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MY TAKE: Why ‘basic research’ is so vital to bringing digital transformation to full fruition

The Last Watchdog

Basic research is the foundational theorizing and testing scientists pursue in order to advance their understanding of a phenomenon in the natural world, and, increasingly, in the digital realm. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

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How to find, fund and fix cyber risk blind spots

SC Magazine

Today’s columnist, Sean McDermott of RedMonocle, says that companies should use the NIST 800-53 security and privacy controls to help find cyber risk blind spots. After that, companies need to fund and then fix the security gaps. That’s how many CISOs and security leaders feel in the “find” stage. Credit: NIST.

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Spotlight Podcast: RSA CTO Zulfikar Ramzan on confronting Digital Transformation’s Dark Side

The Security Ledger

In this Spotlight Edition of the podcast we're speaking with RSA Chief Technology Officer Zulfikar Ramzan about how his company is adapting to help its customers confront the dark side of digital transformation initiatives: increased digital risk, including from cloud, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.

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MY TAKE: Agile cryptography is coming, now that ‘attribute-based encryption’ is ready for prime time

The Last Watchdog

Encryption agility is going to be essential as we move forward with digital transformation. All of the technical innovation cybersecurity vendors are churning out to deal with ever-expanding cyber risks, at the end of the day, come down to protecting encrypted data. Refer: The vital role of basic research.

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Microsoft mitigated a 3.47 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest one to date

Security Affairs

The attack hit the Russian internet giant Yandex and was launched by a new DDoS botnet, tracked as M?ris “In India, another driving factor may be that the acceleration of digital transformation, for example, the “Digital India” initiative 11 , has increased the region’s overall exposure to cyber risks.”

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Cyber CEO: Cybersecurity in 2021 – What We’ve Learned So Far

Herjavec Group

It’s a lucrative cyber attack option and can be delivered in various ways. On top of this, the consequences of rapid digital transformation due to the COVID-19 Pandemic created the perfect storm for successful ransomware attacks. Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for many threat actors. Ransomeware-as-a-Service.

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2021 Security Outcomes Study: Stress Relief for CISOs

Cisco Security

We have heard countless times that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation has advanced three years in three months. This affected all levels of the cybersecurity landscape, and it has had a particularly broad impact for those in the C-Suite, specifically, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

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