Security Boulevard

JULY 28, 2023

Thanks are in order to BSides Leeds for publishing their presenter’s outstanding BSides Leeds 2023 security content on the organizations’ YouTube channel. Permalink The post BSides Leeds 2023 – Kim Hendry – The NSM Ouroboros: Embracing The Endless Cycle Of Network Security Monitoring appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Oftentimes, how organizations measure risk determines how they will prioritize investments. For IT professionals, building a set of metrics for security needs is often accompanied by feelings of anxiety, because if measurements look at the wrong data or indicators, they may lead to a false sense of security.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We each need to consider how these trends may affect our organizations and allocate our budgets and resources accordingly: AI will turbo-charge cybersecurity and cyberthreats: Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost both attackers and defenders while causing governance issues and learning pains. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Consumers and organizations are enthused about the operational benefits of more robust mobile connectivity, but the shift to 5G networks doesn’t come without risks. Service providers and 5G-enabled device manufacturers both have critical roles to play in the success and sustainability of this wireless network rollout.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The post CISO Stories Podcast: Communications Before, During and After a Breach appeared first on Security Boulevard. Figuring out what to do after a breach is the wrong time to start the planning process.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 30, 2021

Touhill brings a rich and diverse background to the role, having spent years protecting military computer networks as an Air Force brigadier general and later serving as director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integrations Center at the Department of Homeland Security. I think it’s a strength.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

People, process & technology framework A successful IAM program requires all three dimensions—people, process, and technology—working in concert to enhance the user experience, fuel efficiency gains, and minimize enterprise risk. Identity Governance: This concerns the business processes and guard rails for effective IAM service assurance.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

All organizations must have security awareness training programs to teach basics to end users. The post CISO Stories Podcast: Fiscally Responsible Ways to Train and Build Community appeared first on Security Boulevard. Similarly, the technical teams need to be exposed to flexible training that is interesting to them.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Critical infrastructure, such as energy grids and transportation systems, will be targeted, posing risks to national security and economic stability. Geopolitical tensions also foster information warfare and cyber espionage, compromising the security of governments, businesses, and individuals.

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SC Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

Cyber thought leaders were quick to acknowledge the importance of continued cooperation across federal, state and local jurisdictions, though several CISOs suggested that there wasn’t too much new ground covered and recommended ways the federal and state governments and private industry could do even more to assist overwhelmed municipalities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

A foundational approach to cybersecurity empowers CISOs to see abnormalities and block threats before they do damage. In 2020, the SolarWinds supply chain attack opened backdoors into thousands of organizations (including government agencies) that used its services, while late last year, the far-reaching Log4J exploit exploded onto the scene.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2024

It cites cyber incidents such as the 2021 Oldsmar water treatment facility hack as examples of real-world risks. Kip Boyle , vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC, said he worries the EPA's actions do not go far enough. I applaud the EPA for recognizing the criticality of water treatment, storage, and distribution facilities.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 29, 2022

What is the role and engagement with risk management to determine the business requirements for the SOC? As an organization, knowing you only have “ten swords” to deal with every possible cyber security threat in the coming year, how do you then deploy your resources? Offensive strategy.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

JupiterOne CISO Sounil Yu, creator of a Cyber Defense Matrix adopted by OWASP, noted the concentration of security products in protection and detection and wondered, “Is our industry actually solving the right problems? The general lack of focus on resilience, response and recovery is largely reflected in vendor offerings too.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 19, 2018

Every June, Gartner hosts a terrific security conference near Washington, D.C. called Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. This event is focused on the needs of senior IT and security professionals, such as CISOs, chief risk officers, architects, IAM and network security leaders.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

“In 2022, governments fought wars online, businesses were affected by multiple ransomware gangs, and regular users’ data was constantly on hackers’ radars,” said NordVPN CTO Marijus Briedis. 2023, he predicted, “will not be any easier when it comes to keeping users’ data safe and private.”

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Security Boulevard

JULY 17, 2023

MX Mixup: Russian-allied government can intercept “highly sensitive information”—because there’s no “I” in.ML The post OPSEC FAIL: US Military Email Going to Mali — via Typo appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 7, 2022

government statement said Sullivan continued to lie to Khosrowshahi and to the company’s lawyers about the specifics of the hack. See the Top Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) tools. When Dara Khosrowshahi took over as Uber’s new CEO in August 2017, the U.S. His sentencing date hasn’t yet been set. What CSOs Should Do.

