BH Consulting

APRIL 30, 2025

Third-party risk rises as a factor in breaches: Verizon DBIR 2025 Verizons latest annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) shows some concerning trends with a sharp escalation in global cyber threats. CSO Online marked the progress as 66 per cent done.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

By spearheading cybersecurity programs, CISOs empower organizations to fend off cyber threats from criminal enterprises, insider risks, hackers, and other malicious entities that pose significant risks to operations, critical infrastructure, and even national security. RELATED: Uber CSO Found Guilty: The Sky Is Not Falling.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The good news is that state governments increasingly recognize the critical role that CISOs play, formalizing their authority. Public leaders throughout state government—from governors to legislators, from CIOs to agency leaders—need to understand and support the funding of cybersecurity. Proactively participate in policy development.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 16, 2024

In this Spotlight Podcast, host Paul Roberts talks with Chris Walcutt, the CSO of DirectDefense about the rising cyber threats facing operational technology (OT) and how organizations that manage OT - including critical infrastructure owners can best manage increased cyber risks to OT environments. For Hacking.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2022

As fears mount over the prospects of a “cyberwar” initiated by the Russian government, the number of identified Russian threat actors also continues to climb. Last week CrowdStrike publicly revealed a Russia-nexus state-sponsored actor that it tracks as Ember Bear.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 7, 2024

The FBI will host an event exploring agricultural cyber risks in Omaha, Nebraska amid growing concerns of cyber attacks on US agriculture as farms embrace precision agriculture. The post At Nebraska Event, FBI Calls Out Cyber Threats To Agriculture appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. For Hacking.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 30, 2023

Since then, he has defused global viruses, searched for the first virus authors in a Pakistani conflict zone, and traveled the globe advising law enforcement and governments on cybercrime. He has also recently published a book, If It’s Smart, It’s Vulnerable , where he explains how the growth of internet connectivity has fueled cyber threats.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

Ransomware remains one of the biggest cyber threats that organizations and governments continue to face. However, hackers are engineering new ways to extract ransom from their victims as organizations take a conscious call to decline ransom payment demands.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As the physical threat of war continues to rise, so do the cyber threats for any country that may stand against Russia. Notably, the Russian government has used cyber as a key component of their force projection over the last decade, including previously in Ukraine in the 2015 timeframe.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Public companies will also have to share details about their "cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance" on an annual basis. Risk Management and Strategy Disclosure: Companies must disclose their cybersecurity risk management policies, governance procedures, and incident response plans in their annual reports.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 27, 2023

The history of international cyber conflict is remarkably long and storied. The timeline of major cyber threat events stretches back nearly four decades, but it is really only the last decade that has seen the widespread proliferation of national cyber forces. To read this article in full, please click here

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SecureWorld News

MAY 23, 2024

And the recent clarifications—focusing on material cybersecurity incidents—is a step in the right direction," said Glenn Kapetansky , CSO, Trexin Group. "In Clear disclosure of material cyber threats is seen as essential for investors evaluating risk exposures of public companies.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

Threat intelligence firm Flashpoint has announced the release of Ignite, a new intelligence platform built to accelerate cross-functional risk mitigation and prevention across vulnerability management and security teams, including those in law enforcement, state and local government, and federal civilian agencies.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

According to CSO, 2021 shaped up to be an active year for mergers and acquisitions in the cybersecurity industry. Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2021 | CSO Online. It should be noted, cyber due diligence, including testing of applications, is also important for post transaction operations. In fact, the volume of U.S.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The need for global collaboration to cope with various pressing threats, from electronic espionage to ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure, is imperative to prevent economic and social disasters, top cybersecurity professionals and government officials say. To read this article in full, please click here

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

His common sense approach to cybersecurity has made North Dakota a leader among state and local governments with unique challenges as public entities. He has created partnerships among fellow government peers—from cities to counties to federal to schools—with the private sector, and with vendors.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 5, 2024

Chris Walcutt, the CSO at DirectDefense talks about the rapidly changing threat landscape that critical infrastructure owners and operators inhabit, and how savvy firms are managing OT cyber risks. The post Spotlight Podcast: OT Is Under Attack. appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Click the icon below to listen.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This is why we consider ransomware to be a significant threat to not only transit agencies but all enterprises and government agencies. It’s also why we’ve seen cyber liability premiums rise nearly 300 to 400% over the past couple years. Another top goal for malicious hacks on transit agencies is getting a ransom paid.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 28, 2020

Also joining us: Sam Curry, the CSO of Cybereason. With just over two months until the 2020 presidential election in the United States, campaigns are entering the final stretch as states and local governments prepare for the novel challenge of holding a national election amidst a global pandemic. A Risk Eye on the Election Guy.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Sonatype has discovered more malware in the npm registry which, following our analysis and multiple cyber threat intelligence reports, has led to the discovery of a novel and large scale malware campaign leveraging the open-source ecosystem.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

“Certifications range from penetration testers , government/industry regulatory compliance , ethical hacking , to industry knowledge,” he said. My advice for anybody that asks me which certifications they should get is this: find a certification in a subject that you wish to learn about,” Palo Alto Networks CSO Rick Howard said.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Mapping business goals to the cyber threats putting those goals at risk will help formulate the Zero Trust strategy to mitigate that risk. It may involve a more agent-based approach and/or collectively group resources together with authentication and policy being governed at a gateway.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2024

For more information about SBOMs: “ How Our Business Complies with SBOM Recommendations ” (DevProJournal) “ US Government and OpenSSF Partner on New SBOM Management Tool ” (Infosecurity Magazine) “ How to create an SBOM, with example and template ” (TechTarget) “ SBOMs – Software Supply Chain Security’s Future or Fantasy?

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Those are three security measures cyber teams should proactively take in response to an ongoing and “large scale” email spear-phishing campaign targeting victims with malicious RDP files , according to the U.S. A foreign threat actor is carrying out the campaign. Also known as APT29, this group is affiliated with Russia’s government.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat. Cloud security success and choosing the right investments is all about having a clear understanding of threat types and their resulting damages.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 27, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission this week announced new rules mandating the disclosure of cybersecurity incidents as well as ongoing risk management, strategy, and governance. “The enormous resistance of our federal government to mandate basic security principles as a requirement for doing business in our nation is inexcusable. .

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Nation-State Cyber Threats. Details: We discuss the "Big Four" nation-state bad actors and the cyber attacks they are capable of. Tracking COVID-19 Cyber Threats. Featured interview: Myla Pilao of the Trend Micro Threat Research Team, which tracks more than 5 billion threats daily. No, it's not.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2022

trillion omnibus spending bill that funds government operations through the fiscal year 2023. On December 23, the House and Senate Appropriations Committee agreed to a $1.7 On December 29, President Biden signed it. To read this article in full, please click here

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