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New CISOs should focus more on people and less on tech, report finds

SC Magazine

Other major companies to recently install a new CISO include Uber and Square. Two major themes emerged from the research and interviews conducted with CISOs. The first is that developing human connections is more critical to a CISO’s early success than mastery of the technical details. Twitter headquarters.

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How CISOs Can Impact Security for All

Cisco Security

Insights from our new Advisory CISO, Helen Patton. If there’s anyone who’s been put through their paces in the security industry, it’s Helen Patton , our new Advisory Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Helen has come to Cisco from The Ohio State University, where she served as CISO for approximately eight years.

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Three tips for modernizing the CISO in 2021

SC Magazine

Today’s columnist, Jadee Hanson of Code42, says KPMG found that 44% of organizations will change their products, services and business models in the next few years – and that CIOs and CISOs must work together to meet this challenge. During the height of the pandemic last year, the CISO took on new prominence within organizations.

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Fashion brand Guess hacked, DarkSide ransomware group the likely culprit

SC Magazine

The company’s investigation determined that social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers and/or financial account numbers may have been accessed or acquired. The post Fashion brand Guess hacked, DarkSide ransomware group the likely culprit appeared first on SC Media.

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SHARED INTEL: Here’s why CEOs who’ve quit Tweeting are very smart to do so

The Last Watchdog

Related: How ‘credential stuffing’ enables online fraud As a result, some CEOs admit they’ve stopped Tweeting and deleted their LinkedIn and other social media accounts – anything to help reduce their organization’s exposure to cyber criminals. That’s the ‘cheat code’ for CISO success. I’ll keep watch.

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What teamwork can do for application security

SC Magazine

The concept of “everyone” owning security quickly morphs into “no one” when accountability and executive-level support are absent. Organizations undergoing meaningful digital transformation continue to adopt DevOps methodologies to keep up with the consumer’s insatiable demand for applications and services. A divided workplace.

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Fraud and security departments converge on battle against ‘synthetic identities’

SC Magazine

To most CISOs, synthetic identities might seem like an issue for the fraud department to handle on its own. Why is it that CISOs should be getting involved? Digital transformation has created new opportunities for fraudsters. And these fabricated accounts are essentially used to defraud banks of billions of dollars.

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