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Nine Top of Mind Issues for CISOs Going Into 2023

Cisco Security

In my role, I regularly engage with CISOs in all kinds of sectors, representatives at industry bodies, and experts at analyst houses. This gives me an invaluable macroview not only of how the last 12 months have affected organizations and what CISOs are thinking about, but also how the upcoming year is shaping up.

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Ghost Ransomware a Persistent Global Threat to Critical Infrastructure

SecureWorld News

Key findings from the advisory The advisory highlights the rapid and efficient attack lifecycle of Ghost ransomware, with some incidents seeing full encryption within a single day. This highlights the importance of least-privilege access models and Just-in-Time (JIT) access controls to limit attack surfaces.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Founded in 2009, a16z already has an extensive track record of success, investing in over 500 companies and producing 160 exits. Formerly located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Greylock migrated headquarters to Menlo Park, California, in 2009. Insight Partners.

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Winter is coming. Are you ready?

Jane Frankland

During my career, in the UK, up until now, there have been 3 periods of recession – the early 90s when I just graduated, the Great Recession (2008-2009), and the Covid-19 Recession (2020).

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IRISSCON 2022 roundup: a new hope

BH Consulting

Among the lineup was Avast CISO Jaya Baloo, who spoke about the challenges that quantum computing will create for the security community. Avast’s CISO – Jaya Baloo. Dave Lewis, Cisco’s global advisory CISO, called on the industry to “democratise security” by building better tools to protect non-experts. “We

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Burnout: The Hidden Cost of Working in Cybersecurity & Other High Risk Fields

Jane Frankland

But even when they’ve logged off, 60% of CISOs are struggling to switch off from work because of stress. According to a report by Nominet in 2019, 91% of CISOs suffered moderate or high stress, with 17% either medicating or using alcohol to deal with job stress. Stress may even contribute to divorce.

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Meet the 2021 SC Awards judges

SC Magazine

Prior to joining Delta Dental, Almeida was the CISO at Covanta Holding Corporation, a leader in energy-from-waste management services. In his role as CISO of Lumin Digital, he is responsible for cybersecurity, risk management and compliance programs to scale the next generation of cloud-based digital banking.