CSO Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2021

The question COOs should be asking their CISO’s is: “How can I make my product and processes the most secure and operate within acceptable risk parameters for the company and our customers?” [ Learn the 5 key qualities of successful CISOs, and how to develop them and 7 security incidents that cost CISOs their jobs.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

CISOs are no longer only responsible for the cybersecurity of systems used internally. In many organizations they also focus on securing products and public-facing applications, and one way to do this well is through risk assessment.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

CISO Joanna Burkey believes security leaders must address these frictions to secure the future of the hybrid workplace. Speaking to CSO, she reflects on her experience with such issues and offers best practices for dealing with them. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 10, 2022

The Ukraine-Russia conflict has raised the question of whether organizations should stop using Russian-made security and tech products and the risks of continuing to do so in the current situation. From a moral standpoint, CISOs should absolutely stop using Russian-made security and technology products.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 19, 2022

The threat of litigation is enough to keep any business leader up at night, and the increasing prevalence of data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity legislation and regulation is piling on the pressure for CISOs.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 26, 2023

In a LinkedIn post today, June 26th, Jamil Farshchi, EVP and CISO at Equifax, had this to say about the news: "This is a really big deal. It's unprecedented: this is likely the first time a CISO has ever received one of these. So it seems odd for a CISO to get one of these," he wrote. federal securities laws."

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2021

With enterprise adoption of managed security services gradually maturing, the rewards and risks of using these services have become a lot clearer for current and potential customers. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Keep up with 8 hot cyber security trends (and 4 going cold). Keep up with 8 hot cyber security trends (and 4 going cold).

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2021

Security's all-too-frequent appearance as a front-page headline making topic has put CISOs in the hot seat as CEOs and boards worry that it could be their names next in news stories trying to explain how a breach occurred. Yet the CISO message to the C-suite might not be all that reassuring.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The role of the CISO has evolved, and so have the responsibilities. Some believe a CISO must have technical knowledge and experience as a cybersecurity professional, others think leadership skills such as being able to communicate with boards are what matters most. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 16, 2023

AI and machine learning (ML) capabilities present a huge opportunity for digital transformation but open yet another threat surface that CISOs and risk professionals will have to keep tabs on. Fundamental to managing AI risks will be threat modeling and testing for weaknesses in AI deployments.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We hear it all the time: there are not enough people to fill all the cybersecurity roles (including CISOs) that are currently available, not to mention the openings expected in the coming months and years. Being a CISO sometimes serves as the catalyst to finding a new career path.". People want: Work-life balance.

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Dark Reading

JANUARY 11, 2023

Shift your mindset from risk to resilience.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The past two years have provided CISOs a bit of a reprieve with respect to protecting company data while employees are in travel mode. For this reason, every CISO should ensure their entity is prepared for this influx, which arguably adds a layer of risk.

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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

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The security metrics that many CISOs traditionally use typically lack business context and often fail to provide a comprehensive and actionable view of how the security program decreases risk and enables the business. This can leave security teams with a false sense of confidence and CISOs struggling to show ROI and build budget.

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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

MAY 9, 2023

About 52% of chief information and security officers (CISOs) in the US and UK organizations are unable to fully secure their company secrets, according to a report by code security platform GitGuardian. To read this article in full, please click here

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SecureWorld News

MAY 9, 2023

Proofpoint today released its annual report titled, "2023 Voice of the CISO: Global insights into CISO challenges, expectations and priorities," in which it surveyed 1,600 CISOs sharing their experiences over the past year and their outlook for what is to come for the cybersecurity industry. That's changing.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 22, 2022

Cybersecurity and risk expert David Wilkinson has heard some executives put off discussions about risk acceptance, saying they don’t have any appetite or tolerance for risk. Yet there are indicators that many CISOs aren’t having productive conversations around risk acceptance.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 1, 2022

Corporate boards are asking their CISOs to inform them more often about cybersecurity risks. Here are some common mistakes that CISOs make when speaking to the board, along with advice for avoiding them. To read this article in full, please click here

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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. Cyber risk is a top concern in US corporate boardrooms, elevating the role of the chief information security officer to rapid prominence.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2022

There's a joke cryptographer Jon Callas likes to tell: CISO stands for Chief Intrusion Scapegoat Officer, "because CISOs are often thrown into a position where they can't succeed." They know what they should do to mitigate risks, but they can't get enough support. This predicament threatens to overwhelm them.

