Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2023

A review of the executives pages published by the 2022 list of Fortune 100 companies found only four — BestBuy , Cigna , Coca-Cola , and Walmart — that listed a Chief Security Officer (CSO) or Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in their highest corporate ranks. Image: IANS Research.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 8, 2023

Zero trust provides a risk-based approach to access control and data protection, allowing organizations to enforce granular access controls based on user roles, responsibilities, and context, and minimize the risk of data breaches and compliance violations.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 31, 2021

Last September, Twitter hired Rinki Sethi as its new chief information security officer. Other major companies to recently install a new CISO include Uber and Square. Two major themes emerged from the research and interviews conducted with CISOs. Justin Sullivan / Staff).

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SC Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

SolarWinds this week announced that its vice president of security Tim Brown has taken on the additional title of CISO, as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to institute a secure-by-design posture. (“ SolarWinds letters” by sfoskett at is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ). Hard to say. Only my paycheck.”.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 21, 2020

Department of Justice just filed federal charges against Uber's former Chief Security Offier (CSO) for allegedly covering up a company data breach and bribing hackers to stay silent about the attack. SecureWorld wrote about this case in Uber Data Breach: 3 Things Revealed in Testimony to Congress.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 25, 2024

The shift to cloud computing has enhanced the resilience and security of most organizations. Despite this, a layered defense model is still necessary […] The post The CISO’s Top Priority: Elevating Data-Centric Security appeared first on Blog.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

Crooks manipulate GitHub’s search results to distribute malware BatBadBut flaw allowed an attacker to perform command injection on Windows Roku disclosed a new security breach impacting 576,000 accounts LastPass employee targeted via an audio deepfake call TA547 targets German organizations with Rhadamanthys malware CISA adds D-Link multiple (..)

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Mitnick Security

JUNE 27, 2023

As a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), you have the responsibility of not only directing your organization’s security but also conveying your risk status to leadership. The stakes are high.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 30, 2021

A conversation with Tim Callahan, chief information security officer at Aflac. One of a series of security leadership profiles prepared by Cybersecurity Collaborative in conjunction with SC Media. Tim Callahan is chief information security officer at Aflac. What makes a successful security leader?

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2023

Being a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is a challenging job, especially in today’s world where cyberattacks are on the rise and new data breaches seem to occur daily. Meanwhile, both financial and human resources are limited.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2018

KrebsOnSecurity reviewed the Web sites for the global top 100 companies by market value, and found just five percent of top 100 firms listed a chief information security officer (CISO) or chief security officer (CSO). Nobody’s saying these companies don’t have CISOs and/or CSOs and CTOs in their employ.

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Cisco Security

JULY 12, 2021

Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) across the Global 2000 and Fortune 1000 are obsessed with protecting the workforce endpoints as critical vulnerabilities in the cybersecurity and risk management posture of their enterprises. Should a risk-conscious, security-aware culture be considered a critical security control?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 14, 2022

“Information security analyst” tops the U.S. Information security analysts are increasingly critical as organizations work to protect against data breaches and cyber attacks,” says Antonio Barbera, consumer advice senior editor at U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Jobs list. News & World Report.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

This misconfigured Salesforce Community site from the state of Vermont was leaking pandemic assistance loan application data, including names, SSNs, email address and bank account information. “To address the issue further, I reached out to several CISOs on LinkedIn and Twitter. Akiri said he notified the Washington D.C.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The bank is searching for a new chief information security officer months after its major data breach.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 26, 2021

With data breach rates rising and criminal attack methods becoming more sophisticated each day, it is essential for every organization to take security seriously. Even if a company employs a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or Chief Security Officer (CSO), the position may still report to the CIO.

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NopSec

JUNE 12, 2017

From whistleblowers to major data breaches, issues once kept strictly in the confines of board rooms and restricted government offices, are now plastered all over the news. Even the average layman is now aware of the sinister consequences of compromised non-public information. What is a Virtual CISO (vCISO)?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2022

During the weekend, multiple owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets reported having received fake data breach notifications from Trezor, BleepingComputer first reported. A statement shared by Mailchimp CISO Siobhan Smyth with TechCrunch revealed that the company discovered the security breach on March 26.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

GoDaddy responds to data breach. GoDaddy's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Demetrius Comes says once the breach was detected GoDaddy contacted authorities immediately and blocked the third-party user, determined to be a malicious hacker. November 23, 2021.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In response to continuing waves of data breaches and network disruptions, companies have made a concerted effort and poured substantial resources into promoting data security awareness among employees, suppliers and clients. Safeguarding data in workplace settings gets plenty of attention.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

INC RANSOM ransomware gang claims to have breached Xerox Corp Spotify music converter TuneFab puts users at risk Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania Russia-linked APT28 used new malware in a recent phishing campaign Clash of Clans gamers at risk while using third-party app New Version of Meduza (..)

