SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning organizations about Ghost (Cring) ransomware, a sophisticated cyber threat that has been compromising critical infrastructure, businesses, and government entities worldwide. Develop and test ransomware response plans.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tens of thousands of applications that are critical to the operations of data centers around the globe are exposed to the internet, with many secured with default factory passwords, posing a significant cyber risk to enterprises worldwide. Exposing that to the public internet is like allowing terrorists to direct air traffic control.”.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

This intensification of our digital life, with shopping, work, leisure, and several other activities that we were able to take into the networks, just shed more light on a confrontation that needs to be collective and global – the fight against cyber threats and crimes. So, what is an already over-stressed CISO to do?

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2025

This surge is driven by a convergence of factorsfrom a spike in ransom ware attacks to the digital transformation of healthcarethat CISOs and healthcare executives must understand and act upon. The healthcare sector faces an unprecedented wave of cyber threats, which in turn is fueling record growth in cybersecurity spending.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The new normal CISOs face today is something of a nightmare. They must take into account a widely scattered workforce and somehow comprehensively mitigate new and evolving cyber threats. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

For any security leader or CISO, these numbers may seem insurmountablea deluge of data, noise, and potential vulnerabilities that would certainly keep teams awake at night if not drive burnout, with the high likelihood that the most important one accidentally gets missed. Yes, that number was 56 billion.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2020

Cyber threats now command the corporate sector’s full attention. Corporate consultancy PwC’s recent poll of 1,600 CEOs worldwide found that cyber attacks are now considered the top hinderance to corporate performance, followed by the shortage of skilled workers and the inability to keep up with rapid tech advances.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

How CISOs Should Respond. Andrew Bayers, head of threat intelligence at Resilience, told eSecurity Planet that the potential impact of attacks like these shouldn’t be underestimated, particularly for organizations that rely on Internet connectivity for key operations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 21, 2022

While many of the same trends and threats remain, 2023 is likely to keep us on our toes as these threats mature and the landscape continues to shift. Here are a few trends to watch out for in the new year: Cyber threats emerge as a result of hybrid working. The economic downturn fuels more sophisticated cyber crime.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 26, 2024

The incident underscores the increasing vulnerability of critical infrastructure to cyber threats, particularly as digital systems become more integral to operations. The CISO panel—the opening keynote on Day 2—features Maggie Amato , Sr.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

A foundational approach to cybersecurity empowers CISOs to see abnormalities and block threats before they do damage. By increasing visibility into DNS traffic, CISOs can detect, block, and respond to incidents more quickly as well as use this data to institute new controls and increase overall resiliency.

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Not only do companies need to be safe, but so must all internet users. To help you, we’ll explore the reason why a Master’s in Cyber Security is an excellent investment and ticket to a thriving career. Careers range from Security Analyst to CISO, offering intellectual and financial rewards.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 9, 2020

In this Spotlight edition of the podcast, sponsored* by RSA Security, we go deep on public sector cyber risk with two interviews from the most recent RSA Conference: Kelvin Coleman, the Executive Director of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Sean McHenry, the CISO of the Utah State Board of Education. Industry 4.0

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SecureWorld News

MAY 8, 2025

These threat actors employ basic intrusion techniques, but due to poor cyber hygiene and exposed assets, their actions can lead to significant consequences, including defacement, configuration changes, operational disruptions, and, in severe cases, physical damage. Trey Ford , CISO at Bugcrowd, offered his perspective. "

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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. The hijacking of computer resources to mine cryptocurrencies is one of the fastest growing types of cyber-threats globally.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

Researchers at Singapore-based cybersecurity company Group-IB recently discovered thousands of databases exposed to the internet that could have been exploited when they were left unprotected. Remote work compelled organizations to connect their databases to the internet to allow employees access. Changes were frequently made hastily.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2019

Last Watchdog had the chance to visit with Michael Sutton, former longtime CISO of cloud security vendor Zscaler, who recently signed on as advisor to a fresh, new SOAR startup, Syncurity. Sutton: SOAR was born out of the gap between what SIEMs were supposed to be and the rising sophistication of cyber threats.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2020

Related : SMBs are ill-equipped to deal with cyber threats Without a cohesive cybersecurity framework, SMBs are falling further behind as digital transformation, or DX, ramps up. I spoke with Maurice Côté, VP Business Solutions, and Martin Lemay, CISO, of Devolutions , at the RSA 2020 Conference in San Francisco recently.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 14, 2022

A data breach leading to PII or PHI theft is not just a loss of trust and loss of revenue problem to the organization, rather an immediate impact to the individual citizens and the cyber threat that they face. And 22% of those organizations amass over 1,000 vulnerabilities each. Register here to watch the session on-demand.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 29, 2024

