Security Boulevard

MARCH 7, 2025

Those stats come from ISACAs Tech Workplace and Culture 2025 report, which is based on a survey of about 7,700 of its members who work in IT areas such as information security, governance, assurance, data privacy and risk management. Educate employees about proper procedures for responding to a ransom threat.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has become one of the most critical roles in modern organizations. Understanding why this is happening and exploring what lies ahead is essential for organizations aiming to sustain effective cybersecurity leadership.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

The recent proliferation of tools that employ artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) to perform human-like tasks has sparked a great deal of interest in the cybersecurity community. To read this article in full, please click here

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 26, 2021

With data breach rates rising and criminal attack methods becoming more sophisticated each day, it is essential for every organization to take security seriously. That means cybersecurity training and education so that key stakeholders understand the risks that businesses are facing, and which strategies are most effective for protection.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

government is urging software makers to adopt secure application-development practices that help prevent buffer overflow attacks. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) called buffer overflow vulnerabilities unforgivable defects that put national and economic security at risk.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2021

In the guidance issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in April 2021 on securing one’s supply chain, a portion of the guidance was dedicated to the threat vector posed to entities during their design phase. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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Security Boulevard

MAY 26, 2025

In this post, we look at a few of the highlights, focusing on the work of three Tenable thought leaders: information security engineer Arnie Cabral, CSO Robert Huber and CIO Patricia Grant. She thinks that securing an enterprise is a responsibility that IT and security share.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 29, 2024

In Q&A format, they share about their professional journeys, unique experiences, and hopes for the future of cybersecurity—along with some personal anecdotes. He has been in the information security and technology field for the past 20 years working in education, financial, telecommunication, healthcare, and insurance sectors.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

” Also read: Cybersecurity Employment in 2022: Solving the Skills Gap. How to Choose a Security Certification. Thycotic chief security scientist Joseph Carson told eSecurity Planet that choosing a certification should ultimately be about deciding which skillset or professional direction you want to focus on.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 26, 2020

But this time, it is the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration auditing the IRS, the agency's legacy IT environment and its cybersecurity. However, the audit found what is underway is not enough, from an information security perspective: ".if How massive is the IRS information technology infrastructure?

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Paul speaks with Caleb Sima, the CSO of the online trading platform Robinhood, about his journey from teenage cybersecurity phenom and web security pioneer, to successful entrepreneur to an executive in the trenches of protecting high value financial services firms from cyberattacks. Caleb Sima is the CSO at Robinhood.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 23, 2021

Your cybersecurity program can work more efficiently when you know how to "map" them all together. Efficiencies for Cybersecurity Compliance. Today's IT and information security professionals can find themselves tasked with satisfying myriad regulatory frameworks.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

It was fitting that the opening keynote panel for SecureWorld Chicago on June 8th was titled " Making the Cybersecurity Music: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Today's InfoSec Landscape. Well, information security, cybersecurity happens to be a critical part of the business, being able to achieve strategic objectives.

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NopSec

DECEMBER 9, 2015

According to recent research over 60 percent of survey participants stated their executives are only “somewhat” or “not at all” informed about the information security risk and threats their organizations face. In commenting on the results, I stated this lack of awareness is “astounding.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

Nowadays you need a scorecard to keep track of the monthly acquisitions and mergers in the cybersecurity industry. Even through the Covid19 pandemic, trends in acquisition and consolidation of information security oriented companies remained quite strong. Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2021 | CSO Online.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

The role of a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is undeniably complex, yet incredibly rewarding. Similarly, SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer faced fraud and internal control failure charges from the SEC. RELATED: Uber CSO Found Guilty: The Sky Is Not Falling.

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CSO Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

As organizations emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, hiring is on the rebound—and that is especially true in the information security ranks where demand has outstripped supply for years.

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SC Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

In this SC Awards Winners Circle roundtable, we spoke to cybersecurity leaders, and SC Award winners, about the most critical components of the vendor-user relationship. What are the perpetual challenges that emerge?

