Lenny Zeltser

AUGUST 23, 2023

As companies seek to optimize operations and constrain expenses, cybersecurity leaders worry about funding the projects we consider essential. Fortunately, in such an economic climate, we can achieve an outcome that benefits the organization from cybersecurity as well as financial perspectives. Here’s how.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strongly advised public companies to improve their cybersecurity. However, after minimal corporate adoption of stronger cybersecurity, the SEC has drafted rules to require more formal cybersecurity reporting and disclosure. See the top Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) tools.

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NopSec

MAY 11, 2022

We described in the previous blog post the difference between vulnerability management and risk management. A quick reminder: vulnerabilities are the weaknesses an organization has internally while risks are the threats existing externally that potentially could harm the organization. Let’s dig in to see how that works.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Red, blue and purple teams simulate cyberattacks and incident responses to test an organization’s cybersecurity readiness. Blue team members might be led by a chief information security officer (CISO) or director of security operations, making this team the largest among the three.

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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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McAfee

JUNE 17, 2021

Imagine if you had one place where you found a comprehensive real time security posture that tells you exactly where the looming current cyber risks are and the impact? That well-publicized attack spurred considerable interest in cybersecurity assessments. Risk and Posture. Risk and Posture.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 4, 2021

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) are often applied in cybersecurity, but their applications may not always work as intended. On the other hand, there are a few areas where ML is overused.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Cybersecurity can be one of the most nuanced and important areas of focus for a board, but not all board members are well versed in why and what they need to care about related to cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is a board level topic for three main reasons: Cybersecurity breaches are a serious matter for any company.

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NopSec

JANUARY 4, 2017

When new cybersecurity regulations from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) take effect on March 1, 2017, financial institutions will have 180 days to implement them. Area #1: Establishment of a Cybersecurity Program If your organization is wondering what to do first, this is an area to prioritize.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2021

Conduct risk assessments and penetration tests to determine the organization’s attack surface and what tools, processes and skills are in place to defend against attacks. If an attack occurs, Gartner notes, the press is likely to contact company directors, not the CISO. Initial Assessments. Ransomware Governance.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Partner organizations, after all, may be reluctant — if unlikely — to admit to cybersecurity weaknesses. Howard Taylor, CISO of Radware, goes so far as to call it the “death of trust.” How can a partner truly say they are risk-free in this day and age? See the Best Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Tools.

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NopSec

AUGUST 21, 2017

The first traditional deadline is coming to a close this month for compliance with the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulations. Keep in mind that at this point, all documentation and information related to your cybersecurity program must be made available to the superintendent upon request. Appointing a CISO (section 500.4(a))

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

This vulnerability management policy defines the requirements for the [eSecurity Planet] IT and security teams to protect company resources from unacceptable risk from unknown and known vulnerabilities. Broader is always better to control risks, but can be more costly.] Vulnerability Management Policy & Procedure A.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2022

We’ve spoken with several cybersecurity experts to hear their insights about this breach. Neil Jones, director of cybersecurity evangelism, Egnyte. “As ransomware attacks continue to devastate the healthcare industry, leaders must increase their cybersecurity visibility of known and unknown assets.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 21, 2018

The security team needs to be at the table, working alongside the developers and the operations teams, providing the risk management view for security. Applications now are more valuable than ever, but they also expose organizations to more risk than ever before,” Cornell says. The tests drive results while resolving security issues.

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 16, 2024

Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. A recent joint advisory from US and Australian cybersecurity authorities outlines the tactics and techniques of the Play ransomware group. The WSJ previews the year ahead in cybersecurity. Here’s what the data tells us.

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Spinone

JULY 29, 2020

million unfilled cybersecurity jobs by 2021. After all, cybersecurity requires a complex approach from professionals working in this field. Here’s how our solution helps with these tasks: CISO A CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) is a C-level employee whose task is to oversee corporate security strategy.

