SecureWorld News

AUGUST 21, 2020

Department of Justice just filed federal charges against Uber's former Chief Security Offier (CSO) for allegedly covering up a company data breach and bribing hackers to stay silent about the attack. What is Uber's former CISO accused of doing? Here is more on the charges against the former Uber CSO.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The trial of former Uber CISO Joe Sullivan marks the first time a cybersecurity chief has faced potential criminal liability. Sullivan is charged with trying to conceal from federal investigators the details of a 2016 hack at Uber that exposed the email addresses and phone numbers of 57 million drivers and passengers.

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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

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Like CISOs everywhere, he has seen bad actors ratchet up their attacks and do increasingly more harm with successful hacks. Success is nonnegotiable for Rohrbaugh, who took over as chief information security officer at JetBlue Airways in 2019. To read this article in full, please click here

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SC Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

We are unsure what the rest of 2021 has in store, but the most successful CISOs will be the ones ensuring security teams have access to the latest intel and tools to be prepared for emerging threats. The SolarWinds hack brought the need for federal mandates on third-party vendors and suppliers to light in an unprecedented way.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

It is a common feeling in the cybersecurity community that CISOs do not sleep well at night. CISOs worry about the latest incident, end of life technology in their environment, breaches in the news, insecure users and vendors, penetration testing results, budget and resources, and the latest vulnerability report (to name a few).

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

Last Friday, July 2, in a matter of a few minutes, a Russian hacking collective, known as REvil, distributed leading-edge ransomware to thousands of small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) across the planet — and succeeded in locking out critical systems in at least 1,500 of them. Dom Glavach, CSO and chief strategist, CyberSN.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) released information surrounding the guilty plea of Mexican businessman Carlos Guerrero and his conspiracy to sell and use hacking tools that were manufactured by companies in Italy, Israel, and elsewhere.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2022

Security exec Chad Kliewer had heard the initial reports of the SolarWinds attack as news about it broke in December 2020, sympathetic to those companies first named as victims of the hack. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2022

By Konrad Fellmann, CISO and VP of IT infrastructure, Cubic Corporation. Another top goal for malicious hacks on transit agencies is getting a ransom paid. We are living in a time where every person and business is vulnerable to cyberthreats. and global) commerce and cities to run.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 28, 2020

» Related Stories Spotlight Podcast: QOMPLX CISO Andy Jaquith on COVID, Ransomware and Resilience Spotlight Podcast: RSA President Rohit Ghai warns Digital Transformation is magnifying Enterprise Risk Ahead of Black Hat: Fear and Pessimism in Las Vegas. Also joining us: Sam Curry, the CSO of Cybereason. Read the whole entry. »

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2022

CISOs of entities in defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure should be monitoring what is taking place in Ukraine and heeding the advisories being issued by the U.S. Within the hour news of the hacks began appearing within the Russian media. These preparatory actions include a widespread cyber component.

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McAfee

JUNE 21, 2021

Thanks in part to the harsh publicity and severe damage caused by state-sponsored hacks that day is finally in sight. A CISO or CSO should be able to look at a single screen and understand in minutes how well protected they are against potential threats. Consolidation is one of Gartner top five trends this year.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 2, 2022

He is active in CIO Roundtables, CISO Chicago, the Chicago Life Sciences Consortium, and the Technology Leaders' Association. Fun fact: my six years as CSO of Trexin is my first official full-time security role! Answer: The day at my dotcom when Korea hacked one of our three web servers. Answer: Energized.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Such revelations create intrigue as to whether a more insidious actor could perform a similar hack in order to conduct industrial espionage by spying on development and production activity.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Also, we cover the top 10 cyber attack methods used by Iran and its hacking groups. 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. Details: Can Huawei be trusted?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

This was how the Sony Pictures ransomware hack also took place in late 2014 and since. The SolarWinds software that is used by thousands of federal government agencies and corporations in the US and aboard was hacked. Early this year, we leant about a hack into a municipal water filtration system in Florida.

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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. Legendary Entertainment is a global media company with multiple divisions including film, television, digital studios, and comics.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

It is not only the CISO, CSO or CIO’s responsibility to care and do the right thing. Bring in an ‘expert’ – Has the company hired reputable third-party experts to perform a risk analysis or see if they can “hack into” the company systems? Everyone is responsible and accountable.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

After all, there are some mistakes you should absolutely never make – missteps that can cost your business its reputation, and get you into hot water with consumers, the hacking community or legal and regulatory authorities. There are important considerations when taking such an action.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Consequently, when different sophisticated hacking techniques, types of assaults, and malware are learned, your innocent employees become your cyber security partners. What are the benefits of cyber security awareness trainings? You will create cyber awareness among your staff, as well as users, partners, customers.

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