The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Last Watchdog posed two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? CISOs will have to get quantum resilient encryption on their cyber roadmap. In 2024 I encourage leadership to dedicate more attention to discussing the risks of spear phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

JupiterOne CISO Sounil Yu, creator of a Cyber Defense Matrix adopted by OWASP, noted the concentration of security products in protection and detection and wondered, “Is our industry actually solving the right problems? Backup Is Hard. “ Immutable backups ” are often touted as the answer here. Really Hard.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

In case you missed them, below is a brief recap of some of the Cisco sessions, including a fight that almost broke out between the Incident Response (IR) team represented by Matt Olney, Talos’ Intel Director, and Wendy Nather, Head of Advisory CISOs. Backups… Let’s Get This Out of the Way. Read on for details….

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

Step 3: Use backup and disaster recovery (BDR) software to restore systems and data from backups taken before the network was infected by ransomware. Accounting for all of your assets not only increases your operational productivity, but it can also lower your overall security risk. Endpoint Protection.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Nowadays, organisations need digital leaders such as CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs who are strategists, visionaries, and know how to manage, effectively. The pressure for those in charge is immense as cyber risks have scaled, and can now bring businesses, economies, and communities to a halt. billion) is expected online.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2021

Conduct risk assessments and penetration tests to determine the organization’s attack surface and what tools, processes and skills are in place to defend against attacks. If an attack occurs, Gartner notes, the press is likely to contact company directors, not the CISO. Data Backup. Initial Assessments. Ransomware Governance.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

A foundational approach to cybersecurity empowers CISOs to see abnormalities and block threats before they do damage. By increasing visibility into DNS traffic, CISOs can detect, block, and respond to incidents more quickly as well as use this data to institute new controls and increase overall resiliency.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The only saving grace was that the city had invested in both on-premise and cloud backups. On the business side, the plan should address elements such as having a communication plan for the CISO, CIO and company executives as well as a risk management component that includes cyber insurance. Backup Strategy. The Attack.

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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. Right of Boom”.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

For many of these hospitals and rural clinics, insufficient security measures dramatically escalate the risk of an attack. A solid cybersecurity posture is only as strong as its policies, backups and disaster plans. Taking a thoughtful, risk-based security approach is one of the easiest ways to combat budget restraints.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. Be On Your Guard with the Most Treacherous Insider Roles A paramount priority when addressing the threat is to distinguish the fundamental insider risks.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Checking status at the point of entry helps mitigate this risk in a practical and immediate way.” — Richard Archdeacon, Advisory CISO, Duo Security But there was a limited time frame to make patches work. Maintaining Trusted Endpoint Security A trusted identity does reduce risk enormously. “A common mantra is "patch everything."

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2022

In just a few years, cyber has transformed from the nerd in the corner into the Kim Kardashian of risk. businesses can be built on, and destroyed by, cyber risk. Then give them clear guidance on how quickly you want these addressed and what level of risk you can live with. 2 Talk to your CISO. 1 Lead from the front.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

Third-party Risks Take Center Stage. Third-party risks are at the forefront of security concerns, with identity risk management provider SecZetta predicting that “supply chain paranoia” will take over the cybersecurity world this year. Also read: Best Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Tools for 2022.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 28, 2022

Breaking The Myths: Storage, Backup, And Data Recoverability. A few years ago, very few CISOs thought that storage & backups were important. Ransomware has pushed backup and recovery back onto the agenda. Regulators are starting to pay attention to backup systems and data recovery.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 16, 2020

At the onset of the year, we predicted that the top priority for any CISO or CIO will be to manage the risk associated with digital transformation and enhance their security programs in order to keep up with new technological complexity. What should C-suite executives account for in their cybersecurity roadmaps and risk registers?

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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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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Ponemon chairman and founder Larry Ponemon said in a statement that “Most of the IT and security professionals regard their organizations as vulnerable to these attacks,” and that growing adoption of technologies such as cloud, mobile , big data , and the Internet of Things (IoT) are adding to that risk.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Ransomware has become one of the most dangerous and high-profile problems facing CIOs and CISOs worldwide. As organizations continue to gather more data than ever before, the surface area of risk, and subsequently the blast radius, will exponentially increase when an incident materializes. . Hims Pawar. Oct 27, 2021. A recent U.S.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

And a key part of building out any cybersecurity policy for your local government is to develop an organizational understanding of risk to systems, people, data, and so on. In Michigan’s Cyber Partners Program , for example, local communities receive services from a CISO-level consultant. Adopt the fundamentals.

