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Years overdue, the profile of the CISO begins to rise as cyber grabs attention in boardrooms

SC Magazine

Cybersecurity garnered far more attention in executive boardrooms and among regulators and insurance underwriters during the last couple years, thanks to both an increasing volume of attacks and growing demand for digital transformation. Our profile is certainly getting higher. Failure to communicate.

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GUEST ESSAY: Essential cyber hygiene practices all charities must embrace to protect their donors

The Last Watchdog

Nonprofits can bolster their network security by insisting on strong login credentials. In a 2023 survey, 30% of CISOs named insider threats one of the biggest cybersecurity threats for the year. Investing in top-notch firewalls is also essential, as they serve as the first line of defense against external threats.

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RSAC insights: Security platforms arise to help companies discover, assess and mitigate cyber risks

The Last Watchdog

Pity the poor CISO at any enterprise you care to name. As their organizations migrate deeper into an intensively interconnected digital ecosystem, CISOs must deal with cyber attacks raining down on all fronts. Many are working with siloed security products from another era that serve as mere speed bumps.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why castle-wall defenses utterly fail at stopping deceptive adversaries

The Last Watchdog

When it comes to cyber attacks, most businesses think: “It could never happen to us,” but some plots are just hitting a little too close to home. Related: T-Mobile breach reflects rising mobile device attacks. Living-off-the-land (LotL) attacks are providing a way for adversaries to stay under cover.

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Cisco’s CISO of the Month – Esmond Kane

Cisco Security

Here at Cisco, we like to celebrate people in cybersecurity industry who are leading the fight against bad actors as well as those creating a secure culture for organizations and the people within them. This month, we interviewed Esmond Kane, CISO of Steward Health Care. Cyber attacks during the pandemic escalated by as much as 600%.

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MITRE ResilienCyCon: You Will Be Breached So Be Ready

eSecurity Planet

Speakers at last week’s MITRE ResilienCyCon conference had a surprisingly candid message for attendees: You will likely be breached at some point so focus on the controls and response capabilities your organization needs to survive a cyber attack. ResilienCyCon showed the error of that thinking.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

eSecurity Planet

Attack surfaces will explode: Cyberdefense complexity will compound as API, cloud, edge, and OT resources add to the list of assets to defend. Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs.