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Five considerations for cloud migration, from the House of Representatives CISO

SC Magazine

Companies transitioning to the cloud have to think of cybersecurity as more than firewalls, access controls and incident response, and define goals of security that go beyond confidentiality, integrity and availability, said Randy Vickers, chief information security officer for the U.S. Security risk review. Sean Gallup/Getty Images).

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DDoS Myths: Blackholing and Outsourcing Won’t Stop Everything

eSecurity Planet

Even organizations that think they’re protected against DDoS attacks may be more at risk than they think. When CISOs evaluate their IT infrastructure, they assign scoring priorities to different systems. However, there are risks associated with this approach. However, there are limitations to this strategy.

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New SEI CERT chief and first ever federal CISO: old cybersecurity models have ‘been overcome’

SC Magazine

But ultimately, what we’re trying to do is to reduce the risks to national security and national prosperity by hardening and strengthening that cyber ecosystem. That includes the architectures, the computing platforms, the algorithms and the people and the process as well. A great example is perimeter defense. And that’s been overcome.

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A Reactive Cybersecurity Strategy Is No Strategy at All

CyberSecurity Insiders

A foundational approach to cybersecurity empowers CISOs to see abnormalities and block threats before they do damage. These developments have made the perimeter so porous that the old approach of simply hiding behind a firewall and keeping the rest of the world at bay is no longer feasible. by David Ratner, CEO, HYAS ( www.hyas.com ).

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MITRE ResilienCyCon: You Will Be Breached So Be Ready

eSecurity Planet

The conference’s focus on cyber resilience doesn’t mean that organizations should abandon core security defenses like EDR , access control and firewalls , but they should be prepared for the advanced threats that will, at some point, get past them. Also read : Is the Answer to Vulnerabilities Patch Management as a Service?

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Inflation Is Making Cybersecurity Even More Challenging for Leaders

SecureWorld News

Increased risk of cyberattacks The rising cost of living can lead to an increase in cybercrime, as people become more desperate to make money. I think it requires taking a step back and assessing what you can do with less," said Chris Roberts, CISO and Senior Director at Boom Supersonic. This is more critical now than it's ever been."

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Firms with exposed IoT have a higher concentration of other security problems

SC Magazine

The data shows that smaller indicators of cybersecurity risk performance, particularly on the negative side are strong indicators of larger problems. You have systems of internal network accessible from the internet, so potentially, you’ve got internet access and firewall policy issues.

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