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Annual Reports: How They Warn of Cyber Risk

SecureWorld News

On page 34 of the report, Accenture dives into the risk that cyber poses to the business. The section on cyber risk is in bold: "We face legal, reputational and financial risks from any failure to protect client and/ or Accenture data from security incidents or cyberattacks.". That's where the fine print comes in.

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The challenges of being a CISO during the COVID-19 pandemic

IT Security Guru

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. Budget and resource constraints.

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Tackling Cyber Threats: Is AI Cybersecurity Our Only Hope?

Jane Frankland

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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Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on Managing 3rd Party OT Risk

The Security Ledger

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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LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 3)

The Last Watchdog

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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GUEST ESSAY: The shock waves of mental illness have begun exacerbating cybersecurity exposures

The Last Watchdog

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

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Security Researchers Find Nearly 400,000 Exposed Databases

eSecurity Planet

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.”