Retired Brigadier General Gregory Touhill, the first CISO of the federal government, spells out what he sees as the essential steps for fighting against Russian meddling in this year's midterm elections. He'll be a featured speaker at ISMG's Security Summit in New York Aug. 14-15.

Two cybersecurity veterans detail the specific steps the Trump administration must take now if it has any hope of safeguarding the U.S. midterm elections in November against Russian interference, whether via hack attacks or social media and propaganda campaigns.

What should President Donald Trump do to prevent Russian meddling in the midterm elections? Ed Amoroso, the former CISO of AT&T, offers three bold suggestions. He'll be a featured speaker at ISMG's Security Summit in New York, to be held Aug. 14-15.

What advice does the world's first CISO have for the current generation of CISOs? Stephen Katz emphasizes, first and foremost, that cybersecurity must be treated as a business risk management issue rather than a technology issue. He'll be a featured speaker at ISMG's Security Summit in New York Aug. 14-15.

A move to a "more autonomous" security operations center is helping Encompass Health cope with a shortage of skilled cybersecurity workers while improving its response to cyber threats, says Mitch Thomas, chief security officer.

Data science is playing a fundamental role in a more dynamic approach to cybersecurity, says Jim Routh, CISO of Aetna, who stresses the importance of applying machine learning to front-line data security controls. Routh will be a featured speaker at the ISMG Security Summit in New York Aug. 14-15.

This edition of the ISMG Security Report features Elvis Chan, a supervisory special agent at the FBI, discussing ongoing efforts to thwart Russian interference in the U.S. midterm election this fall, and Alberto Yepez of ForgePoint Capital addressing cryptocurrency security issues.

Early experiments are demonstrating how blockchain, the distributed and immutable ledger behind virtual currencies, potentially could play an important role in identity management, says Avivah Litan, a Gartner Research analyst who will be a featured speaker at ISMG's Security Summit Aug. 14-15 in New York.

Recent ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations and others demonstrate why rapid detection is critical to limiting the malware's damage, says cybersecurity expert Bill Dixon of Kroll.