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BH Consulting

APRIL 27, 2021

More and more organisations are making information security a priority. Data breaches and cyber attacks are, unfortunately, becoming a regular occurrence. At the same time, many companies are increasingly asking organisations they work with to show they handle all data securely. Comply with regulations.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

On April 10, Sisense Chief Information Security Officer Sangram Dash told customers the company had been made aware of reports that “certain Sisense company information may have been made available on what we have been advised is a restricted access server (not generally available on the internet.)”

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As a security analyst at the pioneering security firm Internet Security Systems (ISS) Caleb was happy to prove them wrong and turned what he learned exposing security weaknesses in corporate websites into a thriving business: SPI Dynamics, which was sold to HP in 2007. Once more unto the (data) breach!

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

According to Group-IB, the likelihood of the database systems being used in cybercrime and security breaches is high. A data breach, a follow-up strike on clients whose data was exposed, and other risks may result from an exposed database. Hackers could use the same methods as Group-IB to exploit the databases.

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SC Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

David Estlick, chief information security officer of Chipotle Mexican Grill joined James Christiansen, vice president and CSO of cloud security transformation at Netskope, to speak about managing corporate expectation. ” CISOs and security leaders must therefore communicate that expectations, Christiansen added.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 15, 2022

I was joined by Liz Waddell, Incident Response Practice Lead at Cisco Talos , who’s often there at ground zero for data breaches, helping teams put out fires in remediation. And finally, Christos Syngelakis, CISO, and Data Privacy Officer at Motor Oil Group. Lead with, “How can I make your life easier?”.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2022

How Information Security Breaks The Classic IT Model. Cost of Breach Could Be Greater Than The Expected Cost Savings. IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach study revealed a single data breach could cost a company up to $3.29 How does information security fit into the producer/consumer model?

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2021

tag=IT Security'>IT Security</a> Protecting customer data from loss and leakage has become a top priority for enterprises over the past decade. Furthermore, data visibility was cited as the number one cybersecurity weakness, closely followed by an inability to meet regulatory challenges. Request a Demo.

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BH Consulting

MARCH 21, 2024

Its findings included data from Irish businesses, which ranked cyber attacks and data breaches as their top risk they face. Symantec has identified many of the tools gangs use to remove data from compromised networks. MORE Jane Frankland argues that making CISOs into heroes isn’t helpful. for $50,000.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

By: Matt Lindley, COO and CISO at NINJIO. Ensure that account credentials are secure. According to Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report , credentials are the type of data cybercriminals most want to steal in a breach. Let’s take a closer look at a few of those habits.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Hospitals will be required to implement comprehensive cybersecurity programs, including vulnerability assessments, access controls, and security awareness training for their employees. 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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Spinone

JULY 29, 2020

To automate your job and remain time-efficient, you’ll probably need specialized software that helps you with app security assessment and whitelisting/blacklisting. Network Security Engineer As the name suggests, a network security engineer’s job is to protect corporate networks from data breaches, human error, or cyberattacks.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 6, 2019

In this episode of the Security Ledger Podcast (#156), we're joined by Michael Coates, the former Chief Information Security Officer at Twitter and the CEO and co-founder of Altitude Networks.* » Related Stories Unsecured Database Exposes Data of 80M U.S. Read the whole entry. »

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 25, 2021

Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) have the luxury of being an incredibly hot commodity, so they can pretty much pick and choose where they work, as they are almost guaranteed to have a job waiting for them somewhere. Cybersecurity officials struggle in Florida. DeSantis appointed former state Rep.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 24, 2021

tag='></a> Protecting customer data from loss and leakage has become a top priority for enterprises over the past decade. Recent HelpSystems research with CISOs in global financial service organizations found that almost one-third believe data breaches have the potential to cause the most damage over the next 12 months.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Recovery from supply chain attacks will cost 3x-5x more as compared to data breaches. The case against the UBER Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) concluded with a conviction last year and the case against the CISO of SolarWinds, announced in 2023, is ongoing.

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