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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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MY TAKE: A path for SMBs to achieve security maturity: start small controlling privileged accounts

The Last Watchdog

The challenge of embracing digital transformation while also quelling the accompanying cyber risks has never been greater for small- and mid-sized businesses. Somehow SMBs must keep pace competitively, while also tamping down the rising risk of suffering a catastrophic network breach. SMBs today face a daunting balancing act.

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Can smart cities be secured and trusted?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

A report by US cyber-security firm Recorded Future published last May highlighted a spike in ransomware attacks targeting US cities. In June 2019, Riviera Beach in FL paid $600,000 to hackers to restore its email system and public records. The potential security failure of a smart city initiative could have grave consequences.

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MY TAKE: Log4j’s big lesson – legacy tools, new tech are both needed to secure modern networks

The Last Watchdog

These were all obscure open-source components that, over time, became deeply embedded in enterprise systems across the breadth of the Internet, only to have a gaping vulnerability discovered in them late in the game. Its rather mundane function is to record events in a log for a system administrator to review and act upon, later.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

It is vital for any enterprise landscape to ensure viable, open, and reliable corporate communications – fostering innovation and economic prosperity, with respect to safeguarding against disruption and serious cyber risk perception. What are the benefits of cyber security awareness trainings?