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

As solutions to managing cybersecurity threats increase, surprisingly few metrics are available on how well these methods work to secure organizational assets. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has pioneered information security performance measurement model s that can produce metrics.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 10, 2021

Even if you’re just starting your cybersecurity career, you may already be thinking about the top job in the field, Chief Information Security Officer. And it’s not too early to start — for example, with Springboard ’s cybersecurity bootcamp that guarantees you a career in cybersecurity or your tuition back.

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InfoWorld on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2023

I recently moderated a session for the CSO Cybersecurity Summit on building resilience and addressing employee anxiety amid organizational transformation.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Each year, a select pool of experts from the cybersecurity community sets hours aside to review hundreds of entries received for the SC Trust and Excellence Awards. Prior to Mastercard, Abdullah was the chief information security officer at Xerox, where she established and led a corporate-wide information risk management program.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

There's an estimated 500,000 unfilled cybersecurity positions in the United States today, including 166,000 jobs for information security analysts—the profession’s most common job title. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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CSO Magazine

MAY 10, 2022

Information security accreditation and certification body CREST has announced two new partnerships aimed at developing the cybersecurity skills of its members. The first is a partnership with cyber workforce optimization platform Immersive Labs to support the development of defensive and offensive security skills.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 16, 2022

It establishes a comprehensive Technical DNA of the engineering environment, giving Security teams the transparency and visibility needed to optimize AppSec and achieve full resilience. The post Cider Security Publishes New Research Identifying the Top 10 CI/CD Security Risks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 26, 2023

From the filing : " Subsequently, certain current and former executive officers and employees of the Company, including the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, received 'Wells Notices' from the SEC staff, each in connection with the Investigation. federal securities laws."

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

“Clubhouse cannot provide any privacy promises for conversations held anywhere around the world,” said Alex Stamos, director of Stanford Internet Observatory and former Facebook CSO. Agora responded to the privacy concerns saying that it doesn’t store personally identifiable information of its clients. ” reported Bloomberg.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Plus, a recent report by the Mineta Transportation Institute doubled down on the need for C-level security and technical expertise—for instance, hiring a chief security officer (CSO) or chief information security officer (CISO).

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Kathleen Moriarty, CTO, Center for Internet Security, talking about "Transforming Information Security for Businesses of All Sizes".

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CSO Magazine

MAY 1, 2023

Misinformation and cybersecurity incidents have become the top scourges of the modern digital era. At this year's RSA Conference, information security experts appeared on a panel entitled "Misinformation Is the New Malware" to hammer out the distinctions. To read this article in full, please click here

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2021

Jim Routh has joined the company as Chief Security Advisor and Board Participant. Jim is a seasoned cybersecurity leader who recognizes the breakthrough technology that Virsec has pioneered. He will leverage his expertise in transformational security to support innovation while driving positive business results.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 25, 2021

With the demand for cybersecurity professionals at an all-time high, the culture and workplace environment can be a deciding factor when selecting an organization to work for. The team has attracted a number of qualified security professionals, but they keep quitting, some of them without notice. Cybersecurity should be our No.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 18, 2021

If you work in cybersecurity, you probably already know what CISO stands for: Chief Information Security Officer. The number and prominence of CISOs continues to grow as organizations get more serious about improving their security posture. However, a burning question remains: how do you pronounce CISO?

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 12, 2021

FISMA, or the Federal Information Security Management Act, is a U.S. federal law passed in 2002 that seeks to establish guidelines and cybersecurity standards for government tech infrastructure, and in so doing protect government information and operations. FISMA defininition: What does FISMA stand for?

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Th e 8th biennial Deloitte-NASCIO Cybersecurity Study reveals a rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, with artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) introducing new challenges. Conducted in spring 2024, the study captures insights from Chief Information Security Officers of all 50 U.S.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 11, 2021

Poor cyber literacy is at the root of many of the cybersecurity problems plaguing the U.S. economy, according to Dr. Alissa Abdullah, Deputy CSO at MasterCard. The post At Pride Summit: A Warning On Cyber Literacy appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

With this in mind, security and IT teams must adjust their strategies to effectively manage this new hybrid workforce at scale. An important aspect of this change involves training your employees on cybersecurity hygiene. The key to mitigating the human risk factor in hybrid workforce cybersecurity is education.

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