CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This is why governments and organizations around the world are implementing a zero trust security framework to reduce the risk of attacks while protecting resources and data.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Consumers and organizations are enthused about the operational benefits of more robust mobile connectivity, but the shift to 5G networks doesn’t come without risks. Here we’ll discuss the most significant risks posed by 5G, how U.S. Table of Contents What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? How is 5G Different?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2024

Many next-generation technologies became deployed parallel to existing solutions, including zero-trust architecture ( ZTNA ), extended detection and response ( XDR ), and cloud-based multi-factor authentication. Assessing Duplication of Security Controls. Importance of Assessing Duplication of Security Controls.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A look ahead to 2023 we can expect to see changes in MFA, continued Hactivism from non-state actors, CISOs lean in on more proactive security and crypto-jackers will get more savvy. 5 – Recession requires CISOs to get frank with the board about proactive security. 1 – Attacker tradecraft centers on identity and MFA.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk. Also consider learning about the top governance, risk, and compliance tools to identify the best one for you.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Critical infrastructure, such as energy grids and transportation systems, will be targeted, posing risks to national security and economic stability. Businesses operating in or supporting conflict regions face heightened cyberattack risks, leading to financial losses and reputational damage.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

Here’s what they had to say, edited for clarity and length: Vikram Asnani, senior director – solution architecture, CyberGRX. This magnifies the risk of similar attacks targeting any industry, all sizes and even individuals, such as celebrities, CEOs, government officials, etc. Gary Phipps, VP of solution architecture, CyberGRX.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

About 15 years ago, the idiom began to be applied to cybersecurity, where the risk management continuum values the investment in protection to mitigate the negative consequences of a cyber incident. We can never eliminate risk entirely, but we can manage it effectively with “Left of Boom” processes and procedures.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2022

SaaS use in organizations is growing rapidly , and it is largely ungoverned, meaning that companies are likely failing to comply with their own security, risk and data compliance policies. Security issues related to SaaS are an increasingly troublesome area of risk for organizations, and this is likely to continue.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Related: Kaseya hack worsens supply chain risk. Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture, Cerberus Sentinel. This is the type of incident that could have been identified as a risk by a properly scoped penetration test and detected with the use of internal network monitoring tools. Josh Shaul, CEO, Allure Security.

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SC Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

With its tailored controls, micro-perimeters and trust-nothing approach to access, Zero Trust gives CISOs confidence that their security program can secure their remote workforce and meet regulatory compliance requirements. Thanks to a rapid shift to remote work, Zero Trust is finally garnering the attention it deserves. What is Zero Trust?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As for the panel presentation at SecureWorld Denver , it features Edgar Acosta, Experienced Cybersecurity Professional (former CISO at DCP Midstream ); Craig Hurter, Sr. The panel will tackle topics and questions, including: The potential risks quantum computing poses to current cryptographic methods.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These processes are now aligned with enterprise-wide security strategy and policies in an effort to reduce the overall risk to business. 87% of companies report their CISO has an ownership and leadership role with IAM, while 45% of CISOs own both strategy and implementation for overall identity and access management initiatives.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 12, 2022

CISOs and security professionals work to limit this burgeoning threat landscape, however, it’s a work in progress. . Attacks against Office 365 and G Suite cloud accounts using IMAP are difficult to protect against with multi-factor authentication, where service accounts and shared mailboxes are notably vulnerable,” researchers assert.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

Zero trust requires that all users, whether in or outside the organization’s network, are verified and authenticated continuously. Various industry guidelines define zero trust, such as Forrester’s Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX), Gartner’s Continuous Adaptive Risk and Trust Assessment (CARTA), and more recently NIST 800-207.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 16, 2023

We use this type of model for our 'Whole of State' approach to security in North Dakota," says Michael Gregg, CISO for the State of North Dakota. On the plus side, they did mention multi-factor authentication and EDR. By banding together, these entities can accomplish much more than going it alone. He says: "I love this idea!

