SC Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

Companies transitioning to the cloud have to think of cybersecurity as more than firewalls, access controls and incident response, and define goals of security that go beyond confidentiality, integrity and availability, said Randy Vickers, chief information security officer for the U.S. Sean Gallup/Getty Images). Technical review.

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Cloud Migration CISO Firewall DNS 87

CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2023

When I asked CISOs about their cyber threat intelligence (CTI) programs about five years ago, I got two distinct responses. For these organizations, threat intelligence programs were nothing more than blocking indicators of compromise (IoCs) with firewalls, endpoint security software, email gateways, or web proxies.

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Cyber threats CISO Firewall Software 109

InfoWorld on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

It’s the CISO, or chief information security officer. Many of these brave men and women took on the role prior to the pandemic when vulnerable applications and data could be placed within a secure domain—typically, a well-defined firewall. One of the weapons that CISOs keep leveraging is virtual desktop infrastructure or VDI.

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CISO Firewall Information Security 131

SC Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

The hack of Words with Friends in 2019 was high-profile, but today’s columnist, Yuval Elddad of CYE, says CISOs at all gaming companies have to take a closer look at the growing threats to online gaming platforms. The post Why CISOs at gaming companies need to reimagine security appeared first on SC Media.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 29, 2020

Some CISOs, at first, were reserved and said, ‘We’re not moving to the cloud.’ Traditional security controls, like endpoint security, firewalls, proxies, etc., They’re either on the cloud-first approach, or just starting up as cloud-native, even for lines of business like human resources and collaboration, it’s all cloud-based.

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Mobile CISO Risk Cloud Migration 141

CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

I had a lovely chat with one of my favorite CISOs the other day, helping them think through the security metrics that they report upwards. Disclosure: I used to be CISO at Akamai.] At best, they are a measurement of activity , not of effectiveness. To read this article in full, please click here

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Their platform operates as both a web application firewall and run time application self-protection, using machine learning to monitor their customers’ APIs and applications, identify baseline user and application behaviors and over time, learn how to best to detect and block malicious activity.

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CISO Marketing Media Software 59

SC Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

Kristin Sanders, CISO for the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, revealed how New Mexico’s largest water and wastewater utility has been addressing the security challenge. The post Water utility CISO offers tips to stay secure as IT and OT converge appeared first on SC Media. Asaavedra32, CC BY-SA 3.0

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CISO IoT VPN InfoSec 82

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

Investing in top-notch firewalls is also essential, as they serve as the first line of defense against external threats. In a 2023 survey, 30% of CISOs named insider threats one of the biggest cybersecurity threats for the year. Strengthen authentication.

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Social Engineering Risk Cybersecurity Authentication 184

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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Data breaches Social Engineering Malware Hacking 111

SC Magazine

APRIL 30, 2021

We would build our architectures with that perimeter defense model where we’re going to have a firewall and we’re going to deny everything except for those things that we want to let through. That model has been overcome by things like [smartphones] and mobility and the firewalls are very difficult to configure and maintain.

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CISO Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Government 109

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Working as CISO, DeSouza's areas of expertise include strategic planning, risk management, identity management, cloud computing, and privacy. The recent Verkada incident serves as a stark reminder, emphasizing the pressing need for CISOs to prioritize integrated IoT security and privacy in their strategic considerations.

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Cybersecurity CISO Cyber threats Risk 88

SC Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

As a result, many organizations are finding they need someone beyond the CISO to lead this effort at the organizational level. Samford says a CPSO needs to work in close partnership with the CISO. Corman adds that CPSOs serve a different role and need to go beyond being versed in firewall rules and incident response.

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Digital transformation CISO Firewall Engineering 103

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Security administrator- Already this position is facing a lot of talent scarcity as the job designation needs the person to install, administer and troubleshoot any security software like anti-virus solutions, patch management systems and firewalls- resolving tickets from time to time.

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Cybersecurity CISO DDOS Cyber Risk 99

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Although, the topic has gained popularity amongst CIOs and CISOs, most companies are still overlooking important security blind spots when it comes to securing their digital assets outside the enterprise firewalls—domains, DNS, digital certificates. Security goes beyond the firewall, not just behind it.

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DNS Firewall Social Engineering Risk 135

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

A foundational approach to cybersecurity empowers CISOs to see abnormalities and block threats before they do damage. These developments have made the perimeter so porous that the old approach of simply hiding behind a firewall and keeping the rest of the world at bay is no longer feasible. by David Ratner, CEO, HYAS ( www.hyas.com ).

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DNS Cybersecurity CISO Social Engineering 140

Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

Further to the topic of governance, FISMA decided to subordinate the CISO to the CIO, which is an organizational design no longer in favor among enterprises throughout the Fortune 500 and Global 2000. The modern CISO is more than “IT security.” He has also serviced as the CISO of Leonardo DRS and Cubic Global Defense.

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CISO Information Security Risk Cloud Migration 102

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

There are several methods of active defense that companies can utilize to safeguard their networks, and it’s time for CISOs to start picking. Traditional network security solutions, such as firewalls, are not effective at detecting and stopping lateral attack movement – and that’s where the real damage is done.

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Energy and Utilities Cyber Attacks Mobile CISO 190

eSecurity Planet

MAY 15, 2023

When CISOs evaluate their IT infrastructure, they assign scoring priorities to different systems. Additionally, cloud users may require additional services, such as cloud firewalls, load balancers, and more instances, which can significantly increase costs. However, there are limitations to this strategy.

