Dark Reading Daily -- January 29, 2018

6 Tips for Building a Data Privacy Culture

Experts say it's not enough to just post data classification guidelines and revisit the topic once a year. Companies have to build in privacy by design.

Former CIA CTO Talks Meltdown and Spectre Cost, Federal Threats

Gus Hunt, former technology leader for the CIA, explains the potential long-term cost of Meltdown and Spectre.

Hardware Security: Why Fixing Meltdown & Spectre Is So Tough

Hardware-based security is very difficult to break but, once broken, catastrophically difficult to fix. Software-based security is easier to break but also much easier to fix. Now what?

Dutch Intel Agency Reportedly Helped US Attribute DNC Hack to Russia

The General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands broke into Cozy Bear's network in 2014 and spotted the group launching attacks, de Volkskrant says.

Endpoint and Mobile Top Security Spending at 57% of Businesses

Businesses say data-at-rest security tools are most effective at preventing breaches, but spend most of their budgets securing endpoint and mobile devices.

Intel CEO: New Products that Tackle Meltdown, Spectre Threats Coming this Year

In an earnings call yesterday, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich says security remains a 'priority' for the microprocessor company.

Fallout from Rushed Patching for Meltdown, Spectre

Not all systems require full patching for the flaws right now, anyway, experts say.

Top 8 Cybersecurity Skills IT Pros Need in 2018

Cloud security architecture skills to customer-service savvy are among the key IT security skills needed next year as CIOs ramp up hiring.

EDITORS' CHOICE

How Containers & Serverless Computing Transform Attacker Methodologies

The pace of hacker innovation never slows. Now security technologies and methods must adapt with equal urgency.

10 Costs Your Cyber Insurance Policy May Not Cover

All the things you might think are covered but that don't actually fall under most policies.

The Year in Security: 2017