CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Allison Miller’s official title— CISO and vice president of trust —says a lot about her role and responsibilities at Reddit. Like all CISOs, Miller oversees the cybersecurity strategy and operations at the 16-year-old company. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Rather, she gives her top task as enabling the long-term business strategy, an objective the CISO delivers by engendering in customers a high level of trust in the company’s ability to keep them safe and their data private. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. “My

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Ricardo Lafosse walked into the CISO post at Kraft Heinz Co. Learn CISOs’ 15 top strategic priorities for 2021 , 7 tips for better CISO-CFO relationships and 5 key qualities of successful CISOs. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. And he had a plan.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2022

When Stephanie Franklin-Thomas joined facility management provider ABM Industries in early 2021 as the company’s first CISO, she says she found a security approach that had a lot of the right components. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. “I That was a plus.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

CISOs know they must respond quickly and effectively to an incident, yet surveys point to continuing challenges to deliver on that goal. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Additionally, 55% wanted to improve time to containment and incident response automation. There are compelling reasons for investing in improved incident response.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 8, 2021

Our opening keynote, Marching on in 2021: Cyber Resiliency in Security , was filled with five stellar CISOs from different organizations and industry verticals: Mark Eggleston, VP, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer at Health Partners Plans. Anahi Santiago, CISO at ChristianaCare Health System.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 13, 2021

In this session led by Cisco Secure CISO Josh Yavor, you’ll learn about best practices that Cisco implemented to enable secure access for a global remote workforce, providing the best experience for productivity without compromising on security.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

We are unsure what the rest of 2021 has in store, but the most successful CISOs will be the ones ensuring security teams have access to the latest intel and tools to be prepared for emerging threats. In March 2021, President Biden signed the $1.9 James Carder, CSO, LogRhythm.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

HP has just released its 2021 forecast for computer threats. During the next 12 months, HP anticipates an increase in cyberthreats such as human-made ransomware, message hijacking, unintentional insider threats, corporate email corruption, and “whaling” attacks.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The security metrics that many CISOs traditionally use typically lack business context and often fail to provide a comprehensive and actionable view of how the security program decreases risk and enables the business. This can leave security teams with a false sense of confidence and CISOs struggling to show ROI and build budget.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 8, 2022

global resident CISO at Proofpoint, tells CSO. “Social engineering is inherently people-centric, and regardless of whether threat actors are targeting businesses or individuals, they’re responding in real time to the events and themes that have the attention of the wider world,” Lucia Milic?,

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

Introduced in January 2021 by the Wi-Fi Alliance, Wi-Fi 6E allows for an increased frequency band of 6 GHz, providing up to 1,200 MHz of additional spectrum compared to Wi-Fi 6. Wi-Fi 6E is a technical extension of the Wi-Fi 6 standard to deliver improved Wi-Fi capacity, less interference, and higher throughput.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As we enter quarter four of 2021, the idea of disinformation as a cyber threat probably hasn’t percolated to the forefront of concerns of many CISOs. Indeed, a Venn diagram would show no overlap of “disinformation” with the words “CISO” or “cyber threat,” especially in the United States.

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CSO Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

In March 2021 Google Cloud announced a new offering called Risk Protection Program, which is designed to help its cloud customers reduce security risk and connect with Google’s insurer partners, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty and Munich Re.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2021

First announced in August 2021, it was clear entities with a China footprint were faced with the dilemma: Comply or face the consequences. The manner in which companies do business in China saw a monumental change take effect on November 1 when China’s new Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) took effect.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

For 2021, the judges took on a record number of submissions, identifying which products, people and companies stood out during a tumultuous year. Click here to see the full list of 2021 SC Award finalists. The post Meet the 2021 SC Awards judges appeared first on SC Media. He was also director of the SANS Internet Storm Center.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Cyberattacks in 2021 continued to steadily increase in volume and sophistication. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported 2,084 ransomware complaints from January to July 31, 2021, representing a 62% year-over-year increase. Ransomware continued its ruthless path across industries, often putting lives at risk.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Enterprise spending on cybersecurity is expected to hold steady in 2022, as studies show that nearly all CISOs are getting a budget increase or level funding in the new year—only a small fraction of security chiefs will see their budgets fall. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

Two in three CISOs believe that technical debt, the difference between what's needed in a project and what's finally deployed, to be a significant cause of security vulnerability, according to the 2021 Voice of the CISO report , sponsored by Proofpoint. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

The Senate confirmed Easterly in July, with swearing taking place on August 09, 2021. It should come as no surprise to CISOs to see Easterly dig in and immediately leverage the newly minted Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), which was authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021.

