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Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on Managing 3rd Party OT Risk

The Security Ledger

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. Read the whole entry. »

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How the Colonial Pipeline attack has changed cybersecurity

CSO Magazine

"The attack on Colonial Pipeline was an eye-opener—not so much because of the risks about ransomware, but because of the threat landscape moving dangerously close to the critical infrastructure that underpins societies," says Gartner Vice President, Analyst Katell Thielemann. "On To read this article in full, please click here

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The Nature of Cybersecurity Defense: Pentagon To Reveal Updated Zero-Trust Cybersecurity Strategy & Guidelines

CyberSecurity Insiders

The strategy aims to keep critical data secure within high-risk environments. In order to achieve Zero Trust, application security and API security can’t be left out of the equation; shares Richard Bird, CSO, of Traceable AI. This poses additional security risks. is more susceptible to digital aggressiveness. “The

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Meet the 2021 SC Awards judges

SC Magazine

Cedric Leighton is founder and president of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership management consultancy. Since founding Cedric Leighton Associates, he has become an internationally known strategic risk expert. Leighton is also a founding partner of CYFORIX, specializing in the field of cyber risk.

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Interview with Dr. Arun Vishwanath on the Latest Cybersecurity Attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

Mind you, SolarWinds software is used to monitor network traffic by someone of the biggest names in the federal government (such as the Treasury department, the department of Commerce, department of Energy, NATO, and the European parliament). What are the most important cybersecurity risks for 2021? Ransomware is at the top.