Jane Frankland

MAY 8, 2024

This not only frees up valuable time for security professionals to focus on more complex tasks but also reduces the risk of human error. As CISOs, and ITDMs who are responsible for cybersecurity we can do three things: 1. It’s up to us as CISOs and ITDMs to ensure that AI is used as a powerful tool for defence.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Last Watchdog posed two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? CISOs will have to get quantum resilient encryption on their cyber roadmap. In 2024 I encourage leadership to dedicate more attention to discussing the risks of spear phishing.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

The hack of Words with Friends in 2019 was high-profile, but today’s columnist, Yuval Elddad of CYE, says CISOs at all gaming companies have to take a closer look at the growing threats to online gaming platforms. The last thing players want to think about when they log onto their favorite game are cyber-risks.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2023

This morning, Critical Start released its first ever Cyber Risk Landscape Peer Report , which explores some of the major concerns and challenges currently confronting cybersecurity leaders as they manage risk within their organizations. Here are some comments on the cyber risk landscape from cybersecurity vendor experts.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Working as CISO, DeSouza's areas of expertise include strategic planning, risk management, identity management, cloud computing, and privacy. The recent Verkada incident serves as a stark reminder, emphasizing the pressing need for CISOs to prioritize integrated IoT security and privacy in their strategic considerations.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Nowadays, organisations need digital leaders such as CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs who are strategists, visionaries, and know how to manage, effectively. The pressure for those in charge is immense as cyber risks have scaled, and can now bring businesses, economies, and communities to a halt. billion) is expected online.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 22, 2022

Cyber incidents happen every day. Email phishing, brute force, and even employees leaving with a host of USB sticks, organizations face countless and often unreported cyber attacks. Maintaining these critical resources directly impacts the organization’s risk scoring. What is the role of the CIO and CISO in ESG?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The vulnerabilities and challenges associated with declining worker mental health is causing cybersecurity risks to increase, especially from insider threats. Mental health cyber risks. Almost all of us have seen phishing emails in our inbox at some point. Socially engineered incidents have also been on the rise.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

As per Trend Micro’s recent international Cyber Risk Index (CRI) findings for the second quarter of 2021, 76% of those surveyed anticipate a breach within the next 12 months. As the complexity of corporate networks keeps growing, all the companies need to have complete visibility over their attack surface.”

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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. End Users Are Still the Trouble Spot.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware. STRATEGIC FORCAST.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

#BeCyberSmart,” with this post we’ll dig deeper on cyber liability insurance, MFA, and other cybersecurity trends impacting MFA usage in higher education to help campuses manage this aspect of cyber risk for their communities. MFA is core to implementing a zero trust stance to protect your campus.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

At SecureWorld's regional cybersecurity conferences , we've heard more than a few CISOs say something like this: "You need to have a conversation with your board in advance. We'll learn specifics about this trend during the State of the Phish Report 2021 , which is a SecureWorld webinar happening on February 11th.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

Other cyber incidents are common, including phishing attacks , business email compromise, exploitation of cloud and software vulnerabilities , social engineering , third-party exposures, and more. Also see: Best Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Tools. It also offers training on cybersecurity, phishing, ransomware, and more.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A look ahead to 2023 we can expect to see changes in MFA, continued Hactivism from non-state actors, CISOs lean in on more proactive security and crypto-jackers will get more savvy. 5 – Recession requires CISOs to get frank with the board about proactive security. By Marcus Fowler, CEO of Darktrace Federal.

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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.”. The cause is often system vulnerabilities or insiders, such as clicking on a malicious link in a phishing email or the exploit of a bad application.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

We asked two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? Meanwhile QR-code phishing arose as a popular form of attack. Here’s part two of Last Watchdog’s year-end tête-à-tête with top cybersecurity experts. Part three to follow on Friday.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

ny of the themes introduced in the code of practice can be aligned with the themes in a zero trust security model, which are also a focus for CISOs. As well as helping to mitigate the significant cyber risks presented to the telecoms industry, a zero-trust strategy provides many business benefits.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For the last eight-plus years, I've been working as a fractional Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Before that, I worked as a full-time CISO for an insurance company for seven years. We can add any and all regulatory requirements in there, as well as the other things we do to stay out of trouble with phishing, ransomware, etc.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 13, 2021

This year’s predominant attack vectors and cybercrime trends Phishing attacks have continued to be the most prevalent attack vector as fraudsters have sought new ways to exploit our lives – both personally and professionally – any way they can. As cybersecurity is central to an organisation's wellbeing the buck really does stop with them. #6.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

This adoption brings us to the flip side of the generative AI coin: attackers are leveraging AI tools to elevate and automate phishing campaigns, craft extremely evasive malware, and reduce the development time of threats across the board. Let’s explore five predictions that should be top of mind for security leaders and organizations.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Phishing attacks , still the most common form of attack ( with 9 out of 10 data breach attempts originating from them ) will become next level. As these regulations scale, expect to see more legal cases and fines on companies and CISOs particularly from the SEC, like the SolarWinds and CISCO, Tim Brown, case.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 21, 2019

Among other things, this slowness means fewer clicked links in phishing emails. By now, we should expect to be seeing puppet shows on the dangers of phishing. It is creating a culture of cyber threat awareness and best practices. They may offer continuous training programs to help thwart phishing attacks and malware infections.

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