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SC Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

.” “This bill, while providing red meat for ‘cyber hawks’ is a uniquely bad idea and a direct result of electing legislators that have no background in science or technology,” said Mike Hamilton, former chief information security officer of Seattle and current CISO of Critical Insight.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In other words, only 4% of vulns in any given environment pose a real risk. Through risk-based prioritization informed by comprehensive exploit intel and vulnerability intelligence, coupled with advanced data science. RBVM + Exploit Intel = Lower Risk. Risk-based prioritization reduces exploitability. Drive down risk.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 26, 2021

government sees it differently. Says it’s Microsoft’s Fault appeared first on Security Boulevard. Microsoft has issued another of its “look how clever we are” writeups of detecting APT29 hackers. But the U.S. The post New Russian Hacks Revealed—but U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

See the top Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) tools. Proposed SEC Security Changes. Also read: What is Cybersecurity Risk Management? However, in turn, those policies are supposed to address the risks of the organization. Compliance through consequences.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 19, 2020

Sherry brought to Princeton his 25 years of technology experience, 12 of which was in higher education as the former CISO at Brown University. In many ways, leading a security mission out of a university is like securing a city. A recent risk assessment began to expand, and we started a publicity blitz….

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 29, 2021

“Data Security and Threat Models”. Lost in translation: encryption, key management, and real security” [GCP Blog]. Musings on Modern Data Security”. Improving security, compliance, and governance with cloud-based DLP data discovery” [GCP Blog]. Transform data to secure it: Use Cloud DLP” [GCP Blog].

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NopSec

AUGUST 21, 2017

which have their own deadline dates and will be discussed separately), you must already be in compliance with the following: Established a documented cybersecurity program (section 500.02) based on your Risk Assessment (which means you should have conducted a Risk Assessment at this time as well). Appointing a CISO (section 500.4(a))

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

More sophisticated organizations can further protect identity with investments in tools such as: Application programming interface (API) security : Guards against attacks using program-to-program communication protocols. Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Water and wastewater treatment is among the most at-risk areas of critical infrastructure that exists today, said Grant Geyer, chief product officer at Claroty. discussion… The key is how remote access can be implemented securely – with strong authentication mechanisms, access controls, auditing, and session recording.”.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In the 2020 version of the annual SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence Survey , which includes responses from hundreds of security professionals drawn from government, cybersecurity and tech companies and the banking and financial industries, about half of respondents reported having a dedicated team of employees focused on CTI.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Last week’s RSA Conference covered a litany of network security vulnerabilities, from developing more robust tokenization policies and to addressing UEFI-based attacks, and non-endpoint attack vectors. As of now, the information security industry is at the outset of implementing SBOM for software products.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A new CISO comes in, tries to champion the implementation of a new tool, the CISO is gone after a short amount of time?—?like like most CISOs, and then a new CISO comes in and tries it all over again. Buy what you would use, and use what brings value! Shiny new tool syndrome is still rampant in some SOCs.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. AllegisCyber Investments.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

On Tuesday, the first-ever “Identity Management Day,” experts identified key early steps to kick-start fledgling IAM initiatives in the right direction, including: defining the parameters of your program, establishing a governance model, communicating with stakeholders, and finding champions to support your efforts. said Malta.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The need for dedicated cybersecurity professionals in the US has been recognized by both business leaders and members of the government. Broadly speaking, cybersecurity professionals are individuals who have been trained to protect data via various different methods.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 4, 2024

The post Survey Surfaces Lack of Confidence in Existing Cybersecurity Tools appeared first on Security Boulevard. More than half of cybersecurity leaders would replace their entire current stack of platforms if there were no budget constraints.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The post ‘Incompetent’ FCC Fiddles With Data Breach Rules appeared first on Security Boulevard. FCC FAIL: While Rome burns, Federal Communications Commission is once again behind the curve.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

US DoD Server Had no Password — 3TB of Sensitive Data Leaked appeared first on Security Boulevard. Sensitive military data found on unprotected Microsoft Azure server. Defense Department email store left insecure for at least 11 days. The post Surprise!

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