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Navigating PAM Implementation Risks: A Comprehensive Guide for CISOs

Heimadal Security

Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) bear the responsibility of safeguarding their organizations against an ever-evolving array of cyber threats. However, implementing PAM solutions involves navigating multifaceted risks and intricacies that demand the unwavering attention of these senior security executives.

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GUEST ESSAY: Could CISOs be on the verge of disproving the ‘security-as-a-cost-center’ fallacy?

The Last Watchdog

So how will this affect chief information security officers (CISOs) and security programs? Given the perennial skills and staffing shortage in security, it’s unlikely that CISOs will be asked to make deep budget or staffing cuts, yet they may not come out of this period unscathed. Related: Attack surface management takes center stage.

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5 Tips to be an awesome CISO

Javvad Malik

I’m not a CISO, I never have been and hope I never will be. It seems like a lot of hard work and stress, and if you’re the CISO at a company when you suffer a breach it’s difficult to blame the intern without a mob of security professionals criticising you. Risk Appetite. Make everything about risk appetite.

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Nine Top of Mind Issues for CISOs Going Into 2023

Cisco Security

As the majority of the global Covid fog finally started lifting in 2022, other events – and their associated risks – started to fill the headspace of C-level execs the world over. In my role, I regularly engage with CISOs in all kinds of sectors, representatives at industry bodies, and experts at analyst houses.

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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/28

Security Boulevard

CVSS score does not directly relate to the risk to your organization. Please for everyone’s sake, including your developers, produce a better algorithm for managing risk in your organization. See my first insight from this week, find a better algorithm that fits your organization that mirrors your risk profile and tolerance.". .

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Why Predator is the ultimate CISO movie

Javvad Malik

The movie starts on the outskirts of a jungle and the CISO (Arnie) with his team land in their helicopters. This is a perfect metaphor for how a CISO operates in day to day situations. This is a reminder to all security pros that they need to continually keep their skills up to date or risk becoming a dinosaur. Well read on.

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My Top 5 Blogs of the Year

Javvad Malik

I saw Cygenta posted their top 5 blogs of the year on Twitter and thought that it was a wonderful idea to rip off / borrow / be inspired by. So, I proudly present, my top 5 read blogs during the course of 2020. From my blog that is. 5: Writing better risk statements Do you struggle to articulate security risks?

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