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From Pest Control to Cybersecurity: What CISOs Can Learn from Pestie

SecureWorld News

As I was spraying Pestiea DIY pest spray subscription servicearound my home this weekend (sun's out, spray gun's out), I was thinking about the correlation of this home perimeter defense to what CISOs and their teams do to keep their organizations secure. CISO takeaway: Effective cybersecurity isn't a generic solution.

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CISO Magazine Honors KrebsOnSecurity

Krebs on Security

CISO Magazine , a publication dedicated to covering issues near and dear to corporate chief information security officers everywhere, has graciously awarded this author the designation of “ Cybersecurity Person of the Year ” in its December 2019 issue. KrebsOnSecurity is grateful for the unexpected honor.

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Is 2019 the Year of the CISO?

Dark Reading

The case for bringing the CISO to the C-suite's risk and business-strategy table.

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JetBlue CISO Tim Rohrbaugh on putting threat intelligence at the center

CSO Magazine

Success is nonnegotiable for Rohrbaugh, who took over as chief information security officer at JetBlue Airways in 2019. Like CISOs everywhere, he has seen bad actors ratchet up their attacks and do increasingly more harm with successful hacks.

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Meta Scores $168M Legal Victory Over NSO Group for Spyware Abuse

SecureWorld News

Anatomy of the breach: technical exploitation of WhatsApp Meta ( then Facebook) filed a lawsuit in 2019, asserting that the NSO Group had exploited a vulnerability in WhatsApp's VoIP calling feature.

Spyware 101
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Battling Burnout: A Growing Concern for CISOs and Security Professionals

SecureWorld News

As defenders of digital assets, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and cybersecurity professionals face immense pressure, often leading to burnout. Key findings from the report include: 90% of CISOs are concerned about stress, fatigue, or burnout affecting their team's well-being.

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News Alert: INE Security enables CISOs to secure board support for cybersecurity training

The Last Watchdog

Cary, NC, May 28, 2024, CyberNewsWire — If there is a single theme circulating among Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) right now, it is the question of how to get stakeholders on board with more robust cybersecurity training protocols. But it isn’t a question of ”if” an organization will be targeted, but “when.”

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