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Best Practices Q&A: Guidance about what directors need to hear from CISOs — from a board member

The Last Watchdog

CISOs can sometimes be their own worst enemy, especially when it comes to communicating with the board of directors. “So when a CISO or anybody comes into a board room and says, ‘if we don’t do this, this is going to happen,’ it makes them all feel anxious and they start to close down their thought processes around it.”

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Black Hat insights: JupiterOne’s whodunnit puts CISOs on the trail of solving a devastating breach

The Last Watchdog

Related: A call to regulate facial recognition That said, a few dozen CISOs attending Black Hat USA 2023 will get to experience, hands-on, what it must have been like to be in the crucible of milestone hacks like Capital One, SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline. San Diego or New York City , feel free to skip ahead.

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MY TAKE: COVID-19 cements the leadership role CISOs must take to secure company networks

The Last Watchdog

cybersecurity policy needs to match societal values CISOs must preserve and protect their companies in a fast-changing business environment at a time when their organizations are under heavy bombardment. I had the chance to discuss this state of affairs with Vishal Salvi, CISO of Infosys. Salvi “The CISO role has fundamentally changed.

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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 2/9/24

Security Boulevard

Insight #1 From toasters to toothbrushes , the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to wreak havoc on the internet. The post Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 2/9/24 appeared first on Security Boulevard. As consumers, it's important to balance necessity with risk, just like with everything else.

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CISOs Increasingly Concerned About Mobile Threats

Security Boulevard

billion in internet fraud last year, CISOs are increasingly concerned about mobile threats targeting employees and the impact to their organization. In recent survey […] The post CISOs Increasingly Concerned About Mobile Threats first appeared on SlashNext. The rise of smishing, spam text messages and text scams.

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CISOs, what's in your work-from-home program?

CSO Magazine

What most entities have experienced since early 2020 is the IT scramble to accommodate the migration by employees from onsite and in their seat, to off-site and sitting wherever they could find internet access. Just like that, CISOs found themselves having to formulate work-from-home (WFH) policies, implementation and procedures.

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10 Holiday Cybersecurity Tips for CISOs

Security Boulevard

Chief information security officers (CISOs) should proactively implement strategies and protect their infrastructures against hacking months and weeks leading up to this busy time of the year.  Top holiday cybersecurity tips for CISOs With so many things going on, where should you focus your resources?

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