SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This week, the former Chief Security Officer of Uber, Joseph Sullivan, was found guilty on one count of obstruction of justice and one count of misprison, the act of concealing a felony from authorities, arising out of his handling of a 2016 data breach at the company. Sullivan's actions were irregular.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2022

Data breaches can be quite a complicated issue for organizations. No matter how good, or bad, your cybersecurity is, sophisticated threat actors always seem to find a way to make life difficult for a CISO. T-Mobile data breach. The company disclosed the data breach quickly after discovering it.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Nearly half of CISOs will change jobs by 2025 due to stress caused by the risk of being breached while trying to retain staff, according to the Gartner report, Predicts 2023: Cybersecurity Industry Focuses on the Human Deal. Although burnout is nothing new, it did become more visible and common during and after COVID-19.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

GoDaddy WordPress data breach timeline. In a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing , Demetrius Comes, GoDaddy’s CISO, announced that the organization had discovered unauthorized access to its Managed WordPress servers. November 17, 2021: GoDaddy discovers unauthorized third-party access on Managed WordPress.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2018

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). Nobody’s saying these companies don’t have CISOs and/or CSOs and CTOs in their employ.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Ransomware and data breaches pose a massive risk to organizations, resulting in loss of customer trust and shareholder value, reputation damage, hefty fines, and penalties. More than half ( 61% ) of CISOs report to a board and board members are increasingly interested in what CISOs have to say.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A Uber breach verdict was handed down that could prove highly impactful to CISOs and CSOs in the near and distant future. The post “How will the Uber Breach Verdict Affect the CISO Role in the Future?” The post “How will the Uber Breach Verdict Affect the CISO Role in the Future?”

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Yesterday, a federal jury handed down a guilty verdict to Joe Sullivan, the former CSO on charges of “obstruction of the proceedings of the Federal Trade Commission and misprision of felony in connection with the attempted cover-up of a 2016 hack at Uber” according to a notice published by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 14, 2022

Multiple breaches, including the massive 2017 data breach at the credit reporting agency Equifax , have been traced back to unpatched vulnerabilities—a 2019 Tripwire study found that 27% of all breaches were caused by unpatched vulnerabilities, while a 2018 Ponemon study put the number at a jaw-dropping 60%.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In a move that has raised concerns about the company's cybersecurity posture, Amy Bogac, Clorox's CISO, has stepped down from her position. Others suggest that she may have simply felt overwhelmed by the challenges of leading the company's cybersecurity efforts in the aftermath of such a significant breach.

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SC Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

SolarWinds this week announced that its vice president of security Tim Brown has taken on the additional title of CISO, as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to institute a secure-by-design posture. (“ SolarWinds letters” by sfoskett at is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ). Tim Brown, SolarWinds’ new CISO.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2023

Seasoned CISOs/CSOs understand the importance of effectively communicating cyber risk and the need for investment in cybersecurity defense to the board of directors. To ensure cybersecurity becomes a strategic part of the corporate culture, it is crucial for CISOs to present the topic in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

“Having a risk management framework is essential, because risk can never be totally eliminated; it can only be effectively managed,” says Arvind Raman, CISO at telecommunications company Mitel Networks. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 26, 2021

With data breach rates rising and criminal attack methods becoming more sophisticated each day, it is essential for every organization to take security seriously. Even if a company employs a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or Chief Security Officer (CSO), the position may still report to the CIO.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

Circle Security boasts an impressive advisory board featuring several high-profile cybersecurity thought leaders including Bruce Schneier, Lucia Milica, global CISO of Proofpoint, and Eric Liebowitz, CISO of Thales Group. Credential-driven data breaches are the biggest threat vector for most companies.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 2, 2022

Verizon Business’ annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is out and confirms what many CISOs already know: ransomware continues to plague business. Ransomware-related breach instances rose 13%, an increase larger than in the past 5 years combined. DBIR finds ransomware increased by double digits.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

For CISOs, the sad truth is that it’s no longer a matter of if an organization will be breached, but when. Even with strong defenses in place to prevent a potential data breach, security teams should still prepare for the worst.

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SC Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

David Estlick, chief information security officer of Chipotle Mexican Grill joined James Christiansen, vice president and CSO of cloud security transformation at Netskope, to speak about managing corporate expectation. ” CISOs and security leaders must therefore communicate that expectations, Christiansen added.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Featured interview: CISO and cyber attorney Alexander Urbelis who uncovered this cyberattack. Huawei USA's CSO answers questions about trust, verification, cybersecurity, and supply chain security. Featured interview: Tim Callahan, Aflac Global CSO. Chinese Hackers and the Equifax Data Breach.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

Expectations around how corporate America responds to and communicates around data breaches has evolved significantly over the past two decades,” said T.J. When a data breach is discovered, the heat is on the IS/IT department(s) and, in many organizations, there is a culture of blame,” said Winick. Here is a sampling.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 27, 2023

In March, the company disclosed a data breach that exposed about 1.2% Here’s a look at some of those issues — including some that came up at this week’s RSA Conference in San Francisco. But OpenAI has experienced some problems with its generative AI platform that could also apply to GPT-4.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Everyone on the board is responsible and could potentially be held accountable for a breach both legally and financially. It is not only the CISO, CSO or CIO’s responsibility to care and do the right thing. Everyone is responsible and accountable. When one person doesn’t do their part, things can fall apart for a company.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 25, 2021

Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) have the luxury of being an incredibly hot commodity, so they can pretty much pick and choose where they work, as they are almost guaranteed to have a job waiting for them somewhere. Cybersecurity officials struggle in Florida. DeSantis appointed former state Rep.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2023

Equifax is sharing its Security Controls Framework to anyone who wants it as a pay-it-forward for lessons learned from its 2017 data breach in which attackers exfiltrated hundreds of millions of customer records from the credit reporting agency. "We into our security transformation. Today, we're making it available to everyone.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Under the guidance of Dan Meacham, VP of Global Security and Corporate Operations and CSO/CISO, the multi-billion dollar organization transitioned from on-premises data centers to the cloud in 2012. Data protection with user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA). Unacceptable levels of risk.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

.” “It would be possible, on detailed examination of video, to compromise elements of operational security,” agreed Mike Hamilton, co-founder and chief information security officer of CI Security and former Seattle CISO. Odds are more than one was breached here,” said Davisson. “I Look at the Mac operating system.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Examples of this include keeping software up to date, backing up data, and maintaining good password practices. At the end of the day, lack of education and human error are two of the largest contributors to data breaches. Tyler Farrar ,CISO, Exabeam. Wes Spencer, VP, External CSO, ConnectWise.

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