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Demand, CyberInsurance, and Automation/AI Are the Future of InfoSec

Daniel Miessler

I think there are four main trends that will play out in the field of information security in the next 20 years. 2021-2030) A Surge in Demand for InfoSec people will result in many more professionals being trained and placed within companies, likely using more of a trade/certification model than a 4-year university model.

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Achieving PCI DSS Compliant Firewalls within a Small Business

Security Boulevard

Elaborating more on this, we have explained in this article basic PCI DSS firewall requirements, and the need for small businesses to install firewalls. Ensure that the security policies and operational procedures for managing firewalls are documented, in use, and personnel responsible are aware of it.

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Operation Fortify: A US Ransomware Plan

Daniel Miessler

Our schools are being disabled, our small businesses are being pilfered, our cities are being taken offline, and now our hospitals are being attacked as well. I talk about the reasons here , but in short, we have long had a horrible state of security in our local governments, our small businesses, our schools, and our hospitals.

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Time to Build Accountability Back into Cybersecurity

Threatpost

Chris Hass, director of information security and research at Automox, discusses how to assign security responsibility, punishment for poor cyber-hygiene and IDing 'security champions' to help small businesses.

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The cyber skills gap & the diversity debate

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Broadly speaking, there has been an increase in the amount of overall investment in the recruitment and retention of information security talent. As organisations work to improve their ability to manage information risk, the importance of having a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is also being recognised.

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Chinese hackers allegedly hit thousands of organizations using Microsoft Exchange

Security Affairs

“At least 30,000 organizations across the United States — including a significant number of small businesses, towns, cities and local governments — have over the past few days been hacked by an unusually aggressive Chinese cyber espionage unit that’s focused on stealing email from victim organizations, multiple sources tell KrebsOnSecurity.”

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NBlog July 11 - the small but perfectly formed ISMS

Notice Bored

Consulting for small organisations lately to design and implement their ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management Systems, resourcing constraints often come to light, particularly the lack of information security expertise and knowledge in-house.

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