Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

When data breaches escalate, cyber-attacks grow more sophisticated, nation states ramp up their digital warfare, and regulations tighten the noose, staying ahead isnt just an optionits your only line of defence. Amid a backdrop of increasingly sophisticated and frequent cyberattacks, APTs are a growing concern for CISOs and cyber risk owners.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

The best asset management software sets up a stock of your organization’s assets, phases of their entire life cycles, most recent software upgrades, the risks they could face, and the approaches to ensure their security. . . IoT devices could be used like botnets so as to execute DDoS attacks. . .

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Chearis Karsten Chearis , US Security Sales Engineer Team Lead, XM Cyber Resiliency involves four stages, while compromise has three phases: about to be compromised, compromised, and recovering. While cloud offers flexibility, it introduces new cyber risks.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

However, we were most interested in seeing how Accenture articulated a particular business risk: the risk from a cyberattack. On page 34 of the report, Accenture dives into the risk that cyber poses to the business. L egal, reputational and financial risks? And that is the end of the section on cyber risk.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2022

Teresa Merklin specializes in cyber risk assessment and engineering for cyber resiliency. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Here’s the dilemma, however: Digital footprints can be instrumental in raising a business’s vulnerability to cyber risk – which is growing every day. . So, there has to be a way that a business can have a digital footprint large enough for customers to find but not overly vulnerable to cyber risk.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

One of the report's most pressing concerns is the role of Generative AI in social engineering attacks. From the report: "Generative AI is being used to create highly convincing phishing emails, fake voices, and even deepfake videosmaking social engineering attacks more difficult to detect.

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Dark Reading

JUNE 9, 2021

This includes everyone from component vendors to installers and engineers. Nick Smith, Regional Manager at Genetec, details how physical security professionals can improve their resilience to cyberattacks by reviewing the cybersecurity policies of those they work with in the supply chain.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Unisys, for instance, was found to have framed cyber risks hypothetically even though its systems had already been breached, exfiltrating gigabytes of data. Antonio Vasconcelos , Customer Engineer, Zero Networks Vasconcelos The points raised by SEC in this investigation revealed troublesome practices.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 3, 2019

Jody Westby is the CEO of Global Cyber Risk LLC , a security consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. Relying on anything other than a number obtained directly from the company in question — such as a number obtained from a direct search on Google or another search engine — is also extremely risky.

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Jane Frankland

AUGUST 18, 2020

That could be through common hacking techniques like phishing, bait and switch, cookie theft, deep fake , password cracking , social engineering , and so on. Whilst managing cyber risk does require you to use risk management standards and frameworks, it’s not a case of using one over another. But know this.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 27, 2025

Trekked here with some 40,000-plus cyber security pros and company execs striving heading to RSAC 2025 at Moscone Center. Many of the challenges they face mitigating cyber risks havent fundamentally changed, just intensified, over the past two decades Ive been coming to RSAC. Just arrived in the City by the Bay.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2024

The centralized system helps organizations identify, track, and reduce risks, addressing the challenges of incomplete risk visibility and manual processes. The post Critical Risk Launches Critical Start Cyber Risk Register appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Best-in-class training, with testing and regular retraining and testing, will go a long way to mitigate the risks of social engineering security breaches.” Cybersecurity solutions are forecast to be a top purchase in the immediate future. IT business leaders are prioritizing security measures in 2024, with 74.4%

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The Mexican Drug Cartels Want You Casio: Notice of Partial Service Outage and Information Leak Caused by Ransomware Attack He founded a “startup” to access sanctioned Russian websites: the cyber police of Khmelnytskyi region exposed the hacker Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse Malware Over 300,000!

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This case underscores the serious risk that social engineering and supply chain attacks pose to open-source projects. However, with great user experience come great cyber-risks, and as AI becomes more widespread, the likelihood of it being chosen as an attack vector increases. Why does it matter?

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2025

As AI technology advances, attackers are shifting their focus from technical exploits to human emotions using deeply personal and well-orchestrated social engineering tactics. Monitor their personal devices and home networks: Proactively identify and mitigate potential cyber risks.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 15, 2022

A researcher presented the results of a year-long effort to reverse engineer John Deere hardware to run a version of the DOOM first person shooter. He also discovered a number of security flaws along the way. Read the whole entry. » Read the whole entry. »

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 15, 2022

A researcher presented the results of a year-long effort to reverse engineer John Deere hardware to run a version of the DOOM first person shooter. He also discovered a number of security flaws along the way. Read the whole entry. » Read the whole entry. »

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Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2020

Case in point: unsecured webcams make up the top three out of the five most popular searches on Shodan , an IoT-centric search engine that specializes in identifying unsecure devices online. Internet of Things (IoT) devices in general have earned a reputation for poor cybersecurity, and internet-connected cameras are no exception.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 24, 2022

by Great American, a powerful cyber risk management platform that combines the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) driven, inside-out review of an organization’s cyber security posture with insights from continuous, external vulnerability scans and best-in-class cyber security ratings from SecurityScorecard.

