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8 IT security disasters: Lessons from cautionary examples

CSO Magazine

Anyone who follows cybersecurity is aware of the steady drumbeat of data breaches and attacks. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. 2012: Court Ventures gets social-engineered. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. 2012: Court Ventures gets social-engineered.

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The password hall of shame (and 10 tips for better password security)

CSO Magazine

Yes, tons of people still use “123456” as a password, according to NordPass's 200 most common passwords of the year for 2020, which is based on analysis of passwords exposed by data breaches.

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How to Speak Information Security to Executives: A CSO Perspective

NopSec

” In an age where data breaches crowd the daily headlines, lack of awareness is no longer an excuse for executives. Back in 2012, General Keith Alexander(Ret.) has referred to cybersecurity breaches resulting in the loss of intellectual property as, “representing the greatest transfer of wealth in human history.”

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A Clear and Present Need: Bolster Your Identity Security with Threat Detection and Response

Duo's Security Blog

“It took nearly 11 months (328 days) to identity and contain data breaches resulting from stolen or compromised credentials.” – IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Report 2023 I recently came across a 2012 article from CSO Online , and realized that it has been more than 11 years since the phrase “Identity is the new perimeter” was coined!

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Legendary Entertainment Relies on MVISION CNAPP Across Its Multicloud Environment

McAfee

Under the guidance of Dan Meacham, VP of Global Security and Corporate Operations and CSO/CISO, the multi-billion dollar organization transitioned from on-premises data centers to the cloud in 2012. Data protection with user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA). Unacceptable levels of risk.

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Why do CISOs Keep Quitting on Florida?

SecureWorld News

In the last year, the state has seen a cyberattack take out the top regulatory agency, a data breach compromise the personal information of thousands of applicants for children’s health insurance, and a cyberattack that resulted in confidential information of 58,000 unemployment applicants being stolen, including SSNs and bank information.

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