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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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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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The cyber threat landscape is evolving rapidly. Our success will hinge on deploying AI in a way that not only matches, but anticipates and outmaneuvers, the threat actors’ evolving tactics. CISOs will have to get quantum resilient encryption on their cyber roadmap. Our defensive strategies must evolve.

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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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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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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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BH Consulting

MARCH 21, 2024

Writing an op-ed column in The Times, Prof Ciaran Martin, former head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, argued it’s time to ban ransomware payments. Ransomware is by far the most damaging cyber-threat to most businesses right now,” he wrote. MORE Jane Frankland argues that making CISOs into heroes isn’t helpful.

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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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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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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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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As we near 2022, the cyber threat landscape remains just as ominous. Strategic perspectives provide a glimpse of what cyber-trends will be pervasive, and tactical is focuses on what technical and policy remedies will need to be prioritized by CISOs, CIOs, and their IT shops. MORE Alarming Cybersecurity Stats For 2021 !

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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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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2022

NetAbstraction will host an industry event on March 2nd at the Georgia Cyber Center to discuss the cyber threats facing both the government and private sector. NetAbstraction protects customers’ digital infrastructures from ransomware and other cyber threats by making them invisible to attackers.

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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

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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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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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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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Notably, the law is characterized by its foundational correctness and forward-looking approach, ensuring adaptability to evolving cyber threats. It must possess the ability to connect to the internet. Moreover, the FDA receives specific funding, totaling $5 million, to bolster its efforts in the field of cybersecurity.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 5, 2024

Chris and I talk about how industry is responding – including the growing role of government, ISACs and managed security services providers (MSSPs) in helping shore up the security of critical infrastructure.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

End use of unsupported/end of life software and hardware that are accessible from the Internet. In Michigan’s Cyber Partners Program , for example, local communities receive services from a CISO-level consultant. 24/7 monitoring of cyber threats. Related : Cyber threat hunting for SMBs: How MDR can help.

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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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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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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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The Security Ledger

MAY 26, 2020

» Related Stories Episode 184: Project BioMed – The Fight to Repair Medical Devices Spotlight Podcast: Public Sector levels up to tackle Cyber Threats Episode 179: CISO Eye on the Virus Guy – Assessing COVID’s Cyber Risks. Spotlight: as Attacks Mount, how to secure the Industrial Internet.

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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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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This is why "quantum readiness" is a fairly new buzz term, referring to the ability of an organization to protect its data and systems from the threats posed by quantum computing. Director of Information Security, State of Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology; and Toby Zimmerer, Sr. Demand and Delivery Director, Optiv.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

“The rapidly evolving environment requires direct-to-internet access and cloud-based security, especially for remote sites and workers. This is where a managed SASE model offers a lot of value. The post AT&T Cybersecurity’s managed SASE service wins CyberSecurity Breakthrough award appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 13, 2020

. » Related Stories Project Airbreak: Hacking Medical Devices to Save Lives in a Pandemic Episode 182: Hackers take Medical Devices ‘off label’ to Save Lives Spotlight Podcast: Public Sector levels up to tackle Cyber Threats Episode 179: CISO Eye on the Virus Guy – Assessing COVID’s Cyber Risks.

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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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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat. Cloud security success and choosing the right investments is all about having a clear understanding of threat types and their resulting damages.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

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.". These are the very impacts we regularly hear CISOs mention on SecureWorld webcasts. Here is the entire section on cyber risk from Accenture's report.

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 3, 2023

I know a lot of companies are outsourcing their IT systems to MSPs — they have been for some time — but I think they need to realise that some solutions, particularly ones at the border to the internet, are incredibly risky and need thought put into if they’re the right solution. we shouldn’t do them too late.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Earlier this year we held a live broadcast, featuring cybersecurity threat analysts from across Cisco Secure. We discussed the most significant cyber threats of 2021, what we’re seeing now, and how defenders can best protect their organizations in the year ahead. Security Debt: An Increasing Target of Opportunity.

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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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