CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2021

National Security Agency (NSA), CSfC is a key component of the organization’s commercial cybersecurity strategy. CSfC validates commercial IT products that have met the highest level of strict encryption standards and rigorous security requirements for both hardware and software solutions.

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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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Another indication that things may not have been up to par was the chief information security officer (CISO) leaving in November, while the company was still recovering from the cyberattack. Stop malicious encryption. These are things that, however cumbersome, need to be tested.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

A conversation with Jason Witty, head of cybersecurity and technology controls, and global chief information security officer for JPMorgan Chase. One of a series of security leadership profiles prepared by Cybersecurity Collaborative in conjunction with SC Media. Find out more here.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 8, 2023

However, security – the often overlooked and undervalued visitor – is struggling to communicate across the table. When it comes down to it, C-level goals and CISO initiatives are not all that misaligned. Smart security also means doing more with less so the company as a whole can run lean. Automated offense.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Brazilian media outlet CISO Advisor claims it has viewed an internal report on the security breach incident that suggests the threat actor was a cybercrime organization financially motivated. Our report tried to contact the agency’s press office, but the contact information has even disappeared from Google’s cache.”

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

For example, companies with exposed IoT are more than 50% more likely to have email security issues, according to a new report and blog post from the Cyentia Institute and RiskRecon. But what does that correlation mean for chief information security officers? So, how can CISOs operationalize that kind of information?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Quantum computing poses a potential threat to current cybersecurity practices, which are based on encryption algorithms that can be broken by quantum computers. As for the panel presentation at SecureWorld Denver , it features Edgar Acosta, Experienced Cybersecurity Professional (former CISO at DCP Midstream ); Craig Hurter, Sr.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2020

For many Chief Information Security Officers, having the CEO’s ear, at the moment, is proving to be a double-edged sword, Pollard told me. “We We find many CISOs spend their time explaining what threats matter and why, as opposed to why cybersecurity matters in the first place,” he says. “New But it’s only a baby step.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The primary job of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is to exercise continuous diligence in reducing risk, within the risk appetite and risk tolerance of the organization, so that the likelihood of a boom is low, and the corresponding magnitude of harm is limited. Cisco Secure Social Channels. Frameworks.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“Our team quickly triaged the report and determined the risk to partners to be minimal,” said Patrick Beggs , ConnectWise’s chief information security officer. ” However, LastPass maintains that its “customer passwords remain safely encrypted due to LastPass’s Zero Knowledge architecture.”

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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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SecureWorld News

MAY 14, 2020

And in addition to encrypting data, this ransomware attacker exfiltrated data, as well: "Our ongoing investigations have established that the attacker has accessed at least one specific corporate server. If it simply encrypts data on your corporate network, that's the former worst case scenario for ransomware.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

For example, Comparitech found one Read_me note in an infected Elasticsearch cluster that warned the recipient to pay 0.0175 bitcoins within 48 hours to recover encrypted data. Still, “information security professionals know that there are more attack vectors for ransomware to have an eye on,” Schrader continued. “A

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Consistent with the federal government’s deployment of Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM), the CDM program is a dynamic approach to fortifying the cybersecurity of government networks and systems. 1: Developing a decision tree approach to security. I follow that path down to where that data is stored.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2024

Speaking of zero trust, Dave Lewis , the global advisory CISO for Duo Security, offered some words of advice that could sum up the rationale of DDR in a soundbite: “Don’t trust something simply because it’s inside your firewall — there’s no reason for that.” She has written for Bora , Venafi, Tripwire and many other sites.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 30, 2021

Using this list as a backdrop the following best practices are presented as a call to action to help organizations take a proactive approach at addressing API security risk. Encrypt sensitive traffic using Transport Layer Security (TLS). You may find that many of these best practices are already in use across your organization.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

By: Matt Lindley, COO and CISO at NINJIO. This is because most people have bad habits when it comes to information security – 39 percent have reused their social media login credentials on other sites, while a significant proportion of employees overshare online.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

But the SAO is accusing Accellion of being less than forthcoming, with officials explaining in a virtual press conference and a public statement that it was not aware of any security incident at Accellion until the Jan. Hence the reason why credit card information is never transmitted to the retailer.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

