SecureWorld News

JUNE 20, 2024

As defenders of digital assets, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and cybersecurity professionals face immense pressure, often leading to burnout. This phenomenon is not just anecdotal; several studies have highlighted the alarming prevalence of burnout in the cybersecurity industry.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 28, 2023

As the role of the CISO continues to grow in importance and gain more responsibility, many cybersecurity practitioners may wonder if they have what it takes to be successful in the role. Technical expertise and experience are obviously huge assets. They know how to make quick decisions and drive change in the organization.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 8, 2023

Business initiatives demand faster, more efficient outcomes and technology responds. When it comes down to it, C-level goals and CISO initiatives are not all that misaligned. About the essayist: Chris Reffkin is chief information security officer at cybersecurity software and services provider Fortra.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 6, 2025

In cybersecurity, the stress is relentless. CISOs and their teams operate in a high-stakes environment where every misstep can result in breach headlines, financial loss, or reputational damage. The cybersecurity industry has long since moved to a mental model of resilience when thinking about programs and architecture. "The

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NetSpi Executives

MARCH 25, 2025

In a world that pushes the limits with technology comes an increase in the relentless persistence of cyberattacks and we need to be prepared. Explore our past conversations with cybersecurity industry leaders. He works closely with NetSPIs most strategic clients and their C-Suite, focusing on helping solve their cybersecurity needs.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 30, 2021

Touhill brings a rich and diverse background to the role, having spent years protecting military computer networks as an Air Force brigadier general and later serving as director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integrations Center at the Department of Homeland Security. I lived it. I’m absolutely thrilled.

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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. Achieving “Left of Boom” cybersecurity is a journey on which every CISO should be embarked. Some “Left of Boom” Processes.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 25, 2021

With the demand for cybersecurity professionals at an all-time high, the culture and workplace environment can be a deciding factor when selecting an organization to work for. Cybersecurity officials struggle in Florida. Cybersecurity concerns in Florida State Government. Cybersecurity should be our No.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In 2020, we saw cybersecurity move from a technical problem to become a business enabler. In 2022, we will see 5G go from new technology to a business enabler bringing previously unimaginable use cases because of its high bandwidth and lower latency. 5G began its disruptive charge in 2021, and this will continue to accelerate in 2022.

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Lenny Zeltser

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As of this writing, I’ve spent six months in the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Axonius , a rapidly growing technology company. Our IT infrastructure is consistent zero-trust architecture principles , so it made sense to treat identity as the focal point of many security decisions.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2025

In this special edition of the Cybersecurity Snapshot, were highlighting some of the most valuable guidance offered by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the past 12 months. In case you missed it, heres CISAs advice on six cybersecurity areas.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 11, 2023

Zero Trust is a cybersecurity framework that can greatly support Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) in their roles of securing organizational systems and data. This approach significantly reduces the risk of lateral movement and unauthorized access within the network.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 31, 2024

What caught my eye were two things: 1) The number of these jobs that did not exist 10, five, or even one or two years ago; and 2) How many of the roles are tied to cybersecurity—directly or indirectly. Cybersecurity Manager 5. Cybersecurity-related roles Cybersecurity Manager: A direct cybersecurity leadership role.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

There are new and expanding opportunities for women’s participation in cybersecurity globally as women are present in greater numbers in leadership. 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. government clients.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Table of Contents What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? 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. How is 5G Different?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

A pair of recent $100 million funding rounds show that venture capital is still flowing into cybersecurity startups despite economic headwinds and rising interest rates. Keep in mind that the typical CISO manages about 75 security tools and applications. The single-vendor strategy has been a winner. Growth of SASE. billion by 2025.

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Cisco Security

JULY 21, 2021

Today, the Cisco Investments team released their 2021 CISO Survival Guide to Emerging Trends in the Startup Ecosystem. There is a wealth of insightful information for CISOs in this report. Because Zero Trust and XDR are integrated architectural outcomes, the majority of CISOs are anchoring their SASE strategies here.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As the AT&T Cybersecurity team endeavors to help organizations transition to SASE frameworks, it’s picking up accolades not only from valued AT&T customers but also the broader cybersecurity community. SASE helps future-proof cybersecurity architecture by decoupling security control from the data center.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

John Masserini, of Tag Cyber, will explore practical approaches to advancing zero trust along with his fellow panelists: Kevin Dana, VP of Information Technology for World Wide Technology; Marcos Christodonte II, Global CISO for CDW; and Allen Jeter, Director of IT for Chainalysis. You can view the full agenda here.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Having helped build out many SecureWorld conferences, I have come to realize—likely to no one's surprise—that the best cybersecurity leaders indeed have some technical prowess, but it is their soft skills that make them exceptional leaders. That's a soft skill that even the most adept CISOs are still trying to master.

