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Former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan and lessons learned from the infamous 2016 Uber breach

CSO Magazine

Like most CSOs, Joe Sullivan was drawn to the role to help prevent cybercrimes. His role as CSO of Uber was something of a shift from his previous job prosecuting cybercriminals as an assistant US attorney, but closer to the tip of the cybersecurity spear.

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Morgan Stanley’s Rachel Wilson on the democratization of cybercrime

CSO Magazine

Wilson was opening keynote speaker at the recent CSO UK Security Summit where she reflected upon the biggest changes in the risk and security landscape and how CISOs must respond to lead teams and embrace emerging opportunities. What follows are highlights from that presentation. To read this article in full, please click here

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How CISOs and CIOs should share cybersecurity ownership

CSO Magazine

In most organizations, it is common for both the CISO and CIO to have responsibilities around cybersecurity—an issue increasingly pivotal to the effective running of any modern business. Clear, defined cybersecurity ownership can prove integral to successful organizational security positioning.

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Fake LinkedIn CISO Profiles Target Top Companies

SecureWorld News

Most recently, one of those new schemes involves fake LinkedIn profiles representing Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) at some of the world's largest corporations. CISO profiles spoofed on LinkedIn. One of the fake profiles that was discovered was for one Victor Sites, claiming to be the CISO at Chevron.

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What Progressive CISOs Do to Enable Innovation?

SecureWorld News

Our opening keynote, Marching on in 2021: Cyber Resiliency in Security , was filled with five stellar CISOs from different organizations and industry verticals: Mark Eggleston, VP, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer at Health Partners Plans. Anahi Santiago, CISO at ChristianaCare Health System. How can CISOs innovate?

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Ransomware plagues finance sector as cyberattacks get more complex

CSO Magazine

This has happened as the cybercrime cartels have evolved beyond wire transfer frauds to target market strategies, take over brokerage accounts, and island-hop into banks, according to the report.

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CISA Warns: 'Shields Up' on Russian Cyber Activity

SecureWorld News

Such an alert backs the office of the CISO when presenting security priorities to the board and other senior executives.". A CISO needs to curate the threat information feed so they can align their urgency to action from the message. Identifying the signal in the noise is a skill developed through experience.

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