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Why is Third-Party Risk Management important in 2021?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Third-party risk management is important because failure to assess third-party risks exposes an organization to supply chain attacks , data breaches, and reputational damage. This can include the management of sub-contracting and on-sourcing arrangements ( fourth-party risk ). What is third-party risk management?

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The Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs in Information Security – Part 1

The State of Security

According to Gartner, global spending on information security and risk management technology is expected to exceed $150 billion in 2021. The post The Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs in Information Security – Part 1 appeared first on The State of Security. That makes sense.

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Top 10 web application vulnerabilities in 2021–2023

SecureList

Profile of participants and applications We collected the data from a sample of the application security assessment projects our team completed in 2021–2023. Recommendations provided in these rankings are general in nature and based on information security best practices standards and guidelines, such as OWASP and NIST.

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BSides Berlin 2021 – Vasant Chinnipilli’s ‘Rooting Out Security Risks Lurking In Your CI-CD Pipelines’

Security Boulevard

Our thanks to BSides Berlin for publishing their tremendous videos from the BSides Berlin 2021 Conference on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. The post BSides Berlin 2021 – Vasant Chinnipilli’s ‘Rooting Out Security Risks Lurking In Your CI-CD Pipelines’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Understanding the Core Principles of Information Security

Centraleyes

To build a robust information security strategy, one must understand and apply the core principles of information security. This blog post will delve into the fundamental principles underpinning effective information security principles and practices. Is The Demise of the CIA Triad Imminent?

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Explaining Threats, Threat Actors, Vulnerabilities, and Risk Using a Real-World Scenario

Daniel Miessler

Casey also added that Acceptable Risk would be being willing to get punched in the face. threat actor = someone who wants to punch you in the face threat = the punch being thrown vulnerability = your inability to defend against the punch risk = the likelihood of getting punched in the face — cje (@caseyjohnellis) April 19, 2021.

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BSides Vancouver 2021 – Vivek Ponnada’s ‘Is The Power Grid A Huge Cybersecurity Risk?’

Security Boulevard

Our thanks to BSides Vancouver for publishing their outstanding BSides Vancouver 2021 Conference videos on the groups' YouTube channel. The post BSides Vancouver 2021 – Vivek Ponnada’s ‘Is The Power Grid A Huge Cybersecurity Risk?’ ’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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