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DDOS Firewall Risk CISO 92

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

Prediction #5: Enterprising CISOs will see API security as an opportunity to innovate. API security is a greenfield opportunity that leading CISOs will exploit to choose and implement the best frameworks, processes, and tools for their organizations. Because the API security industry is fast-transforming.

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CISO Financial Services Risk Unstructured Data 118

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

He has been a CISO for 20 years and has extensive global IT and security leadership and transformation experience. Enlisting people as the first line of defense and enabling the "human firewall" can bolster cybersecurity many fold. Arun will present the opening keynote, "The Evolving Role of the CISO."

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Cybersecurity CISO Risk Firewall 74

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The conference’s focus on cyber resilience doesn’t mean that organizations should abandon core security defenses like EDR , access control and firewalls , but they should be prepared for the advanced threats that will, at some point, get past them.

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Backups CISO Encryption Ransomware 109

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I think it requires taking a step back and assessing what you can do with less," said Chris Roberts, CISO and Senior Director at Boom Supersonic. Andrew Smeaton, CISO at Afiniti, says reassessment of cybersecurity programs and plans is necessary. Too many folks focus on the technology as opposed to the people or process.

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Cybersecurity CISO Education Phishing 73

Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2021

Product categories such as intrusion prevention systems (IPS), anti-spam, unified threat intelligence (UTM), security information and event management (SIEM), next-generation firewall (NGFW), The post 4 Startups Driving Cybersecurity Innovation appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Cybersecurity Firewall Technology CISO 99

SC Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

You have systems of internal network accessible from the internet, so potentially, you’ve got internet access and firewall policy issues. So, how can CISOs operationalize that kind of information? As former CISO, I know that you have you have to have really thought through your systems and configurations.

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IoT Internet Internet CISO 98

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Next-generation firewalls are well, XDRing, IPS in prevention mode, and we had 100% attainment of our security awareness weekly training podcast. With over 1000 plus vendors going to great lengths to show their greatest over their competitors, the consuming enterprise CISO and CIO will continue to breach, data exfiltration, and ransomware.

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Cybersecurity Digital transformation CISO Firewall 103

Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

In case you missed them, below is a brief recap of some of the Cisco sessions, including a fight that almost broke out between the Incident Response (IR) team represented by Matt Olney, Talos’ Intel Director, and Wendy Nather, Head of Advisory CISOs. In addition, Matt personally prefers the newer MFA system than the age-old firewall system.

Backups 132

Backups CISO Ransomware Cyber Attacks 132

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.” Or, inside any of your access-controlled spaces, we might add.

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Data privacy Risk CISO Firewall 105

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

Firewalls should be implemented between any wireless networks and the organization’s internal network. Firewall configurations should be implemented to restrict connections between untrusted networks and any systems in the protected information environment to only what is necessary. This includes all approved wireless networks.

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Encryption Firewall Computers and Electronics Wireless 134

SecureWorld News

MAY 25, 2023

According to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence announcement , Volt Typhoon gains initial access to targeted organizations through internet-facing security devices, specifically Fortinet FortiGuard firewalls. Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist and Advisory CISO at Delinea: "The recent Volt Typhoon warning from Microsoft is alarming.

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Firewall Cyber threats Telecommunications Internet 76

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Threat intelligence also ranks high among respondents, used via network traffic (57 percent, firewall / IPS traffic (53 percent), dark web data (46 percent) and user behavior (44 percent). Two of the more common healthcare cybersecurity defenses the report found are training and awareness programs and employee monitoring.

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Healthcare Ransomware Cybersecurity Big data 132

Security Boulevard

MAY 31, 2022

I especially enjoyed my conversation with Ryan Melle, SVP and CISO at Berkshire Bank. Because traditional solutions, such as web application firewalls (WAFs) and API gateways, lack the ability to correlate API activity over time, they can’t adequately protect this expanding attack surface.

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Banking Digital transformation Architecture Big data 52

Security Boulevard

APRIL 21, 2021

While perimeter defenses like firewalls and antivirus software remain essential elements of comprehensive network defense, stopping 100% of attacks at the perimeter is an impossibility with today’s ever-evolving attack surface.

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Antivirus Firewall Software CISO 56

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2019

Enterprises have dumped small fortunes into stocking their SOCs (security operations centers) with the best firewalls, anti-malware suites, intrusion detection, data loss prevention and sandbox detonators money can buy. Related: Why we’re in the Golden Age of cyber espionage. But this hasn’t done the trick.

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Threat Detection Digital transformation Marketing Firewall 141

SecureWorld News

APRIL 8, 2023

When I started, networking owned the firewalls. Steve will be presenting a session titled Transitioning from CISO to CIO: What Changes? A : I have worked in information technology (IT) and networking for more than 20 years in the retail, distribution, and legal industries. The concept of granular access control fascinated me.

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Cybersecurity InfoSec Retail CISO 78

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 9, 2023

Answering this question has placed CISOs on a path towards continuous audit readiness that’s accomplished by automating audit processes, from Scope to Evidence. Protection mechanisms incorporates a wide variety of cyber defenses such as malware, encryption, vulnerability management and firewall technologies.

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Policy Compliance Technology Digital transformation Encryption 142

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

By hiring a proven security partner, hospitals can outsource the management and monitoring of security systems that include antivirus protection, intrusion, vulnerability scanning, detection and managed firewall services. Tom Neclerio is a former healthcare CISO and currently serves as the Vice President of Professional Services SilverSky.

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Healthcare Ransomware Social Engineering Identity Theft 105