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NetSpi Executives

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Like many technologies that came before it, AI is advancing faster than security standards can keep up with. For a comprehensive view of security in ML models, access our white paper, “ The CISO’s Guide to Securing AI/ML Models.” How transparent is the model architecture?

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 12, 2022

One of the five main findings in our newly published Security Outcomes Study, Volume 2 , was the clear benefit in having a proactive strategy of refreshing business-critical technologies. How often should a technology refresh take place? As you could guess, this level of technology debt is a drag on security teams.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 31, 2023

However, new research from e2e-assure has revealed that few organisations are taking full advantage of security technologies available today. Having surveyed over 500 CISOs and ITDMs responsible for cybersecurity on the challenges faced with SOCs, their insights are not to be missed. Remember 2021?

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Sunsetting legacy Cybersecurity Process for Better Optimization and Security Modernization. The idea of “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” should not apply to cybersecurity. The cost of sunsetting security products, legacy applications, and legacy technology imposes a financial strain on every organization.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The IT Security Guru caught up with Tarnveer Singh a CISO and finalist in the Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards 2023 for his thoughts on how to get more professionals involved in the cybersecurity industry: There are many ways we can inspire new cybersecurity professionals to join our industry.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 2, 2022

In Q&A format, they share about their professional journeys, unique experiences, and hopes for the future of cybersecurity—along with some personal anecdotes. He is active in CIO Roundtables, CISO Chicago, the Chicago Life Sciences Consortium, and the Technology Leaders' Association. Get to know Glenn Kapetansky.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Global inflation can have, and is having, a significant impact on cybersecurity. As prices rise, organizations may be tempted to cut back on cybersecurity spending, making them more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Additionally, inflation can make it more difficult for organizations to keep up with the latest cybersecurity threats.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Cybersecurity is a continuously evolving landscape. To help cut through all the noise, we see cybersecurity companies produce newer security tools to help sift through the noise and pinpoint actionable alerts. An integration with Cigent Technology is now available for Secure Endpoint customers to integrate with.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 28, 2022

A few years ago, very few CISOs thought that storage & backups were important. This has driven CISOs to look again at potential holes in their safety nets, by reviewing their storage, backup and recovery strategies. “In CISOs must learn the ropes and must stop pushing it off as someone else’s responsibility. “I

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SC Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

A visitor photographs a symbol of a cloud at the Deutsche Telekom stand the day before the CeBIT technology trade fair. It’s about how you can do your business mission” in a different environment, with its own requirements for protecting data, Vickers said during his talk at the RSA Show’s Cloud Security Alliance CISO Summit.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Now, those insurers are poised to drive cybersecurity investment by insisting that organizations meet certain criteria to qualify for coverage. Still unclear is whether this will serve the cybersecurity community well, or distort strategies to protect data and networks. A maturing model. billion in premium.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 8, 2021

Before you do either of those things—again—consider this: a new computer chip remains unhacked after DARPA and more than 500 cybersecurity researchers tried to break through its security. Undefined semantics are nooks and crannies of the computing architecture—for example the location, format, and content of program code.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

Understanding today’s cybersecurity landscape is complex. The painful impact of cyber attacks on businesses is worsening despite advances in technology aimed at protecting enterprises from malicious network traffic, insider threats, malware, denial of service attacks and phishing campaigns. It requires a massive architecture overhaul.

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Notice Bored

AUGUST 5, 2022

Other slides in the deck appear to equate ' security posture ' to vulnerability management and software/systems patching - a rather narrow/specific technical concern for metrics suggested to senior management, although arguably it is a major factor in cybersecurity - or to security strategy.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 16, 2023

Seven small coastal towns in Massachusetts have formed a partnership to better tackle their IT and cybersecurity needs in the region. The city has a more established IT setup, including a full-time IT director, which many of the smaller towns lack, according to this Government Technology article. This is a great approach.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 17, 2022

By Tyler Farrar, CISO, Exabeam. In almost every case, technology has played a vital role in facilitating and supporting these changes. It makes sense that security budgets should follow to help protect these increasingly diverse and flexible architectures. appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. Leaving The Legacy.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 29, 2024

Titled " Building a Culture of Cyber Resilience in Manufacturing ," the report provides a comprehensive framework for instilling cybersecurity priorities and readiness across manufacturing enterprises. It advocates moving beyond traditional cybersecurity compliance checklists toward holistic resilience. trillion annually. "

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