The manufacturing sector faces an increasingly daunting cyber threat landscape that puts production operations, intellectual property, and entire supply chains at risk. The risk is too great, and key business partnerships are required," said Amy Bogac , former CISO at The Clorox Company. "If Cyber threats have morphed.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Nation-State attack dominance now underpins the capabilities, growth, and impacts of the cybersecurity industry Nation-state investment, innovation, and willingness to conduct complex attacks are the catalyst that underpins the advancement of malicious capabilities and empowers all levels of activity across the spectrum of cyber threat archetypes.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

One of the top cyber threats currently affecting companies is called ‘phishing’, in which a threat actor poses as a legitimate business colleague but follows up with a ransomware attack. Step 5: File a thorough, detailed report about the incident to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Companies can sometimes struggle to operationalize the constant churn of threat intelligence divvied from the cybersecurity community, whether it be independent researchers or enormous vendors like Microsoft. Having a solid cyber threat intelligence program in place will be more relevant than ever to organizations in 2021.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This initiative, backed by a substantial $500 million investment, sets forth a series of nation-leading proposed regulations for hospitals, bolstering their defenses against ever-evolving cyber threats. I view it as a welcomed step in helping security teams secure the funding and support they need to keep our heads above water.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 3, 2024

Org overhaul As Todd reports, not only is Microsoft basing a portion of senior executive compensation on progress toward security goals, it also will install deputy chief information security officers (CISOs) in each product group,and bring together teams from its major platforms and product teams in “engineering waves” to overhaul security.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 1, 2023

This shift has presented new challenges for cyber insurance companies and insured organizations alike. Victims now face the threat of their stolen data being publicly exposed or sold on the internet, even if the ransom is not paid. It is now in the hands of cybercriminals threatening to sell or leak it on the public internet.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2025

Plus, learn how CISOs and their teams add significant value to orgs major initiatives. And get the latest on properly decommissioning tech products; a cyber threat targeting law firms; and more! Check out ETSIs new global standard for securing AI systems and models.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 17, 2023

A recent report from cybersecurity firm SentinelOne sheds light on a concerning trend in the cyber threat landscape: the expansion of a cloud credential stealing campaign targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 25, 2023

"Volt Panda also appears to be targeting critical cyber infrastructure throughout the U.S." Leighton, who will present the closing keynote, "Cyber World on Fire: A Look at Internet Security in Today's Age of Conflict," at SecureWorld Chicago on June 8, said the targeting of Guam should be viewed as a key threat.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

Craig Newmark Philanthropies has historically committed funds to cybersecurity causes and signed a letter this month calling for large philanthropic foundations and internet billionaires to consider doing the same. Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images). The nascent field, and society as a whole, needs their voices… and their dollars.”.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

The internet can provide attackers all the knowledge they need about a company’s infrastructure to launch an attack, and organisations need to review how much information on their infrastructure they’re presenting online. Contributed by Nicolas Casimir, CISO, Zscaler EMEA.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to speak before a group of CISOs about the topic of attack surface management (ASM). DNS subdomain scanning is a useful tactic to discover internet-exposed SaaS application portals and their APIs. By Alfredo Hickman, head of information security, Obsidian Security.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 24, 2024

The potential loss of reputation from a privacy breach is a clarion call for business executives and CISOs. Detect and protect against cyber threats. The security and privacy risk nexus of the IoT is also something CISOs should be concerned about due to a plethora of global privacy regulations.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

If you’re a CISO or security leader, then share this information with your CEO and board members. Cyber Primer for the C-Suite. These 10 data points illustrate the cyber threats faced by governments, businesses, employees, consumers, and students globally. The world needs to cyber protect 300 billion passwords this year.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2023

We call these threat actors “ Quasi-APTs.”. How to prepare: CISOs must be more vigilant than ever before, and make sure their organizations can track, monitor, and remediate threats from multiple points, around the clock. But cybercriminals pay attention to technological trends perhaps even more closely than most.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Plus, a PwC study says increased collaboration between CISOs and fellow CxOs boosts cyber resilience. Meanwhile, a report finds the top cyber skills gaps are in cloud security and AI. And get the latest on SBOMs; CIS Benchmarks; and cyber pros’ stress triggers.

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NetSpi Executives

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This will drive a greater shift towards fewer, more comprehensive solutions that reduce management complexity and enhance team productivity. With cyber threats growing more complex and frequent, CISOs are under immense pressure to ensure that their teams can respond rapidly and decisively.

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