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InfoWorld on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2023

I recently moderated a session for the CSO Cybersecurity Summit on building resilience and addressing employee anxiety amid organizational transformation. Work-related stress is on the rise , and in 2022, 81% of workers reported that workplace stress affected their mental health, compared to 78% of respondents in 2021.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

November 17, 2021: GoDaddy discovers unauthorized third-party access on Managed WordPress. In a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing , Demetrius Comes, GoDaddy’s CISO, announced that the organization had discovered unauthorized access to its Managed WordPress servers.

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CSO Magazine

JULY 28, 2022

There’s also the increase in the sheer volume of cyber attacks to contend with; between July 2020 and June 2021, there was a 1,070% increase in ransomware attacks alone. [1] 1] For Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), this has created a variety of new challenges to contend with.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2021

Clear benefits are recognized by 98% of organizations, according to the 2021 CISO Survival Guide from Cisco Investments. The traditional centralized approach via MPLS and VPNs is becoming not only expensive, but also challenging to secure against ever-evolving cyber threats. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2022

In 2021 alone, it paid $1.8 The videoconferencing platform’s foray into the bug bounty sphere has brought early success, but how does it calculate ROI for such an undertaking, and what lessons can CISOs learn when it comes to selling bug bounty concepts to senior management? To read this article in full, please click here

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

5G began its disruptive charge in 2021, and this will continue to accelerate in 2022. While in past years, InfoSec was previously the focus and CISOs were the norm – we’re moving to a new cybersecurity world order that expands the role of the CISO to a CSO (Chief Security Officer).

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 21, 2022

Data that S&P Global Market Intelligence compiled last November showed there were 151 M&A cybersecurity deals in the first three quarters of 2021 alone compared to 94 over the same period in 2020, 88 in 2019, and 80 in 2018. Many companies secured massive venture capital (VC) investments from private equity firms.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 18, 2022

million according to a 2021 (ISC)² Cybersecurity Workforce Study , there is still a significant number of positions to fill. As a result, the skills gap is a big challenge for organizations with it being a top concern for CISOs. While the past two years have seen a decrease in the skills gap, dropping from 3.12

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2023

Seasoned CISOs/CSOs understand the importance of effectively communicating cyber risk and the need for investment in cybersecurity defense to the board of directors. To ensure cybersecurity becomes a strategic part of the corporate culture, it is crucial for CISOs to present the topic in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.

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McAfee

JUNE 21, 2021

A CISO or CSO should be able to look at a single screen and understand in minutes how well protected they are against potential threats. In fact, Gartner’s 2020 CISO Effectiveness Survey found that 78% of CISOs have 16 or more tools in their cybersecurity vendor portfolio, while 12% have a whopping 46 or more.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

There’s evidence that security teams in small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are doing a better job in enabling the mission of their organizations, according to the Cisco 2021 Security Outcomes Study: Small and Midsize Business Edition. This may seem like a small difference, but SMBs are achieving it with fewer resources.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Plus, a PwC study says increased collaboration between CISOs and fellow CxOs boosts cyber resilience. Less than 50% of respondents say their organizations’ CISOs are involved “to a large extent” with strategic planning, reporting to the board and overseeing tech deployments.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In August 2021, Dr James Ransome -- Veteran CISO, CSO, CPSO and Author -- hosted a fireside chat at FuzzCon 2021. In the Fuzzing Real Talks session, Ransome was joined by industry experts Anmol Misra of Autodesk, Larry Maccherone of Contract Security, Damilare D.

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SC Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

David Estlick, chief information security officer of Chipotle Mexican Grill joined James Christiansen, vice president and CSO of cloud security transformation at Netskope, to speak about managing corporate expectation. Click here for more coverage of the 2021 RSA Conference. “In Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

The Verizon DBIR 2021 points to some 85 percent of all breaches being because of a human element—as in a weakness being exploited. What are the most important cybersecurity risks for 2021? The worst is yet to come and 2021 might, unfortunately, see even bigger attacks realized. Ransomware is at the top.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 2, 2021

In a May 18, 2021 Opinion article in The New York Times by Dr. Sema K. You might notice there’s no question mark at the end of the title. That is intentional. Sgaier, with the title: “Meet Four Kinds of People Holding Us Back from Full Vaccination,” which is available at Opinion | Meet the […].

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

It helps give me and the teams priorities, it gives alignment between the teams, and we get the tracking and accountability,” says Gregg, who was named the state’s CISO in late 2021 after working in the position as an interim and prior to that as director of state cyber operations. To read this article in full, please click here

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