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CISO Stories Podcast: So You Want to be a Cyber Spy?

Security Boulevard

Ira Winkler, CISO at Skyline Technology Solutions, recounts his amazing journey from wannabe astronaut to NSA intelligence analyst, social engineer, systems hacker and author, and some of the crazy things that happened along the way - check it out. The post CISO Stories Podcast: So You Want to be a Cyber Spy?

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How do Red Team Exercises help CISO to Validate the Security Controls Effectively?

Security Boulevard

Red Team Exercises are one of the best ways for CISOs to validate the security controls effectively. The post How do Red Team Exercises help CISO to Validate the Security Controls Effectively? The post How do Red Team Exercises help CISO to Validate the Security Controls Effectively? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Red Team vs Blue Team vs Purple Team: Differences Explained

eSecurity Planet

Blue team members might be led by a chief information security officer (CISO) or director of security operations, making this team the largest among the three. The red team literally tests the effectiveness of the organization’s defensive measures — often without warning.

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What is the CISO Experience in a Red Team Exercise?

NetSpi Executives

You’re about to have your first Red Team experience, or maybe your first one in the CISO seat of your organization. If your goal is to absolutely find a way from the outside into your organization, you probably should do an External Network Penetration Test instead. How Often Should I Plan for Red Team Testing?

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Protecting your Customers and Brand in 2022: Are you doing enough?

Jane Frankland

Nowadays, organisations need digital leaders such as CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs who are strategists, visionaries, and know how to manage, effectively. Pre pandemic, Nominet released a study, Life Inside the Perimeter: Understanding the Modern CISO and reported on cybersecurity’s leaders. billion) is expected online.

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AI in Cybersecurity: How to Cut Through the Overhype and Maximize the Potential

CyberSecurity Insiders

Of the 13 engineers who commented for this publication, none felt that the marketing associated with the products they were working on was completely accurate with respect to advertised capabilities. The paper explores those areas as well as malicious uses of ML and DL, specifically in social engineering and phishing.

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Sunsetting legacy Cybersecurity Process for Better Optimization and Security Modernization

Security Boulevard

Threat modeling (Risk management, vulnerability, and penetration testing). Do the current SecOps and DevOps processes provide relevant and sustainable support for emerging threats, including ransomware, email phishing attacks, and social engineering? Live patching systems outdated technologies.