The Security Ledger

MAY 16, 2024

In this Spotlight Podcast, host Paul Roberts talks with Chris Walcutt, the CSO of DirectDefense about the rising cyber threats facing operational technology (OT) and how organizations that manage OT - including critical infrastructure owners can best manage increased cyber risks to OT environments. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Microsoft on Multi-Cloud: It’s the New Imperative But Cyberattacks Present Challenges. Further, they must take stock of evolving cyber risks in this multicloud, multi-platform world, and identify where blind spots may exist across a broad new set of users, devices, and destinations.”. -- Microsoft, February 23, 2022. UTM Medium.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2022

Third-Party Risk Management ( TPRM ) has been around since the mid-1990s – and has become something of an auditing nightmare. Related: A call to share risk assessments. This is because third-party risk has become a huge problem for enterprises in the digital age. Cyber risks profiling. Cyber hygiene boost.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Adding on the element risk can make things even more confusing for those unversed in cybersecurity, leaving CISOs and security teams unable to effectively communicate risk exposures and security gaps in qualitative terms. It is not enough to present ground-level qualitative data to the board and prove compliance.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

Visa has been a leader in establishing a risk operations center. We see a rapid shift in large enterprises towards thinking and communicating their posture in terms of risk. We see a new, dedicated function arising, the risk operations center (ROC). Executives are very good at making decisions based upon risk.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The pre-COVID-19 CISO. The global COVID-19 pandemic has been a tumultuous time for Chief information security officers (CISOs) who on any given day have a long and complicated list of responsibilities. An explosion of cyber risks and a complicated and constantly changing threat landscape.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

This affected all levels of the cybersecurity landscape, and it has had a particularly broad impact for those in the C-Suite, specifically, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). So, what is an already over-stressed CISO to do? The present moment shows us that we need different and innovative approaches to cybersecurity.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 17, 2023

Risk management: Cyber insurance policies often require a risk assessment, which can help an organization identify and address vulnerabilities and improve its cybersecurity posture. Having cyber insurance can help ensure compliance with these requirements. Can companies live without cyber insurance? Is it required?

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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. While it fosters innovation, automation, and productivity, it simultaneously introduces significant cybersecurity and privacy risks.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

He helps senior decision makers overcome cybersecurity sales objections and manages unlimited cyber risks through rigorous prioritization. In the private sector, he was a CISO for an insurance company, credit card processor, bank, credit union, and IT Managed Service Provider. See the conference agenda and register here.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 4, 2024

Imran serves on the Advisory Council for SecureWorld Toronto and will be presenting at our upcoming conference on April 3, 2024. Cyber risk is dynamic and ever changing. My job is to help organizations manage cyber risk by investing in the right places and responding effectively if they are a victim of a cybersecurity incident.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In this episode of the podcast (#230) Siddarth Adukia, a regional Director at NCC Group, joins host Paul Roberts to talk about the (cyber) risks and (public health) rewards of vaccine passport systems: how they work, how they can be compromised and what to do about it. The post Episode 230: Are Vaccine Passports Cyber Secure?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

BOSTON–( BUSINESS WIRE )– CyberSaint , the developer of the leading platform delivering cyber risk automation, today announced that the company is seeking speaker submissions for its virtual STRONGER conference, set to occur September 13th-15th 2022. Conference Tracks: Frameworks, Security, & Risk. InfoSec 360.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2022

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. Employees using their personally-owned smartphones to upload cool new apps presented a nightmare for security teams.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2023

Those who had the opportunity to attend this year's conference heard some amazing keynote sessions, starting with the opener on Day 1 of the event by Andrew Smeation, CISO for Afiniti. Keen awareness of business risk 2. Our second keynote of Day 1 was given by the eccentric Chris Roberts, CISO of Boom Supersonic.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2023

For a solid rundown of what the updates mean, check out this SecureWorld article from Kip Boyle , vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC. Michael Gregg, CISO, State of North Dakota: " One of the things that most excites me about the new framework is the addition of the 'govern' function. 19, Detroit on Sept. Stacy O'Mara, Sr.

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BH Consulting

MARCH 21, 2024

Creeping cyber risk grabbing global headlines Ransomware keeps reminding us of the strong connection between a cybersecurity incident and financial loss. Scale is a factor: larger organisations seem better equipped than SMEs to react to risks. MORE Jane Frankland argues that making CISOs into heroes isn’t helpful.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 14, 2022

As Cristina Dolan writes in Transparency in ESG and the Circular Economy , data clearly present impacts across the entire ESG spectrum, providing the necessary specificity for informed decision making, and ensuring the transparency and accountability, which uploads sustainability. Register here to watch the session on-demand.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

There are new and expanding opportunities for women’s participation in cybersecurity globally as women are present in greater numbers in leadership. 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. Director/CISO of IT Risk Management.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

But what Andreessen failed to mention in this Op-Ed, and what escaped the attention of industry for years – were the unique, new challenges and struggles that running an online, software driven business presents. Prior to that, Chris was the head of BoA’s “Never Down” Critical Business Services group and a former CISO at Citadel. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As we near 2022, the cyber threat landscape remains just as ominous. Including the continued challenges of protecting critical infrastructure, the supply chain, and the ever-present task of finding qualified cybersecurity workers to fill scores of vacant roles in corporations and government that I forecasted still issues for the coming year.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2021

And now CISOs and security teams are getting some surprise mainstream exposure from comedians as they turn cyber headlines into security punchlines. It is helping raise greater security and cyber risk awareness within organizations, with everyone from end-users to board members.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Karlin Lillington, writing in the Irish Times , summarised the opening presentation. “Mr 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”. That was a flavour of the talks.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

Marietje Schaake, president of the Cyber Peace Institute. “It It is clear that we need to have a better sense of where risk might lie,” said Marietje Schaake, president of the Cyber Peace Institute, in a virtual panel presentation marking the release of the new report. asked Finn.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Consumers and organizations are enthused about the operational benefits of more robust mobile connectivity, but the shift to 5G networks doesn’t come without risks. Here we’ll discuss the most significant risks posed by 5G, how U.S. Table of Contents What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? How is 5G Different?

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SC Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

But even advanced tools can’t tell you who owns it – or what it means to the organization in terms of risk.”. In some organizations that run scans 24 hours a day, a need for a patch may not present until 48 hours at the earliest,” they added. “Technically, there’s no excuse: you should know what you have.

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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. Third, change is inevitable, especially when it comes to risk, so continuously verify trust by reassessing trust level and adjust access accordingly after initial access has been granted.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 13, 2021

By presenting a good case for pursuing a career in cybersecurity, the good news is, interest is up. Where I live in the UK, programmes like CyberFirst , which has been developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), are highly effective. Cybersecurity demands performance – clear and effective thinking around risk reduction.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Detecting them can be challenging, as past software validations don’t guarantee security in the present. Critical infrastructure, such as energy grids and transportation systems, will be targeted, posing risks to national security and economic stability. IOT attacks aren’t showing any signs of slowing. The first is by rule making.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 5, 2020

Related: The golden age of cyber espionage The United States, at present, operates with a “nebulous” definition of what constitutes a cyber attack that rises to the level of threatening national security, asserts Rogers, who was commander, U.S. At a fundamental level, it comes down to more rigorously practicing cyber hygiene.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. AllegisCyber Investments.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Armed with uses cases and identifying the conditions that prompt the People's Republic of China (PRC) to commit cyber offensives, a 76-page report from Booz Allen Hamilton presents a framework for anticipating and interpreting PRC attacks and helps CISOs identify factors that increase an organization's risk from cyberattacks.

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