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Safety first: Will insurance companies stall or accelerate cybersecurity progress?

SC Magazine

Every time a driver buckles up or an airbag is deployed we see the powerful influence of the insurance companies who insisted those measures become mandatory. Now, those insurers are poised to drive cybersecurity investment by insisting that organizations meet certain criteria to qualify for coverage. A maturing model.

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Seven Massachusetts Cities Join Forces to Bolster Cybersecurity Posture

SecureWorld News

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. Mike Parkin, Senior Technical Engineer at Vulcan Cyber, a provider of SaaS for enterprise cyber risk remediation, is a fan of the collaborative. He says: "I love this idea!

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RSAC insights: Security platforms arise to help companies discover, assess and mitigate cyber risks

The Last Watchdog

Pity the poor CISO at any enterprise you care to name. As their organizations migrate deeper into an intensively interconnected digital ecosystem, CISOs must deal with cyber attacks raining down on all fronts. CISOs need only to follow the principles honed over the past 200 years by the property and casualty insurance industry.

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Why do CISOs Keep Quitting on Florida?

SecureWorld News

Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) have the luxury of being an incredibly hot commodity, so they can pretty much pick and choose where they work, as they are almost guaranteed to have a job waiting for them somewhere. And this is increasing cyber risk. In hopes of defending against attacks like these, Gov.

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2023 Cybersecurity Predictions from Marcus Fowler, Darktrace

CyberSecurity Insiders

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. 2 – Continued ‘hacktivism’ from non-state actors complicates cyber attribution and security strategies. By Marcus Fowler, CEO of Darktrace Federal.

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Strong medical device security awareness stifled by inventory, knowledge gaps

SC Magazine

The CIOs and CISOs suggested that while real-time patch status may be known for certain devices, it does not exist for many.”. The way health systems are structured, with many providers insuring their organization, it proves challenging to change behaviors,” he continued. “If

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Key Cybersecurity Trends for 2024: My Predictions

Jane Frankland

To counter advancing cyber threats, organisations will implement more sophisticated security measures like multi-factor authentication, micro-segmentation, and continuous monitoring. It emphasises the need for CISOs to provide comprehensive and accurate reports, ensuring that no important details are overlooked.