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50% of CISOs say the push for rapid growth and digital transformation stalls cloud security

SC Magazine

New research found that half of CISOs surveyed say their organization’s desire for growth and rapid digital transformation has become detrimental to achieving data security in the cloud. The Netwrix team found that these challenges are exacerbated by business demands for speedy digital transformation.

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Cybersecurity Collaborative’s Cloud Security Task Force to provide guidance for digital transformation

SC Magazine

The Collaborative convened the Cloud Computing Task Force of roughly 15 CISOs in February. The Cybersecurity Collaborative launched a Cloud Security Task Force with the mission of helping organizations guide their migrations and secure ongoing digital transformation initiatives. Sean Gallup/Getty Images).

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New CISOs should focus more on people and less on tech, report finds

SC Magazine

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. The first is that developing human connections is more critical to a CISO’s early success than mastery of the technical details. Twitter headquarters.

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How CISOs Can Impact Security for All

Cisco Security

Insights from our new Advisory CISO, Helen Patton. If there’s anyone who’s been put through their paces in the security industry, it’s Helen Patton , our new Advisory Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Helen has come to Cisco from The Ohio State University, where she served as CISO for approximately eight years.

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Three tips for modernizing the CISO in 2021

SC Magazine

Today’s columnist, Jadee Hanson of Code42, says KPMG found that 44% of organizations will change their products, services and business models in the next few years – and that CIOs and CISOs must work together to meet this challenge. During the height of the pandemic last year, the CISO took on new prominence within organizations.

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Why companies need a Chief Product Security Officer

SC Magazine

Digital transformation has changed the way companies do business, which has in turn changed the way consumers interact with the products and services companies provide. As a result, many organizations are finding they need someone beyond the CISO to lead this effort at the organizational level. Security Teams Are A-Changin’.

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How to find, fund and fix cyber risk blind spots

SC Magazine

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center reports that cybercrime has risen 300% in the last 12 months and concerns grow as company leaders determine how to navigate the long-term effects brought on by the pandemic and the acceleration of digital transformation started last year. FIND the company’s cybersecurity blind spot.