SecureWorld News

JUNE 2, 2025

CrowdStrike's "Fancy Bear" versus Microsoft's "STRONTIUM") for the same threat actors, leading to confusion among security teams, media, and even policymakers. This has been a problem for years," said Kip Boyle , vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC. "As Different vendors have historically used unique naming conventions (e.g.,

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

When the Telecoms Security Act (TSA) was introduced, it was labelled as ‘one of the strongest telecoms security regimes in the world, a rise in standards across the board, set by the government rather than the industry’ by Matt Warman, former Minister of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 15, 2021

Despite this, however, younger people also demonstrate relatively advanced cybersecurity hygiene, such as having alias accounts for email and social media. Cyber risks paralyse consumers into inaction. And it falls to the CISO to make this happen. How do you know?

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Forrester also predicts that the number of women CISOs at Fortune 500 companies will rise to 20 percent in 2019 , compared with 13 percent in 2017. This is based on in-depth discussions with numerous industry experts in cybersecurity and analyzing and synthesizing third-party reports, surveys, and media sources. Alexandra holds a B.S.

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SC Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

Cyber thought leaders were quick to acknowledge the importance of continued cooperation across federal, state and local jurisdictions, though several CISOs suggested that there wasn’t too much new ground covered and recommended ways the federal and state governments and private industry could do even more to assist overwhelmed municipalities.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 21, 2019

Tortoises have no finances and, taken as a genus, they rarely have names and social media accounts. If only our employees had the cyber equivalent of what tortoises have. Teach employees how to manage cyber during enterprise-wide change. Oversharing on social media expands one’s attackable surface.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

The ROC measures impact, likelihood, and tracks trending risks for discussion by the CISO, CIO, and other executive leadership members. Risk insights with a balance of quantitative and qualitative information are used for risk storytelling and communication, encouraging a cyber and risk-aware culture.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 15, 2021

The overall implication will be that cybersecurity is valued at a higher level and has a better voice within the overall organization,” said one CISO. The post Research details how cybersecurity’s reputation rose in the pandemic’s first months appeared first on SC Media. The full report can be found here.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

SAP National Security Services (NS2) CISO Ted Wagner told eSecurityPlanet that network slicing “adds complexity, which may lend itself to insecure implementation. In a year where cybersecurity’s gotten its share of major media attention, the U.S. Incentivizing a Cyber Duty of Care. NTIA and CISA: Memos from the Feds.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2022

In just a few years, cyber has transformed from the nerd in the corner into the Kim Kardashian of risk. businesses can be built on, and destroyed by, cyber risk. Ask your cyber exec to explain the threats facing the organisation. 2 Talk to your CISO. 7 Practise dealing with the media.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

“Where we might have previously relied on what was provided in a short, written application, today we regularly have hour-long underwriting calls with clients, often speaking with their CISOs and security teams, to understand their risk and what security protocols they have in place.”. share of the cyber insurance field.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 18, 2021

The mainstream media focused on eastern U.S. Ransomware: one of your organization's top risks. Now, here is a crucial question: does your organization treat cyber risk like it is business risk? then y ou wake up tomorrow morning with a call from your CISO saying we are now shut down. That's big.".

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

These include attacks on Taiwanese research agencies in August and attacks on the shipping and logistics, utilities, media and entertainment, technology, and automobile sectors in countries such as Taiwan, Thailand, Italy, UAE, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Turkey in July. Penalties are in order as well.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Ultimately, he believes “this is good for businesses as, through the insurance process, they will gain better visibility into their cyber risks and measures they can deploy to keep digital operations secure and compliant to data privacy regulations.”. appeared first on SC Media. billion in premium.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Since founding Cedric Leighton Associates, he has become an internationally known strategic risk expert. Leighton is also a founding partner of CYFORIX, specializing in the field of cyber risk. Prior to joining Delta Dental, Almeida was the CISO at Covanta Holding Corporation, a leader in energy-from-waste management services.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

Finn said that if the framework is to work, then senior management accountability can’t stop at the CISO level. If the CIO and CISO can’t get funding or staffing, how can you hold them accountable?” The post “Accountability framework” proposed to promote secure health care practices appeared first on SC Media.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 13, 2021

Awareness and interest in cybersecurity is up Thanks to media attention due to hacks and data breaches plus campaigns and initiatives run by governments, tech giants, system integrators, cybersecurity consultancies and product vendors, more people than ever are interested in cybersecurity. Here’s my answer. #1.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

It is vital for any enterprise landscape to ensure viable, open, and reliable corporate communications – fostering innovation and economic prosperity, with respect to safeguarding against disruption and serious cyber risk perception. What are the benefits of cyber security awareness trainings?

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SC Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

The CIOs and CISOs suggested that while real-time patch status may be known for certain devices, it does not exist for many.”. In health care, ransomware and data breaches frequently receive the most media attention. The post Strong medical device security awareness stifled by inventory, knowledge gaps appeared first on SC Media.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The first two keynotes of the morning at IRISSON got extensive coverage in the media. Deryck Mitchelson, EMEA field CISO for Check Point, chimed in on this point. This allows police to learn more about current cyber risks, he explained: “intelligence is the bedrock of policing”.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Formerly known as Accel Partners, the Palo Alto-based company is a top-tier VC firm investing in consumer and enterprise solutions for segments like SaaS , fintech, hardware, media, and IT services. YL offers hands-on support for startup leaders in addition to an extensive network of cybersecurity industry leaders and CISOs.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Bridgette Walsh, Executive Director of the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council, and Josh Magri, Founder & CEO of Cyber Risk Institute, will participate in a fireside discussion on private sector best practices. •A •Barry McCarthy, CEO of Deluxe and Chair of the ATPC Board of Directors, will also deliver a keynote.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

“All of this means cyber risk continues to escalate and that CISOs need to be just as nimble and methodical as the adversary.”. “With an economic downturn on the horizon, CISOs are making sure they are investing in the most effective tools to maximize cyber ROI.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 5, 2025

That headache is real, of course, but accountants and lawyers will step up to sort it out," said Mike Wilkes , Former CISO, MLS; Adjunct Professor, NYU. Thinking a bit more widely, though, I can imagine there will be a concomitant rise in cyber espionage and attacks between groups of impacted groups in China and the U.S.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s where attackers work search engine rankings or paid social media content by employing deceptive techniques such as keyword stuffing, hidden text, link farms, or other unethical practices to drive traffic to their websites and gain undeserved visibility in search engine results.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

In this blog, I’m exploring these changes, grouped under key categories that I’ve used in previous years, to help business leaders and cyber risk owners better prepare for the evolving landscape. Deepfake technology will amplify this by creating convincing impersonations of executives or trusted sources to deceive targets.

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