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New NSA Information from (and About) Snowden

Schneier on Security

Interesting article about the Snowden documents, including comments from former Guardian editor Ewen MacAskill MacAskill, who shared the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service with Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras for their journalistic work on the Snowden files, retired from The Guardian in 2018.

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How to Become a Chief Information Officer: CIO Cheat Sheet

Tech Republic Security

If you want to pursue a path toward becoming a CIO, here's your guide to salaries, job markets, skills and common interview questions.

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What Exactly is CyberSecurity?

Joseph Steinberg

Technically speaking, cybersecurity is the subset of information security that addresses information and information systems that store and process data in electronic form, whereas information security encompasses the security of all forms of data (for example, securing a paper file and a physical filing cabinet).

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Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests

Schneier on Security

In some cases, the requests cited false threats, like claims of human trafficking and, in one case, that an individual would “suffer greatly or die” unless the company in question returns the requested information.

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The Power of Storytelling in Risk Management

Speaker: Dr. Karen Hardy, CEO and Chief Risk Officer of Strategic Leadership Advisors LLC

However, risk communication involves more than just reporting information and populating dashboards, and we may be limiting our skillset. When done effectively, it can help interpret complex risk environments for leaders and inform their decision-making.

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Surveillance by the New Microsoft Outlook App

Schneier on Security

The ProtonMail people are accusing Microsoft’s new Outlook for Windows app of conducting extensive surveillance on its users.

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Data Exfiltration Using Indirect Prompt Injection

Schneier on Security

In this chat session, the LLM can retrieve information from sources on the web to assist users in creation of their documents. We show that attackers can prepare websites that, when a user adds them as a source, manipulate the LLM into sending private information to the attacker or perform other malicious activities.

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Successful Change Management with Enterprise Risk Management

Speaker: William Hord, Vice President of ERM Services

Your ERM program generally assesses and maintains detailed information related to strategy, operations, and the remediation plans needed to mitigate the impact on the organization. It is the tangents of this data that are vital to a successful change management process.

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Beware of Pixels & Trackers on U.S. Healthcare Websites

The healthcare industry has massively adopted web tracking tools, including pixels and trackers.

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The Importance of User Roles and Permissions in Cybersecurity Software

You should restrict access to sensitive information and systems the same way you restrict access to your house. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing. The same principle should apply to your most precious data assets.

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How Preparation and Strategy Can Be Used to Fight and Defeat Any Ransomware Attack

Speaker: Karl Camilleri, Cloud Services Product Manager at phoenixNAP

As a result, data protection needs to be a concern for most banks, businesses, and information technology specialists. million attacks, the threat marked a 148% increase compared to 2020 and was the most expensive year on record! It’s mindboggling, but right now for 49% of respondents, cybersecurity is their primary business concern.