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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Calls for Stamping Out Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, as Europol Tells Banks To Prep For Quantum Threat

Security Boulevard

Plus, Europol offers best practices for banks to adopt quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition to adopting post-quantum cryptography , banks and other financial institutions should take this opportunity to boost their cryptography management practices, according to Europol.

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The Relevance of Privacy-Preserving Techniques and Generative AI to DORA Legislation

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

At that time generative AI was not a major consideration and novel privacy-preserving techniques (PPT) were not featured heavily on a CSO 5yr budgetary plan. It aims to ensure that financial institutions, ranging from banks to payment processors, can manage and mitigate risks associated with information and communication technology.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.S. Gov’t Urges Adoption of Memory-Safe Languages and Warns About Iran Cyber Threat

Security Boulevard

Tenable CSO Bob Huber called the DHS bulletin “a stark reminder of the volatile environment that organizations and their cyber leaders operate in ” in a blog post this week. The agency urges organizations to adopt cybersecurity best practices recommended by CISA in order to boost the protection of networks and internet-connected devices.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CSA Outlines Data Security Challenges and Best Practices, While ISACA Offers Tips To Retain IT Pros

Security Boulevard

(Source: ISACAs Tech Workplace and Culture 2025 report, March 2025) For more information about recruiting and retaining cybersecurity professionals: 10 Ways to Boost Cybersecurity Talent Retention (InformationWeek) 60% of cybersecurity pros looking to change employers (CSO) The cybersecurity industry has an urgent talent shortage.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Experts Issue Best Practices for Migrating to Post-Quantum Cryptography and for Improving Orgs’ Cyber Culture

Security Boulevard

million-plus annually, CISOs at large enterprises are making bank, but, ironically, job dissatisfaction among them is high. critical infrastructure must be ready for cyber war In addition to preventing and mitigating standalone cyber threats and attacks, U.S.

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Security Roundup April 2025

BH Consulting

CSO Online marked the progress as 66 per cent done. It entered into application on 17 Jan 2025 and ensures that banks, insurance companies, investment firms and other financial entities can withstand, respond to, and recover from ICT (Information and Communication Technology) disruptions, such as cyberattacks or system failures.

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A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity reviewed the Web sites for the global top 100 companies by market value, and found just five percent of top 100 firms listed a chief information security officer (CISO) or chief security officer (CSO). Not that these roles are somehow more or less important than that of a CISO/CSO within the organization.

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