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Spinone

JANUARY 24, 2020

SpinOne: Backup + Ransomware Protection + Apps Audit SpinOne provides complete ransomware protection solutions for G Suite and Office 365. It combines backup and ransomware protection functionality to counter the ransomware threat. After that, all damaged files are restored from a safe backup. Recovery from Backup.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

No wonder this threat keeps our client’s CISO and security teams up at night. Data Security: Airtight Backup If you don’t have a robust Data Loss Protection (DLP) plan, all your security strategy will fall apart. What you should remember when implementing your backup plan is that backups are not ransomware-proof by default.

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Spinone

JULY 29, 2020

Some of the typical responsibilities and tasks include: Configuring technical security controls Conducting an app risk assessment Whitelisting/blacklisting apps Performing penetration testing For app security engineers, it’s vital to control SaaS apps and the risks related to them. Risky and insecure apps should be blacklisted.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2022

As hacks and extortion become more and more frequent, to truly minimize the risk of potential extortion and lost clear text data, a data security platform, specifically data-in-use encryption, also referred to as encryption-in-use, is the only option for complete protection and peace of mind.

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SC Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

. “Kaseya taking their SaaS VSA servers offline was a prudent choice,” said Rick Holland, vice president strategy and CISO at Digital Shadows. Holland said there’s a natural “fog of war” in the early stages of incident response when the security team does not have a full picture of the intrusion.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Pivoting to cloud: "I do think that cloud adoption is a pivotal part of our journey, but cloud carries some significant risks. And that's just good, regular backups of data. Storing backups off site is number two because we find that a lot of backups that are in the cloud are still being hit.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

If you are a US public company, there are additional board requirements from the Securities and Exchange Commission that you should be familiar with such as requiring written disclosure of how the board administers its risk oversight function. It is not only the CISO, CSO or CIO’s responsibility to care and do the right thing.

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SC Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

But even advanced tools can’t tell you who owns it – or what it means to the organization in terms of risk.”. The CIOs and CISOs suggested that while real-time patch status may be known for certain devices, it does not exist for many.”. “Technically, there’s no excuse: you should know what you have.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

Encryption of data at rest and in transit should be implemented as determined by your organization’s data classification schema and risk assessment. Your data backups should be encrypted whether they are maintained by your organization or a third party. Protect publicly available information.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2021

Joe Carson | Chief Security Scientist & Advisory CISO, ThycoticCentrify. Tracks : Risk, Compliance and Security Management, Security Operations & Incident Response. They’ll help you stay safe and reduce the risk of becoming compromised. Update, patch, and backup your devices before you leave home.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The risks are real, and the impact of cybersecurity events continues to grow. A cyber catastrophe may seem inevitable, but there are basic practices and actionable steps any healthcare organization can take to begin reducing the clear and present risk of being impacted by a cybersecurity event. Evaluate data inventory.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

It even took steps to make it harder for victims to recover from data backups. This magnifies the risk of similar attacks targeting any industry, all sizes and even individuals, such as celebrities, CEOs, government officials, etc. Bill Lawrence, CISO, SecurityGate.io. Tom Garrubba, CISO, Shared Assessments.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 18, 2021

And then reality hits again when many organizations realize their backups are "out" as an option: "And then you see your internal team say, ' Oh, well, let's hurry up. W e've got backups. Let's get our backups going. Then they discover they don't have backups because the threat actors know backups are the kryptonite here.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2023

Produced by the company’s security experts, the guide is part of the CISO Toolkit, which is designed to help cybersecurity managers to communicate tips and best practices and help employees in maintaining a higher level of security – easily and effectively. Also recommended is to carry a secure hard copy of essential travel documents.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Either businesses or individuals, we are all in the same boat when it comes to the risk of data loss. The growing risks leave us with the fact that cybersecurity education is not a matter of choice anymore – it’s a matter of necessity. To pursue a career in the cybersecurity field and find a course to get started.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The FBI and other global law enforcement teams worked together on this case, compromising backups that were later restored by the gang, giving authorities access to internal systems, a tactic often deployed by the gang itself. 8 steps organizations can take to reduce ransomware risk. Are the backups stored offline?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

4 interview, VCPI’s acting chief information security officer — Mark Schafer , CISO at Wisconsin-based SVA Consulting — confirmed that the company received a nearly identical message that same morning, and that the wording seemed “very similar” to the original extortion demand the company received. .”

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