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Australian CEOs Struggling to Face Cyber Risk Realities

Tech Republic Security

Research has found 91% of CEOs view IT security as a technical function that's the CIO or CISO's problem, meaning IT leaders have more work to do to engage senior executives and boards.

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Stress Relief for CISOs: Communicate Cyber Risk in Business Terms

Security Boulevard

Seventy-three percent of US CISOs in a survey reported hitting that hopeless state, The Journal reports. The article cites these causes: The post Stress Relief for CISOs: Communicate Cyber Risk in Business Terms appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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3 Reasons Why CISOs are Prioritizing Cyber Risk Quantification

Security Boulevard

Recently, I was part of four conversations with security leaders across several industries – manufacturing, financial services, natural resources and healthcare – about some of the challenges they face with cyber risk management.

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How CISOs Build Credibility with Boards on Cyber Risk Reporting

Security Boulevard

The influential Director’s Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight , recently released by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), sets its first principle as “Directors need to understand and approach cybersecurity as a strategic, enterprise risk, not just an IT risk.”

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CFOs ignoring billions of dollars loss incurred through Cyber Risks

CyberSecurity Insiders

Chief Financial Officers aka CFOs are ignoring billions of dollars loss incurred through cyber risks and threats, says a survey. And joining forces with CISOs in crafting security strategies in align with the investment perspective will also make sense. .

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[eBook] A Step-by-Step Guide to Cyber Risk Assessment

The Hacker News

In today's perilous cyber risk landscape, CISOs and CIOs must defend their organizations against relentless cyber threats, including ransomware, phishing, attacks on infrastructure, supply chain breaches, malicious insiders, and much more. One of the most effective ways for CISOs and

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Dashboard series: Addressing Exec Leadership Cyber Risk Questions with Balbix

Security Boulevard

One common pain point we hear from our Fortune 1000 customers, like the following from a CISO at a major US-based telecommunications company, is quite revealing- “Now we’ve got activities coming from Leadership, legal, the board of directors, all sorts of people calling and saying, ‘Hey, what’s our cybersecurity posture, our readiness, and what are (..)