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How the CISO has adapted to protect the hybrid workforce

IT Security Guru

When developing a security strategy for supporting a hybrid workforce, it is essential to identify risks, as well as any potential blind spots. As CISOs embark on their transformational journeys, identifying these areas of weakness should be the top priority. Security landscape requires adaptation .

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GUEST ESSAY: Essential cyber hygiene practices all charities must embrace to protect their donors

The Last Watchdog

Keeping these systems up to date and installing the latest security patches can help minimize the frequency and severity of data breaches among organizations. Investing in top-notch firewalls is also essential, as they serve as the first line of defense against external threats. Strengthen authentication.

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Water utility CISO offers tips to stay secure as IT and OT converge

SC Magazine

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 same philosophy applies to ABCWUA’s installation of its cloud-based enterprise network security software.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why castle-wall defenses utterly fail at stopping deceptive adversaries

The Last Watchdog

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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New SEI CERT chief and first ever federal CISO: old cybersecurity models have ‘been overcome’

SC Magazine

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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A Reactive Cybersecurity Strategy Is No Strategy at All

CyberSecurity Insiders

A foundational approach to cybersecurity empowers CISOs to see abnormalities and block threats before they do damage. But what are your options for proactive protection when the notion of a walled-in network has been shattered by the proliferation of new IoT devices, growth of cloud services, and new hybrid work from home models?

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DDoS Myths: Blackholing and Outsourcing Won’t Stop Everything

eSecurity Planet

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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