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Difference between Information Security and Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity Insiders

There is a confusion among a few that the terms Information Security and Cybersecurity are the same as the two areas take the same strides to a large extent. Information Security- Protection of information and the information storing systems from unauthorized access accounts to Information Security.

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Top VAPT Testing Companies

Security Boulevard

Introduction By reducing information risks and vulnerabilities, a process called information security, also referred to as infosec, protects electronic data. Data can be stored in text, picture, or video file formats on servers, desktop computers, laptops, or mobile devices. InfoSec […].

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Why would a lawyer ever need an Information Security Professional?

CyberSecurity Insiders

As an information security professional, have you often found yourself frustrated by the growing collection of cyber-based rules, guidance, regulations, and contemplations that our lawmakers can conjure up? It is also clear that information security professionals see things differently than most non-security people.

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What’s Your Fail-Safe Posture? Before You Learn How to Fly, Learn How to Fall

CyberSecurity Insiders

Way back in 1975, two members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) authored a report about how to protect computer systems. One of the recommendations in the report by Saltzer and Schroeder , “ The Protection of Information in Computer Systems ”, was to include “Fail-safe defaults”.

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Episode 144: Infosec Supporting Right to Repair with Joe Grand and Kyle Wiens

The Security Ledger

The post Episode 144: Infosec Supporting Right to Repair with Joe Grand and Kyle Wiens appeared first on The Security Ledger. Households Introducing Securepairs.org: Fighting Infosec FUD for the Right to Repair. What is needed is for the information security community to speak up – and loudly.

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Meet the 2021 SC Awards judges

SC Magazine

Prior to Mastercard, Abdullah was the chief information security officer at Xerox, where she established and led a corporate-wide information risk management program. She also served as the deputy chief information officer of the White House. She is also the host of the Mastering Cyber podcast.

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Spotlight Podcast: Security Automation is (and isn’t) the Future of Infosec

The Security Ledger

. » Related Stories Spotlight Podcast: Rethinking Your Third Party Cyber Risk Strategy Episode 159: Deep Fakes and Election (in)Security with ZeroFOX Episode 160 Right to Repair’s Summer of Love – Sort of. Brumley is a noted expert on the use of machine learning and automation to cyber security problems.