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The Risk-Conscious, Security-Aware Culture: The Forgotten Critical Security Control

Cisco Security

Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) across the Global 2000 and Fortune 1000 are obsessed with protecting the workforce endpoints as critical vulnerabilities in the cybersecurity and risk management posture of their enterprises. Should a risk-conscious, security-aware culture be considered a critical security control?

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Threat Intelligence and Security Awareness?

SecureWorld News

In our exclusive Behind the Scenes interview series, we take a deeper look at a topic that is relevant to the information security community. Today's conversation answers this question: How can threat intelligence strengthen security awareness? We're speaking with Sherrod DeGrippo, Sr. Really appreciate that.

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How CISOs Limit Downtime Without Impacting Security

Security Boulevard

In the last decade the role of the chief information security officer (CISO) has evolved considerably. Not long ago, the CISO was considered a part of the IT team and their main focus was on building firewalls, implementing antivirus and keeping spam emails at bay. Today, however, things are very different.

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Should the CISO Report to the CIO?

Cisco Security

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is the organization’s senior executive in charge of the cybersecurity and the information technology risk management posture of the enterprise. federal government in particular, the CISO reports to the Chief Information Officer (CIO).

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CISOs are Burning Out, Missing Holidays Due to Work Demands 

Security Boulevard

The demands on chief information security officers (CISOs) are mounting, leading many to skip vacation time and even miss holidays like Thanksgiving, according to a Tessian survey of 317 security strategy decision-makers at organizations in the U.S. and the UK.

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Introducing our new Senior CISO Advisor, Bruce Brody

Cisco Security

I’m delighted to announce the latest member of my CISO Advisors team, Bruce Brody. Bruce joins us with three decades of proven security leadership under his belt. He was the first executive-level CISO at the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Energy, and has had more recent success as CISO at Cubic Corporation and DRS Technologies.

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Interview with Dana Mantilia and the Role of the CISO

Security Boulevard

Dana Mantilia joins us this month to talk about cybersecurity awareness, her incredible YouTube channel, and the ever changing role of the CISO (Chief Information Security Officer). ** Links mentioned on the show ** Connect with Dana and subscribe to her YouTube Channel [link] [link] ** Watch this episode on YouTube ** [link] ** Thank […].

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