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GUEST ESSAY: 5 tips for ‘de-risking’ work scenarios that require accessing personal data

The Last Watchdog

It’s possible to de-risk work scenarios involving personal data by carrying out a classic risk assessment of an organization’s internal and external infrastructure. Planning required processes and security components when initially building your architecture. Related: The dangers of normalizing encryption for government use.

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GUEST ESSAY: The wisdom of taking a risk-based approach to security compliance

The Last Watchdog

Related: The value of sharing third-party risk assessments. The threat landscape is also continuously changing, with new attacker trends coming to light and new software vulnerabilities discovered which put organizations at risk if they are not patched. Take a risk-based approach. Is data backed up regularly?

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GUEST ESSAY: The Top 10 cybersecurity shortfalls that put SMBs, enterprises at elevated risk

The Last Watchdog

Here are a few of the top security weaknesses that threaten organizations today: Poor risk management. A lack of a risk management program or support from senior management is a glaring weakness in your cybersecurity strategy. Spotty patching. Vulnerability management is another key consideration when it comes to security.

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Cybersecurity Risk Management: Frameworks, Plans, & Best Practices

Security Boulevard

In the modern landscape of cybersecurity risk management, one uncomfortable truth is clear — managing cyber risk across the enterprise is harder than ever. Keeping architectures and systems secure and compliant can seem overwhelming even for today’s most skilled teams.

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Threat Model Thursday: BIML Machine Learning Risk Framework

Adam Shostack

Risk Framework and Machine Learning The Berryville Institute of Machine Learning (BIML) has released " An Architectural Risk Analysis of Machine Learning Systems." BIML has released the work in two ways, an interactive risk framework contains a subset of the information in the PDF version.

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Threat Model Thursday: BIML Machine Learning Risk Framework

Adam Shostack

The Berryville Institute of Machine Learning (BIML) has released “ An Architectural Risk Analysis of Machine Learning Systems.” BIML has released the work in two ways, an interactive risk framework contains a subset of the information in the PDF version. The specific risks are challenging in several ways.

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GUEST ESSAY: In pursuit of smarter cybersecurity — to overcome complex risks and grow revenue

The Last Watchdog

Smarter security to me broadly refers to relentlessly focusing on fundamentals while maturing the program, making sure your risk posture aligns with your business strategy. It means anti-phishing tools so your teams can open emails without needless hesitation or risk. This leads to revenue gains and positive customer outcomes.

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