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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). To make things even harder, there is no generally agreed upon and common SaaS security shared responsibility model and each new deployment, configuration, and integration can change the risk calculus.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. Be On Your Guard with the Most Treacherous Insider Roles A paramount priority when addressing the threat is to distinguish the fundamental insider risks.

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NopSec

JUNE 14, 2017

If you’re in the financial industry (or working as a provider with such organizations), you most likely have already heard about the NY DFS Cybersecurity Regulations. In a nutshell, the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulations require that you set security practices and controls to help protect your nonpublic information from unauthorized access.

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NetSpi Executives

JANUARY 16, 2024

You’re about to have your first Red Team experience, or maybe your first one in the CISO seat of your organization. If your goal is to absolutely find a way from the outside into your organization, you probably should do an External Network Penetration Test instead. How Often Should I Plan for Red Team Testing?

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

By Curtis Simpson, CISO. Shodan) and penetration testing toolkits (e.g. We’re vulnerable, we’re under attack, but we’re not yet moving fast enough in gaining full visibility into our critical OT environments and our integrated unmanaged devices that are at risk for exploitation or disruption with potentially material impacts.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 2, 2021

In the wake of a multitude of ransomware attacks, fallout from the SolarWinds breach and the Oldsmar water supply attack, CISOs are looking for effective methods to reduce risk beyond traditional means such as penetration testing. Enter purple teams.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 18, 2023

Boys, on the other hand, have been typically encouraged to take more risks or challenge the status quo. As a result, he hadn’t communicated effectively the testing rules. This socialisation has created a culture where women are more likely to self-regulate and follow the existing rules, even if those rules are unjust. .

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Related: Kaseya hack worsens supply chain risk. Last Watchdog convened a roundtable of cybersecurity experts to discuss the ramifications, which seem all too familiar. But if you’re acting as a bank with tens of millions of customers, you need to run cybersecurity like a bank with tens of millions of customers.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Recommendations for Mitigating the Risk of Software Vulnerabilities ” outlines 19 practices organized into the following four categories: Prepare the organization (PO). Design software to meet security requirements and mitigate security risks (PW.1). Conduct application penetration testing. Protect the software (PS).

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

It is a common feeling in the cybersecurity community that CISOs do not sleep well at night. CISOs worry about the latest incident, end of life technology in their environment, breaches in the news, insecure users and vendors, penetration testing results, budget and resources, and the latest vulnerability report (to name a few).

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Cybersecurity vendors and developers have responded to these growing challenges by evolving vulnerability scanning tools and integrating these solutions as part of an integral, holistic vulnerability management framework. Findings are used to get a clear idea of the risks, factors, and threats levels.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Vamosi: So you’re CISO at a major corporation and all of sudden there’s been a ransomware attack in your network, and it’s spreading throughout your infrastructure. In my character, I like to research things, so basically I started with penetration testing, and I still do that. So what led Paula into forensics?

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

For the last few years, one of the main topics in the cybersecurity world has been the dissolving perimeter , which increasingly places resources and assets outside our immediate sphere of control. This risk will ebb and flow as the nature of the supply chain changes. Already CISOs often chat offline.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2021

By Shay Siksik, VP Customer Operations and CISO, XM Cyber. We call these things “unknown unknowns” — and they are the most challenging to deal with from the perspective of risk management and cybersecurity. It’s easy, relatively speaking, to prepare defenses against risks that are well understood.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Incident management in cybersecurity is a complex of activities aimed at handling cyber incidents (events) that take place in a given digital ecosystem. Because no organization can defend against all the threats, it should be an inalienable part of any cybersecurity policy. CISO and Security Analyst will perform incident analyses).

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2021

but he was rewarded with higher and now he will go to jail for treason, so let's help our state fight against such ghouls as cybersecurity firms that are sold to amers, like US government agencies.". 8 steps organizations can take to reduce ransomware risk. Have we tested our ability to revert to backups during an incident?".

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Achieving funding is no simple task, and cybersecurity entrepreneurs have a difficult path competing in a complex and competitive landscape. Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5

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