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Black Hat Fireside Chat: Easy come, easy go access strengthens ‘Identity Threat Detection & Response’

The Last Watchdog

The rise of the remote workforce, post Covid-19, did nothing to make the already difficult task of doing Identity and Access Management ( IAM ) any easier for CISOs. Companies today are struggling to answer fundamental questions about their cloud environments, such as, who are my users and what can they access?

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CISOs: How to improve cybersecurity in an ever-changing threat landscape

CyberSecurity Insiders

Everybody within an organization should work to establish and maintain good cybersecurity habits and measures, but much of the security burden falls on the chief information security officer (CISO). Below are some key insights for any CISO to take into consideration. Many security fundamentals are classics for a reason.

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Unmasking the Cracks of Today’s Cyber Defence

Jane Frankland

In this blog, I’ll be exploring some of the main cracks in current cybersecurity defence approaches specifically around Secure Operation Centres (SOCs) and the value that CISOs and ITDMs are currently getting from their internal teams and third-party providers. In the USA alone, 36 states enacted new cybersecurity legislation !

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GUEST ESSAY: Cisco-Splunk merger will boost Snowflake – here’s how security teams can benefit.

The Last Watchdog

Splunk’s inability to migrate to a modern cloud-native architecture makes it difficult to take advantage of these cost-saving benefits or implement advanced data science use cases critical for threat detection. Impactful analysis A decoupled, purpose-built threat detection platform can work across distributed data lake architectures.

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Video: Modernizing Phoenix’s Cybersecurity to Combat Nation-State Attacks

Security Boulevard

Shannon Lawson, CISO for the City of Phoenix, and Geoffrey Coulehan, Head of Sales for MixMode recently joined forces for a fireside chat at the Evanta CISO Summit in Phoenix, AZ. The post Video: Modernizing Phoenix’s Cybersecurity to Combat Nation-State Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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News alert: Lumifi seeking to acquire MDR cybersecurity firms to accelerate growth

The Last Watchdog

24, 2023 — Lumifi , a cybersecurity industry leader, is embarking on a strategic expansion plan by targeting cybersecurity firms. By integrating top-tier cybersecurity analysts with cutting-edge systems, Lumifi steadfastly maintains its gold standard in safeguarding its esteemed clientele. Scottsdale, Ariz.,

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Is fighting cybercrime a losing battle for today’s CISO?

CyberSecurity Insiders

In this blog, we’ll look at the root causes of concern for today's CISO and share some practical strategies to deter cybercriminals. The CISO role can be an unenviable one. The most obvious cybersecurity strategy is to take a people-centric approach, with a 70-80% focus on staff awareness. over a long holiday weekend.

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