CSO Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2021

Industry leaders from the technology, financial, and education sectors have pledged a wide range of private-sector initiatives to tackle the nation’s cybersecurity problems. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ].

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. No matter what your situation is, here are the aspects of your education, skills, and experience to highlight to ensure your resume stands out in the crowd. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2021

Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]. Indeed, the hospital’s vast databases span healthcare, education, and research operations with some reliant on legacy, end-of-life systems that needed shifting to the cloud for greater flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and security. The pandemic accelerated things of course.”

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. The group has targeted entities in the US including infectious disease researchers, law firms, higher education institutions, defense contractors, policy think tanks, and NGOs. The flaws allow the extraction of mailbox contents and the installation of backdoors on vulnerable servers.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

One such provider of enterprise software solutions for the higher education sector selected AWS to obtain the network coverage and server scalability that it needed. To succeed, they must have the compute, networking, and security infrastructure to back up their service promises.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Video Podcast ] | [ MP3 ] | [ Transcript ] Editor’s note: since recording this conversation with Tanya, We Hack Purple was acquired by Semgrep , where Tanya Janca in now the Head of Community and Education. Tanya Janca is the founder of We Hack Purple and the ead of Education and Community at Semgrep!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 26, 2021

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. Even if a company employs a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or Chief Security Officer (CSO), the position may still report to the CIO.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 29, 2024

He has been in the information security and technology field for the past 20 years working in education, financial, telecommunication, healthcare, and insurance sectors. Fred Kwong is VP and CISO at DeVry University and is based in Chicago, IL. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Roosevelt and Benedictine Universities.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

A survey of U.S. and UK residents conducted by Censuswide and commissioned by identity verification vendor Onfido released today said that popular culture – specifically, true-crime shows and movies – are having an outsized effect on the public’s understanding of cybercrime.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

Iranian state-sponsored threat actor, Educated Manticore, has been observed deploying an updated version of Windows backdoor PowerLess to target Israel for phishing attacks, according to a new report by Check Point. To read this article in full, please click here

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Let’s walk through some practical steps organizations can take today, implementing zero trust and remote access strategies to help reduce ransomware risks: •Obvious, but difficult – get end users to stop clicking unknown links and visiting random websites that they know little about, an educational challenge. Food for thought, eh!

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The Security Ledger

JULY 11, 2021

economy, according to Dr. Alissa Abdullah, Deputy CSO at MasterCard. Poor cyber literacy is at the root of many of the cybersecurity problems plaguing the U.S. 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

MARCH 23, 2021

One answer to filling the skills gap is to tap and hire underrepresented candidates, however, providing them with the educational resources and skill-building opportunities is yet another challenge. Access to cybersecurity education is not always accessible to these groups, which typically leads them to pursue other career paths.

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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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SC Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

Judge has faced the same problem, finding that many philanthropic organizations don’t think cyber aligns with their areas of interest, be it economic development and disparity, education or mental health. These includes finance, education and social media giants. But it really does.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

The list aims to educate developers, designers, architects, managers, and organizations about the potential security risks when deploying and managing LLMs, raising awareness of vulnerabilities, suggesting remediation strategies, and improving the security posture of LLM applications, OWASP said.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 21, 2024

RELATED: Uber CSO Found Guilty: The Sky Is Not Falling. Specifically, t he bill's effective date is July 31, 2025, except that postsecondary institutions regulated by the Office of Higher Education are not required to comply until July 31, 2029. Jaworski added.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Believed to have launched in December 2021, Ransom Cartel has made victims of organizations from among the education, manufacturing, utilities, and energy sectors with aggressive malware and tactics that resemble those used by REvil. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 14, 2023

Nowhere is this more apparent than in the higher education sector, with at least eight colleges and universities in North America reporting ransomware attacks since December 2022. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

industry, notably Colonial Pipeline in May, and have afflicted hundreds of healthcare and educational institutions. These actions were undertaken to stem the alarming and growing tide of ransomware attacks that have hit U.S. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 1, 2023

In doing so, I had to educate myself on what they value and realized the many differences between Gen Z and previous generations. In 2022, I started a podcast aimed at converting more Gen Z to seek careers in cybersecurity. Gen Z refers to those born between mid-to-late 1990s and 2010, making them between the ages of 11 and 28.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 13, 2023

Do you provide education and training regarding the topics in the policy? What’s in your Windows security policy? Do you review your settings on an annual basis or more often? Does it get revised when the impact of an incident showcases that an internal policy violation led to the root cause of the issue?

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

A key component of these aims is supporting cyber education, skills and career pathways in the UK. It develops, promotes and stewards standards for cybersecurity in support of the UK Government’s national cybersecurity strategy. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This immersive form of education allows us to develop and maintain a secure environment outside of the workplace, as well as in it. Typically, corporate networks are equipped with firewalls, a Chief Security Officer (CSO), and a whole cybersecurity department to keep them safe. What about a C-level executive?

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

President Biden’s wide-ranging cybersecurity executive order issued last May directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to create pilot labeling programs to educate the public on the security of the internet-of-things (IoT) devices and software products they buy.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The goal of the month-long event is to educate the government and industry about the dangers posed by insider threats and the role of insider threat programs. On September 1, a crew of US government offices launched the fourth-annual National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NITAM).

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 13, 2023

South Carolina headquartered Blackbaud provides donor relationship management software to various non-profit organizations, including charities, higher education institutions, K-12 schools, healthcare organizations, religious organizations, and cultural organizations. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

Cyberattacks are so sophisticated these days that even with the best education and training, employees inadvertently click links or download documents that look all too real.

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CSO Magazine

JULY 30, 2021

The education sector is a top target for cybercriminals, and faces “an unusually large percentage” of social engineering attacks, according to the 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. The coronavirus pandemic, which spurred many individuals to study and work remotely, added to the industry’s challenges.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Lancefly, an APT group, is using a custom-written backdoor in attacks targeting government, aviation, education, and telecom organizations in South and Southeast Asia in an activity that has been ongoing for the past five years, according to Symantec. The group has been seen carrying out the activity with the motive of intelligence gathering.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 25, 2023

“In this campaign, the affected organizations span the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors.” To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Network operators worldwide have rushed to upgrade network infrastructure to meet increased demand for bandwidth and throughput driven by remote work and education. In many cases, this has resulted in service providers accelerating timelines for 5G and other high-bandwidth access technologies.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2022

TIAA CISO Tim Byrd and company CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett joined other private sector executives and education leaders at the White House this past August to discuss the nation’s need to address cybersecurity threats. There, President Biden called out the growing sophistication of attacks and the increasing damage they’re inflicting.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

A lack of cohesion between software development teams and cybersecurity functions compounds the software supply chain risks faced by organizations, making it all the more urgent for cybersecurity leaders and their teams to better engage with and educate developers.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 6, 2022

national cyber director’s action concerning educating and developing the national cyber workforce, as well as expanding the hiring authorities for cyber positions, and establishing “special pay rates for the most in-demand roles.” Additionally, the report included a plethora of recommendations for the U.S.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

Additionally, education was the most targeted industry in 2022, with attacks increasing by 576%, while the retail and wholesale sectors dropped by 67% from 2021. NETSCOUT The 2023 Zscaler ThreatLabz Phishing Report reveals that phishing attacks are still on the rise, detailing a 47.2% To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

The JCDC’s mission, according to CISA , is to “leverage new authorities” and “bring together public and private sector entities to unify deliberate and crisis action planning while coordinating the integrated education of these plans.

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