven culture in many organizations The most recent Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) from Verizon finds 94 percent of malware was delivered by email last year. The research also finds 1 in 3 data breaches involved social engineering, which is the manipulation ... Read More

What do successful cybersecurity programs have in common? According to new research from Deloitte and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), they have the attention of executive and board leadership, which also translates to raising security’s profile throughout the organization. The research, titled, “Pursuing Cybersecurity Maturity at ... Read More

After more than a decade of researching and writing about security leadership, naturally I have a lot of security executives in my network. One theme I note that is popping up more frequently lately in my news feeds is the need for security professionals to have a mentor. Results vary ... Read More

New research finds cybercriminals have changed their focus from web vulnerabilities to Microsoft Office, and it is extremely easy to exploit holes in the popular software. Recent research from Kaspersky Lab reveals 70 percent of the attacks its antivirus products detected in Q4 2018 attempted exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. In ... Read More

With the arrival of the month of April, the United States is heavily into tax season now. And with only days remaining until the April 15 deadline to file, tax-related scams are also pervasive this time of year. Email security firm Proofpoint notes in a blog post on tax-themed scams ... Read More

A new study touts the benefits of DevSecOps practice for improving security posture, but finds it is slow to catch on in many organizations. The survey released this month from Sonatype, CloudBees, Signal Sciences, Twistlock and Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute highlights the gains in security hygiene within businesses employing ... Read More

It ain’t easy bein’ a CISO. That’s a sentiment heard around the halls of business and in security departments around the globe. But there is also plenty of research that backs up the notion that running a security department is difficult, stressful, tireless work, and those who do it are ... Read More