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 26, 2020

In this episode of the podcast (#179), CISO Kayne McGlandry of IEEE joins us to talk about the cyber risks posed by COVID and why COVID-themed phishing emails shouldn’t be your only concern. Also: SMBs Struggle with Identity Spotlight Podcast: How DU Telecom Manages Digital Transformation Risk. Read the whole entry. »

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The report that was compiled after taking the response of over 400 cloud engineers and security analysts concluded that their cloud platforms suffered a variety of attacks in the past 12 months and that includes incidents related to ransomware, crypto mining malware attacks, infiltrations and breaches.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Protect your personal information Valentine's Day scammers take advantage of social engineering and people letting their guard down around February 14th. "Wire transfers are instantaneous and almost impossible to reverse, prepaid gift cards offer weak security measures, and there are private key vulnerabilities when paying by crypto.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2025

(SecurityWeek) For more information about secure software development: CISA Tells Tech Vendors To Squash Command Injection Bugs, as OpenSSF Calls on Developers To Boost Security Skills (Tenable) Secure Development (Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon Univ.)

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Instructor: Kip Boyle, vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC Have you ever wondered how to use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and apply it to your organization? Cyber Risk Mapping (CR-MAP) Conduct a step-by-step CR-MAP of your organization to identify vulnerabilities, create remediation plans, and minimize cyber risks.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Related: Implications of huge Capital One breach CASBs supplied a comprehensive set of tools to monitor and manage the multitude of fresh cyber risks spinning out of the rise in in corporate reliance on cloud services. The DLP engine can actually detect card numbers and either block the action or simply mask the data.”

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 11, 2025

The investment will enable 360 Privacy to expand its engineering and revenue teams, accelerate technology and product innovation, and further enhance its ability to deliver best-in-class customer service to safeguard organizations and their executives. Nashville, TN Mar.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 21, 2021

The government’s strategy can be broken down into three key areas (note: this is our grouping); reporting obligations, cyber risk management, and operational capabilities. Cyber risk is likely to fall under the ownership of board or executive leadership, as we have seen elsewhere around the world.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

As quantum computers grow, current encryption methods like RSA and ECC may soon become vulnerable," said Kip Boyle , vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC. Skeptics caution that while Majorana 1 is an engineering breakthrough, scaling beyond prototypes is an immense challenge. Again, I'm cautiously optimistic rather than all-in."

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 30, 2018

In the year since this attack, the industry has taken a step forward in cyber preparedness. We see plant asset owners addressing cyber risks with more vigilance, and vendors hardening their solutions with cybersecurity built directly into the product offer. These are important and positive steps. The role of standards.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 3, 2019

The post Sensor-y Overload: Cyber Risk and the. » Related Stories Spotlight: as Attacks Mount, how to secure the Industrial Internet Criminals, Not State Actors, Target Russian Oil Company in 3-Year Cyber Attack Episode 124: The Twitter Accounts Pushing French Protests and Social Engineering the Software Supply Chain.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Welcome to our newest Axion, Dan Ritch, joining us as Senior Sales Engineer. The post Welcome Our Newest Axion Dan Ritch, Senior Sales Engineer appeared first on Axio. The post Welcome Our Newest Axion Dan Ritch, Senior Sales Engineer appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2025

Are we clear on who must be involved in assessing and mitigating AI adoption cyber risks? By assessing and mitigating cyber risks, leaders can align AI adoption with organizational goals and resilience needs, reads the companion WEF article Securing innovation: A leaders guide to managing cyber risks from AI adoption.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The vulnerabilities and challenges associated with declining worker mental health is causing cybersecurity risks to increase, especially from insider threats. Mental health cyber risks. Socially engineered incidents have also been on the rise. Declining workplace mental health is affecting cybersecurity in various ways.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The truth is, most detection programs fail because they treat detection engineering as a one-off task rather than a disciplined, iterative process. This blog will guide you through the four phases of the most effective detection engineering process step-by-step, so you can bolster your detection strategy and quickly mitigate threats.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Social engineering and phishing attacks are the most common vector. The same report goes on to say that “the majority of social engineering and phishing attacks are successful due to inadequate security measures or insufficient awareness of users.”. The situation is no different in other continents. Ransomware cases increase.

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