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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. For CISOs, the 'C' in the title designates a considerable degree of responsibility for material business value.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Rather, she gives her top task as enabling the long-term business strategy, an objective the CISO delivers by engendering in customers a high level of trust in the company’s ability to keep them safe and their data private. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. “My To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 21, 2023

In fact, these changes have led to a CTI subcategory focused on digital risk protection. DRP is broadly defined as, “telemetry, analysis, processes, and technologies used to identify and mitigate risks associated with digital assets.” CISOs are investing here but challenges remain. I’ve also dug into the CTI lifecycle.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

From a cybersecurity standpoint, organizations are operating in a high-risk world. The ability to assess and manage risk has perhaps never been more important. When it isn’t, organizations will likely find themselves the target of a data breach or ransomware attack, or be vulnerable to any number of other security issues.”

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2022

One reaction, often from CISOs already stressed by being outside the room where it happens , is to decide that being a CISO isn’t worth the risk – it already wasn’t worth the stress. There seem to be two reactions to the verdict in the Sullivan case. That’s across the line.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 19, 2023

But the security risks posed by departing staff can be significant. Without secure off-boarding processes, organizations expose themselves to a variety of cybersecurity risks ranging from the innocuously accidental to the maliciously deliberate.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

Authentication remains one of the most painstaking challenges faced by CISOs in organizations large and small. Authentication a significant obstacle for modern CISOs. Authentication continues to test CISOs for several reasons, with its modern definition being the first to address, Netskope CISO Lamont Orange tells CSO. “We

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 29, 2022

The survey also found that CISOs and business leaders consider OT security a top concern. Outlined below are steps leaders can take to improve their OT security posture to decrease the risk of threats and keep up with bad actors. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2022

The panel members’ engaging insights remain instructive to CISO s today as security leaders strive to hone their increasingly important board presentation approaches. Another board member stressed that she focused nearly all her attention during CISO presentations on the information pertaining to the security budget.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Rather, she gives her top task as enabling the long-term business strategy, an objective the CISO delivers by engendering in customers a high level of trust in the company’s ability to keep them safe and their data private. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. “My To read this article in full, please click here

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Public companies will also have to share details about their "cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance" on an annual basis. Risk Management and Strategy Disclosure: Companies must disclose their cybersecurity risk management policies, governance procedures, and incident response plans in their annual reports.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 20, 2023

Cyber insurance provider At-Bay has announced the launch of a new InsurSec solution to help small-to-mid sized businesses (SMBs) improve their security and risk management postures through their insurance policy. To read this article in full, please click here

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Michael Gregg, the CISO for the State of North Dakota, speaks across the country, including keynoting at SecureWorld Detroit on Sep. A recent blog by Frank Domizio titled " The CISO Role: Beyond Technology " explores exactly what I am talking about. That's a soft skill that even the most adept CISOs are still trying to master.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2021

The cybersecurity mantra at Jefferson Health is “if we can’t do it well, we’re not going to do it” says Mark Odom, CISO of the Philadelphia-based healthcare organization. Learn the 7 keys to better risk assessment. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]. . |

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

CISOs have never had an easy time — they’ve certainly faced inordinate challenges in recent years working to secure an ever-expanding and more distributed technology and data landscape. Even if one doesn’t hit anytime soon, economic volatility, more cautious corporate spending plans, and employee layoffs are already in play.

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