SC Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

This creates a major gap in security awareness, considering the 65,000 ransomware attacks deployed in the U.S. They have information about a ‘point in time,’ however most would not be aware of a vulnerability and thus a patch, until after a vulnerability scan is complete.”. “In

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Webroot

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Earlier this year, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) published updated recommendations for phishing simulations in security awareness training programs. For security awareness training to be successful, it has to be collaborative. Ready to establish your own successful security awareness training?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

” Santander’s UK CISO/Director of Security & Privacy Services, Emma L eith told Computer Business Review. The only way to p revent this kind of p hysical intrusions that exploit human factor and social engineering is to implement a cultural change.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Back in the day, security training was largely reserved for IT security specialists and then extended to include IT personnel in general. These days, all employees need to be well educated in security best practices and good habits if the organization wishes to steer clear of ransomware and malware. Living Security.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 31, 2022

Currently, Diego is serving as Manager of Cybersecurity Engineering at Leonardo DRS supporting the U.S. Currently, Diego is serving as Manager of Cybersecurity Engineering at Leonardo DRS supporting the U.S. Defense industry in the engineering, integration, testing, and delivery of cybersecurity compliant solutions.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. To pursue cybersecurity culture change, we recommend you to institute a cost-effective, company-wide security awareness training for your employees.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

We asked a few practitioners for their take on rising inflation and how it is making their jobs keeping their organizations secure more difficult—and what they are doing to try to combat these issues. "I Andrew Smeaton, CISO at Afiniti, says reassessment of cybersecurity programs and plans is necessary.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Below is our esteemed panel of SC Awards judges, contributing from health care, engineering, finance, education, manufacturing, nonprofit and consulting, among others. Almeida led the development and implementation of enterprise-wide information security strategy, policies, risk assessments and controls.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2022

That was the case for a broadcast SecureWorld recently hosted with Mike Britton, CISO of Abnormal Security , and legendary investigative journalist Brian Krebs. Key takeaway #3: Social engineering is the most powerful attack vector against InfoSec protocols. And you know, that can cause a potential loss for that organization.".

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Forrester also predicts that the number of women CISOs at Fortune 500 companies will rise to 20 percent in 2019 , compared with 13 percent in 2017. Director/CISO of IT Risk Management. Director/CISO of IT Risk Management at Ulta Beauty located in Bolingbrook, IL. Alexandra holds a B.S. Diane Brown. Ulta Beauty.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Check out invaluable cloud security insights and recommendations from the “Tenable Cloud Risk Report 2024.” Plus, a PwC study says increased collaboration between CISOs and fellow CxOs boosts cyber resilience. Meanwhile, a report finds the top cyber skills gaps are in cloud security and AI.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 29, 2024

The risk is too great, and key business partnerships are required," said Amy Bogac , former CISO at The Clorox Company. "If If you are a CFO, COO, or supply chain leader, please engage with your security partner like your (professional) life depends on it." Director, Cyber Security, Acumatica, Inc., trillion annually. "

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SecureWorld News

MAY 16, 2023

We use this type of model for our 'Whole of State' approach to security in North Dakota," says Michael Gregg, CISO for the State of North Dakota. Small entities struggle with the cost of security services. By banding together, these entities can accomplish much more than going it alone. He says: "I love this idea!

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NetSpi Executives

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This will drive a greater shift towards fewer, more comprehensive solutions that reduce management complexity and enhance team productivity. With cyber threats growing more complex and frequent, CISOs are under immense pressure to ensure that their teams can respond rapidly and decisively.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

DI Doyle gave examples of victims including an unnamed law firm and a large engineering company. Georgia Bafoutsou of ENISA, the EU’s information security agency, called on those attending to amplify messages about security awareness. Sharon Conheady’s entertaining talk explored the ethical side of social engineering.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 29, 2023

The role of the modern CISO today is just as much about managing technical solutions as it is about communicating risk to key decision-making stakeholders. The post A Guide to Articulating Risk: Speaking the Language of the Stakeholder appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Spinone

JULY 29, 2020

Application Security Engineer The job of an app security engineer has two major aspects. Firstly, you will need to help developers to create more secure apps. Don’t be surprised that sometimes, different roles share some responsibilities. Risky and insecure apps should be blacklisted.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2025

Threat actors used AI tools to orchestrate highly convincing and scalable social engineering campaigns, making it easier to deceive users and infiltrate systems. 2025 predictions: AI (again), insider threats, and moreHere are eight cybersecurity trends and predictions I expect will shape the landscapeand security prioritiesin the year ahead.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In Michigan’s Cyber Partners Program , for example, local communities receive services from a CISO-level consultant. University partners : Partnering with universities can help local governments get access to talent, technological insights, even real-time network security monitoring. Employee security awareness training.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Yes No No How frequently OT security awareness programs run? Once a quarter Once every 9 months Only in October Are crown jewels and legacy systems residing behind a DMZ?

