Tom Field

Senior Vice President, Editorial, ISMG

Field is responsible for all of ISMG's 28 global media properties and its team of journalists. He also helped to develop and lead ISMG's award-winning summit series that has brought together security practitioners and industry influencers from around the world, as well as ISMG's series of exclusive executive roundtables.

RSA Conference 2015: A Sneak Peek

Tom Field • April 7, 2015

RSA Conference 2015 is expected to be the biggest gathering in the event's history. What's new at this year's event, and how can attendees get the most out of it? Program chair Hugh Thompson shares tips.

Online Identity: The Legal Questions

Tom Field • April 6, 2015

The more organizations structure business and processes around online identities, the more they navigate in tricky legal waters, says attorney Tom Smedinghoff, who offers guidance.

Privacy: What Security Pros Need to Know

Tom Field • April 6, 2015

The privacy profession is evolving rapidly, and security leaders increasingly need to understand the unique demands and responsibilities that come with protecting privacy. But where do they gain this insight?

Retail Breaches: More to Come

Tom Field • April 6, 2015

The Target breach was the hot topic for many RSA 2014 attendees, but Gartner's Avivah Litan was already talking about the next Target - a UK retailer that may have suffered a similar hack, exposing payment card data.

Navigating the Internet of Things

Tom Field • April 6, 2015

The security profession isn't quite prepared to deal with the full ramifications of the 'Internet of things,' says incoming ISACA president Robert Stroud. What other challenges await security pros?

The Privacy Manifesto

Tom Field • April 6, 2015

Intel Security CPO Michelle Dennedy has just written the book on privacy. What are the key components of her manifesto, and how can her ideas reshape how security pros approach privacy?

RSA's Amit Yoran: 2015 Security Agenda

Tom Field • April 6, 2015

RSA President Amit Yoran's focus is on refining RSA's vision, growth strategy and emerging technology. A key consideration in honing that strategy: the rise and pervasiveness of advanced threat actors.

RSA's Coviello on the State of Security

Tom Field • April 6, 2015

Art Coviello is retiring after 20 years with RSA. How does the company chairman size up the state of information security? "Precarious at best." Hear his top concerns and his advice to the next generation of security leaders.

LifeLock at 10: Identity Fraud Evolves

Tom Field • March 18, 2015

When Todd Davis helped found LifeLock in 2005, ID fraud was a niche consumer issue. Today it's a major enterprise risk. What are today's top fraud threats, and where are some of the surprising security gaps?

ZixCorp CEO on E-mail Security Evolution

Tom Field • December 22, 2014

Richard Spurr has been CEO of security vendor ZixCorp for more than 10 years. How has his approach to e-mail security evolved, and how does he see evolving threats and the marketplace changing in the year ahead?

2015 Faces of Fraud - Atlanta

Presented by Tom Field , Bryan Jardine • December 17, 2014

As recent incidents prove: Retail point-of-sale breaches are on the rise, creating greater payment card fraud headaches for banking institutions. How does the impact of these crimes compare to that of account takeover, check fraud, insider crimes and the emerging realms of virtual and mobile payments? Receive insights...

Identity Theft: How the Name Game Has Changed

Presented by Tom Field , Johnny May • December 17, 2014

Our identities are clearly becoming more and more of a critical asset every day, providing us access to and authority within every aspect of our personal, financial and professional lives. Because of this, their value is increasing exponentially, thus making their theft far more lucrative. In this opening session...