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

Zero Trust Key Concepts Zero trust, as a set of design ideas and principles for a security architecture allows for numerous interpretations about how to approach an efficient and safe implementation. Common challenges involve restricted availability of authentication methods and difficulty in gaining visibility of non-managed devices.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2022

CISOs know technology change is constant and never-ending – just like taxes. CISOs realize that if they don’t keep up with technology advancements, they place the organization at risk. The paper answers questions, such as: Why can’t zero trust architecture protect my APIs? Can workload protection secure APIs?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 6, 2021

With more employees working remotely than ever before due to COVID-19, businesses are at greater risk from a cyber-attack with workers accessing systems outside of the usual company network. Businesses should be looking to adopt a Zero Trust model in their approach to authenticating users and certifying their authorisation to access data.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 6, 2023

It's clear that such attacks not only pose security risks but also can have considerable economic impacts. John Bambenek, Principal Threat Hunter at Netenrich, said: "Part of the reason technology is so cheap is because technology companies outsource the risks of using their products to their customers. It's on them to use it safely.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The ASVS lists 14 controls: Architecture, design, and threat modeling. Authentication. Additionally, the ASVS notes it can be applied to the following use cases: Security architecture guide. Design software to meet security requirements and mitigate security risks (PW.1). Provide secure authentication features.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources. Risk-based analytics: Considers the level of risk as the context for the level of permission needed to access systems, applications, and data.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

Imagine a shift away from logging into a “network” to having security seamlessly built into the network, and multi-factor authentication and authorization continuously performed at the application level on the fly — without users typing passwords. The vision being set forth by OMB is ambitious — but vital. What’s Next?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

This vulnerability management policy defines the requirements for the [eSecurity Planet] IT and security teams to protect company resources from unacceptable risk from unknown and known vulnerabilities. Broader is always better to control risks, but can be more costly.] Vulnerability Management Policy & Procedure A.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2021

It’s refreshing to see a government executive order that understands technology trends such as “zero trust”, is able to delineate “Operational Technology (OT)” from “information technology (IT,)” and can talk intelligently about supply chain risks. Bryson Bort , CEO, SCYTHE.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

Lapsus$ has used tactics such as social engineering, SIM swapping, and paying employees and business partners for access to credentials and multifactor authentication approvals. Per Okta, the incident was mitigated within hours of the initial compromise and is no longer a security risk. What happened in the Okta attack?

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 8, 2021

Setting that aside for the moment, a significant number of organizations deployed strong authentication , adaptive and risk-based access , endpoint device health , and brought these tactics together to secure people working in ways we never imagined back in 2019. Well, it was. But then it wasn’t.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 31, 2021

Trust is now a risk. There are two major considerations for us: enhanced authentication security, and user workflow efficiency. “In In the case of user efficiency, now with a full remote workflow for user authentication, all devices are authenticating over an enterprise VPN client.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 25, 2023

"The threat actor attempts to leverage any privileges afforded by the Fortinet device, extracts credentials to an Active Directory account used by the device, and then attempts to authenticate to other devices on the network with those credentials," the announcement said. Here is a CNBC report on the warning from Microsoft.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 29, 2022

This was a way of strategically and authentically engaging the audiences that we needed to reach. To return to the earlier inciting idea of design and storytelling strategy in the context of the security industry, let’s consider six “characters” that share architectural responsibilities for security’s narrative.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 21, 2021

One of the biggest challenges is likely to be, how you actually make the transition to a Zero Trust model whilst still having to maintain investment from your previous IT security tools and architectures, which were likely built around more perimeter-based models. It's all dramatically opening up the risk landscape.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

We had some legacy architecture that that was failing. Greg McCarthy, CISO of Boston. To properly address these issues and determine what to prioritize, you first must become intimately familiar with your business operations, pinpoint key sources of identity-based risk, and then form a governance structure around that. “It’s

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Only by integrating these tools into your larger security reporting and analytics infrastructure, and by leveraging actionable responses, can one reduce the threat risk to an organization. CyberArk reduces VPN risk with MFA enforcement on any VPN client that supports RADIUS; including Cisco Secure Firewall. Read more here.

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SC Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

Such efforts involved encryption, two-factor authentication, secure network access and cloud-based networking. For many companies, “if security was done during the pandemic, it was probably too late,” explained McCarthy’s colleague Sajed Naseem, CISO of New Jersey Courts. Click here for more coverage of the 2021 RSA Conference.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The attack also demonstrates not only the critical importance of securing sensitive data on the move, but also the potential risks of using legacy applications that are nearing end of life. Our latest release of FTA has addressed all known vulnerabilities at this time,” said Frank Balonis, Accellion’s CISO, in a statement.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The average US salary for a cybersecurity specialist is currently $82,000 and salaries for top chief information security officers (CISOs) have reached as high as $420,000 , and are expected to continue to grow.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

To be good at digital forensics, to be a digital Sherlock Holmes, you need to understand systems architecture. Vamosi: So you’re CISO at a major corporation and all of sudden there’s been a ransomware attack in your network, and it’s spreading throughout your infrastructure.

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