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SecureWorld News

MAY 19, 2020

Sherry brought to Princeton his 25 years of technology experience, 12 of which was in higher education as the former CISO at Brown University. In many ways, leading a security mission out of a university is like securing a city. Security culture: the security team and everyone else.

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 14, 2024

This article is a complete guide to starting a career in cybersecurity: Choosing a Career Path : Explore different routes within cybersecurity, including leadership and operations or engineering. Skills Needed: Strategic planning abilities, deep knowledge of security standards (e.g., ISO 27001), experience with risk management tools.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2024

The post Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. A hard-coded credential catastrophe: The analytics firm kept big companies’ secrets in an insecure AWS bucket. Government says victims include the “critical infrastructure sector.”

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Security Boulevard

JULY 16, 2021

The post Stalkers: ‘Ugly Truth’ of Facebook Staff Abusing Private Data appeared first on Security Boulevard. A new book exposes yet another Facebook failure for the social media firm to say sorry about. But nothing’s going to change.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The post GoDaddy Hosting Hacked — for FOURTH Time in 4 Years appeared first on Security Boulevard. GoDaddy’s web hosting service breached yet again. This time, the perps were redirecting legit websites to malware.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 22, 2024

The post How to Prepare Your Workforce for the Deepfake Era appeared first on Security Boulevard. Of all of the AI-powered weapons, the one that your employees may be the least equipped to resist is deepfake technology.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Meta Security Guards Hacked Facebook Users appeared first on Security Boulevard. Facebook parent Meta has disciplined or fired at least 25 workers for allegedly hacking into user accounts. The post Oops!

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 14, 2024

The post Recall ‘Delayed Indefinitely’ — Microsoft Privacy Disaster is Cut from Copilot+ PCs appeared first on Security Boulevard. Copilot Plus? More like Copilot Minus: Redmond realizes Recall requires radical rethink.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Korean Job Scams Push Trojans via LinkedIn appeared first on Security Boulevard. Hey, hey, DPRK, how many people will you scam today? The post Warning: N.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2023

The post ‘Extraordinary, Egregious’ Data Breach at House and Senate appeared first on Security Boulevard. Capitol Trouble: Senators, representatives and staffers suffer PII leak. Could it finally kickstart some action?

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The post Why an HR-IT Partnership is Critical for Managing Cybersecurity Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. By aligning priorities into a shared game plan, HR and IT can finally set their organizations up to defend against modern cyberthreats.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Says it’s Microsoft’s Fault appeared first on Security Boulevard. Microsoft has issued another of its “look how clever we are” writeups of detecting APT29 hackers. But the U.S. government sees it differently. The post New Russian Hacks Revealed—but U.S.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2024

The post Crowdstrike outage: Growing scams amid global outage appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post Crowdstrike outage: Growing scams amid global outage appeared first on Click Armor.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The post Chinese Tech: Banned in DC, but not in the States appeared first on Security Boulevard. There’s a massive loophole in the federal ban on Chinese technology from sus firms such as Huawei and ZTE: It doesn’t stop states from buying it.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Just watch this video by Destin Sandlin, he’s an American engineer and science communicator who produces the YouTube series Smarter Every Day. How to secure a dissolved perimeter, onboard new partners and suppliers, manage passwords, train your employees on security awareness, and deal with a breach or ransomware attack?

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Even with a generic greeting, you would think an AL-powered anti-phishing protection engine would have blocked the message. Phishing attacks often rely on social engineering techniques to trick users into revealing sensitive data. Whaling, spear, barrel, reverse social engineering, malware, ransomware, account compromise.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Deryck Mitchelson, EMEA field CISO for Check Point, chimed in on this point. With so many alerts coming in to security operations centres and incident management systems, AI can help security teams from being overworked and potentially missing vital signals that something’s wrong. “Any To be trusted, listen,” she said. “I

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