The Security Ledger

JULY 22, 2020

In this Spotlight podcast* we’re joined by Andrew Jaquith, the CISO at QOMPLX to talk about how the COVID pandemic is highlighting longstanding problems with cyber risk management and cyber resilience. Andy is an amazing resource on all matters cyber security. Read the whole entry. »

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2023

Seasoned CISOs/CSOs understand the importance of effectively communicating cyber risk and the need for investment in cybersecurity defense to the board of directors. To ensure cybersecurity becomes a strategic part of the corporate culture, it is crucial for CISOs to present the topic in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The pre-COVID-19 CISO. The global COVID-19 pandemic has been a tumultuous time for Chief information security officers (CISOs) who on any given day have a long and complicated list of responsibilities. An explosion of cyber risks and a complicated and constantly changing threat landscape.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

We asked two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? Kerberoasting” and “Golden Ticket” attacks were both introduced in 2014 and yet enterprises continue to have hundreds of accounts configured with unconstrained delegation.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Public companies will also have to share details about their "cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance" on an annual basis. Invest in Cybersecurity Tools and Training: Implement robust cybersecurity tools and technologies, and provide ongoing training to your employees on cybersecurity best practices.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

These include the adoption of hyper automation and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven decision making, where organisations will increasingly use automation technologies and artificial intelligence to streamline processes and enhance efficiency. which already account for 73% of Internet traffic will surge.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Nowadays, organisations need digital leaders such as CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs who are strategists, visionaries, and know how to manage, effectively. The pressure for those in charge is immense as cyber risks have scaled, and can now bring businesses, economies, and communities to a halt. billion) is expected online.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 22, 2022

Highly experienced cybersecurity experts, experienced personnel with a cyber risk management background, and professional engineers who understand physical infrastructure are in huge demand. Maintaining these critical resources directly impacts the organization’s risk scoring. What is the role of the CIO and CISO in ESG?

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SC Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger speaks at a White House press briefing last February. “The federal government has always been ready as a responder, and as a no-cost provider of risk assessment – no changes there.” Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images).

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Forrester also predicts that the number of women CISOs at Fortune 500 companies will rise to 20 percent in 2019 , compared with 13 percent in 2017. Her work centered on helping aerospace manufacturers manage the convergence of cyber risk across their increasingly complex business ecosystem, including IT, OT and connected products.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

Seasoned cyber criminals can create and sell attack portfolios as a service to receive simple, quick, and repeatable paydays. The LockBit threat group is the biggest source of ransomware and RaaS attacks, accounting for 44% of successful ransomware attacks in 2022, according to Trustwave SpiderLabs in a new report released today.

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Creeping cyber risk grabbing global headlines The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024 gives senior leaders a high-level overview of cybersecurity trends. Cyber attacks featured in the top five risks for the year ahead, along with factors like extreme weather and the cost of living crisis.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

But hiring a full-time chief information security officer (CISO) is not always possible for organizations – nor is it always needed. Read on to learn why you might want to consider a virtual CISO (vCISO), and the benefits that come with that decision. As we mentioned, hiring a full-time CISO is not always possible – or necessary.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

SIEM enables security teams to detect and respond to threats, manage incident response, and minimize risks. Over the last 20+ years, the SIEM market has procured substantial growth within the technology industry. Today, SIEM accounts for approximately $4.4 billion globally by 2027. Today’s SIEMs cost too much.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 15, 2021

Despite this, however, younger people also demonstrate relatively advanced cybersecurity hygiene, such as having alias accounts for email and social media. Cyber risks paralyse consumers into inaction. The bottom line is, consumers are going to keep on behaving in ways that make them susceptible to cyber crime.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2020

I spoke with Maurice Côté, VP Business Solutions, and Martin Lemay, CISO, of Devolutions , at the RSA 2020 Conference in San Francisco recently. We hide the complexity of all these providers and all of these technologies,” Côté told me. Current PAM solutions cater almost exclusively for large organizations. I’ll keep watch.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2023

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the Initial Public Draft of its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) version 2.0. For a solid rundown of what the updates mean, check out this SecureWorld article from Kip Boyle , vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC. On August 8, 2023, the U.S. 19, Detroit on Sept.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This includes the provision of post-market updates and patches, addressing known unacceptable vulnerabilities on a reasonable schedule and addressing critical vulnerabilities that could pose uncontrolled risks as soon as they are discovered. They task the Government Accountability Office (GAO) with preparing reports and conducting reviews.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2024

Community water systems that are unable to demonstrate resilience to continue safe and reliable operations during a cyberattack will be considered in violation of SDWA requirements," said Merab Natroshvili, Director of the EPA's Cyber Enforcement Division. What's missing is accountability at each water system.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 21, 2019

Bob from accounting goes on vacation with his laptop, and the next thing you know, millions of customers get hacked. Tortoises have cyber down pat, both for real and metaphorically. Tortoises have no finances and, taken as a genus, they rarely have names and social media accounts. Monitor accounts. Attacks happen.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

5G technology will improve some IoT use cases, thereby adding to the proliferation of IoT devices – a phenomena individuals and organizations aren’t prepared to fully defend in the immediate future. Untrusted proprietary technologies that fail to meet these standards pose lingering threats to their clients and inefficiencies.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

Cyberattacks are not only a technological problem for companies, but they also represent a very real financial threat. That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. This is driven by the proliferation of cyber claims across the entire market, particularly ransomware related. million and climbing. AI, ML Playing a Role.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For the last eight-plus years, I've been working as a fractional Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Before that, I worked as a full-time CISO for an insurance company for seven years. This is positively Stone Age compared to the current best practice recommendations from the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST).

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tens of thousands of applications that are critical to the operations of data centers around the globe are exposed to the internet, with many secured with default factory passwords, posing a significant cyber risk to enterprises worldwide. Moreover, data centers are rapidly upgrading. This is laziness at its worst.”.

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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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NopSec

MAY 4, 2022

Businesses run fast to keep pace in a market that is ever dynamic, with new entries threatening to oust established players and advanced technology critical for success in nearly every sector. For example, an enterprise may decide to use a new company as a vendor to supply software helpful in its expansion into a new market.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 13, 2021

Along with working from home, redundancies, furloughed workers, reduced hours, uncertainties around future employment, technology replacing jobs and business closures, we’ve seen much needed resets and innovations. Individuals want to understand how to protect their identities, bank accounts, and personal data.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The contemporary world has witnessed the rise of the Internet and global communication, and collaboration technologies, including mobile data use and the culture of bring your own device [BYOD]. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Ultimately, he believes “this is good for businesses as, through the insurance process, they will gain better visibility into their cyber risks and measures they can deploy to keep digital operations secure and compliant to data privacy regulations.”. billion in premium. What might that include?

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SC Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

Armis researchers surveyed more than 2,000 professionals in May, which showed most users don’t pay attention to major cybersecurity attacks against critical infrastructure and operational technology entities, such as the attack against Colonial Pipeline in early May. in the last year and the continued rise in cyber events.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 11, 2019

What you can do as a CISO – A risk-based approach to GDPR is key. DPIAs specifically help us to identify privacy risks and upcoming security problems, and they are great tools in helping us identify solutions while recommending appropriate security controls when necessary. Prove accountability to regulators.

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