After spending 25 years of her career in IT, including more than 17 years in information security, Nancy considers joining the Federal Reserve Bank in 2017 as the highlight of her career. She has demonstrated passion, knowledge, and proven ability to engage others in the emerging market needs for cybersecurity initiatives.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Network security: Includes Direct Connect (DC) private and public interfaces; DMZ, VPC, and VNet endpoints; transit gateways; load balancers; and DNS. Data Security: Encrypt data in transit and at rest, S3 bucket data (at rest), and EBS root volume and dynamo db. Raj Badhwar, chief information security officer, Voya Financial.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 4, 2021

The same goes with the advent of Quantum Computing , which is supposed to bring exponential computing power that shall not only bring endless benefits but also raises question marks on the current state of cryptography that is the bedrock of all information security as we know today. How much time do we have?

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Spinone

JANUARY 24, 2020

Our algorithms analyze file-level behavior for any anomalies and if they recognize ransomware encryption patterns, they block the source of the attack and revoke access to the user account to stop any further encryption processes. Ransomware encrypts your files, and backup is the best way to get them back.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Some of these organizations won’t even have a chief information officer (CIO) or chief information security officer (CISO) that participates in the executive suite and that would count as a participating manager.

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McAfee

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The biggest challenge is information security extension in a multi-cloud world. Yet few security operations teams are prepared for that. Machine learning will be throughout the information security technology stack soon. The harder thing here is that information security teams must adjust to ALL of this at ONCE.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Under-resourced Information Security Managers were not performing their business as usual role (including a NIST-based cybersecurity review of systems) but were working on evaluating security controls for the COVID-19 vaccination system. The antivirus server was later encrypted in the attack).

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NopSec

JULY 25, 2013

Wendy Nather is Research Director within 451 Research’s Enterprise Security Program, providing analysis on the current state of security from the perspective of a veteran CISO. Password security in particular will appear in talks, as numerous attacks in recent times have involved the compromise of non-encrypted passwords.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

Become familiar with the standards that affect your industry, such as GDPR, CCPA, SOX, HIPAA, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA). Assign roles and responsibilities.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

While experts don’t know when or where a quantum computer will emerge that can break most forms of classical encryption, most agree that enterprises will need to replace their encryption protocols well in advance of that day. billion operations.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Under-resourced Information Security Managers were not performing their business as usual role (including a NIST-based cybersecurity review of systems) but were working on evaluating security controls for the COVID-19 vaccination system. The antivirus server was later encrypted in the attack).

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Cyber threat management , being an advanced discipline, craves analytical attention and a commander’s strategic skills of information security executives to confront and overcome the multi-dimensional cyber threats. Protect your business from cyber assaults and never assume that cyber risk management occurs on its own!

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Investigations are still ongoing to confirm those assumptions,” OVHcloud CISO Julien Levrard said. “The attack is primarily targeting ESXi servers in versions before 7.0 U3i, apparently through the OpenSLP port (427).”

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 14, 2021

Know the business objectives inside out One of the key challenges in aligning security with business objectives is that information security/data security executives (i.e. CISO/Chief Information Security Officer) are often too concerned about security and not the overall business objectives.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Phishing attacks, account takeover (ATO) fraud and data breaches can be mitigated by multi-factor authentication, strong access controls for regular as well as privileged users, and by encrypting all sensitive data for instance. Encryption and tokenization can help organizations secure their customers’ digital transactions.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Network Security: In this module, you will learn more about how to secure network: firewalls, password managers, and more. Endpoint Protection: Discover how to use antivirus software, learn about malware, encryption and application control. Anonymous Browsing: All you wanted to know about anonymous browsing.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 22, 2021

. “For more than a year, most corporate offices have stood mostly abandoned as employees continued to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Deepen Desai, chief information security officer (CISO) at Zscaler, said in a statement. ” Most Devices Communicate in Plaintext.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification is considered to be the gold standard in information security. Those doors lead to many different types of positions and opportunities, thus making the information security community dynamic and multifaceted.

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