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10 pioneering women in information security

CSO Magazine

So, it should come as no surprise that there are also many remarkable female pioneers in computer and information security. Subscribe to CSO newsletters. ]. In honor of Women’s History Month, here are some of these women and their key contributions to the field. Codebreakers and signal hoppers.

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The CSO role today: Responsibilities and requirements for the top security job

CSO Magazine

CSO definition. A CSO is a departmental leader responsible for information security, corporate security or both. That's the simplest answer to the question "What is a CSO?", At many companies, the term CSO is still used in this way. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO's ultimate guide to security and privacy laws, regulations, and compliance

CSO Magazine

CSO's ultimate guide to security and privacy laws, regulations, and compliance Security and privacy laws, regulations, and compliance: The complete guide This directory includes laws, regulations and industry guidelines with significant security and privacy impact and requirements. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).

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Spotlight: Traceable CSO Richard Bird on Securing the API Economy

The Security Ledger

In this Spotlight episode of the Security Ledger podcast, I interview Richard Bird, the CSO of the firm Traceable AI about the challenge of securing application programming interfaces (APIs), which are increasingly being abused to steal sensitive data. Read the whole entry. » » Click the icon below to listen.

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Episode 247: Into the AppSec Trenches with Robinhood CSO Caleb Sima

The Security Ledger

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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How to Speak Information Security to Executives: A CSO Perspective

NopSec

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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Few Fortune 100 Firms List Security Pros in Their Executive Ranks

Krebs on Security

A review of the executives pages published by the 2022 list of Fortune 100 companies found only four — BestBuy , Cigna , Coca-Cola , and Walmart — that listed a Chief Security Officer (CSO) or Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in their highest corporate ranks.

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