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Why metrics are crucial to proving cybersecurity programs’ value

CSO Magazine

As solutions to managing cybersecurity threats increase, surprisingly few metrics are available on how well these methods work to secure organizational assets. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has pioneered information security performance measurement model s that can produce metrics.

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Implementing and Maintaining Security Program Metrics

NopSec

Cybersecurity metrics are a pertinent part of measuring the successes and failures of your program and the effectiveness of your business outcomes. With so much invested in cybersecurity teams and infrastructure, demonstrating progress and ROI is very difficult – but is absolutely necessary! Level 2: Quantify Performance Targets.

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3CX data exposed, third-party to blame

Security Affairs

Researchers at cybersecurity company Mandiant concluded that attackers first distributed malware via software from Trading Technologies, which then affected 3CX software. Even though the company had to evaluate its security posture, the exposed Kibana and Elasticsearch instances went under the radar.

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Boffins found a bug in Apple AirDrop that could leak users’ personal info

Security Affairs

PrivateDrop is based on optimized cryptographic private set intersection protocols that can securely perform the contact discovery process between two users without exchanging vulnerable hash values.” . “We developed a solution named PrivateDrop to replace the flawed original AirDrop design. ” state the researchers.

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

ISO 27000 is a standard for information security and SOC is for maintaining consumer data integrity and security across several dimensions. Is your firm in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) to protect cardholder data during transactions?

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News alert: LayerX Security raises $24M Series A funding for its ‘enterprise browser’ security platform

The Last Watchdog

Early adoption by Fortune 100 companies worldwide, LayerX already secures more users than any other browser security solution and enables unmatched security, performance and experience Today’s modern enterprise employees rely heavily on browser-based services and SaaS applications.

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What Is Security Service Edge (SSE): All You Need to Know

eSecurity Planet

Even more information security can also be applied through data loss protection (DLP) capabilities that track sensitive or secret data use. Security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR): Automates some incident response and prioritizes alerts and threat intelligence for security analysts.

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