The Last Watchdog

JULY 19, 2023

I had the chance to discuss this with Shinichi Yokohama, NTT Global CISO and John Petrie, Counselor to the NTT Global CISO, at RSA Conference 2023. Towards zero-trust So how should CISOs steer their organizations? the architecture must come first, and then they can decide which product choices they would prefer.”

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

FIPS-203 enables legal PQC deployment, prompting CISOs to overhaul encryption strategies. Tipirneni Ratan Tipirneni , CEO, Tigera To maximize GenAI’s value, enterprises will customize models using proprietary data and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures tailored to their specific needs.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 28, 2023

As the role of the CISO continues to grow in importance and gain more responsibility, many cybersecurity practitioners may wonder if they have what it takes to be successful in the role. Technical expertise and experience are obviously huge assets. They know how to make quick decisions and drive change in the organization.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Splunk’s inability to migrate to a modern cloud-native architecture makes it difficult to take advantage of these cost-saving benefits or implement advanced data science use cases critical for threat detection. Influxes of data ingestion and the flat architecture of data lakes have led to difficulties in extracting value from repositories.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 20, 2024

As defenders of digital assets, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and cybersecurity professionals face immense pressure, often leading to burnout. Key findings from the report include: 90% of CISOs are concerned about stress, fatigue, or burnout affecting their team's well-being.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2024

Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture at CISO Global “Hey Alexa, are you stealing my company’s data?” We have come to […] The post The Surveillance Invasion: IoT and Smart Devices Stealing Corporate Secrets appeared first on CISO Global.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2022

.” However, LastPass maintains that its “customer passwords remain safely encrypted due to LastPass’s Zero Knowledge architecture.” But that same architecture theoretically means that hackers who might break into LastPass’s networks can’t access that information either. Update, 7:25 p.m.

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Lenny Zeltser

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As of this writing, I’ve spent six months in the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Axonius , a rapidly growing technology company. Our IT infrastructure is consistent zero-trust architecture principles , so it made sense to treat identity as the focal point of many security decisions.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In this post, we look at the enforcement actions the SEC has taken and what public company CISOs should do to stay in compliance. Exposure management can help meet the SEC requirements So what can a CISO do about this? This pushed C-level executives and boards to adopt measures for compliance and transparency. and where are we at risk?

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 25, 2021

Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) have the luxury of being an incredibly hot commodity, so they can pretty much pick and choose where they work, as they are almost guaranteed to have a job waiting for them somewhere. Cybersecurity officials struggle in Florida. DeSantis appointed former state Rep. Cybersecurity should be our No.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Experts warn that organizations must act decisively to protect against this growing threat by implementing Zero Trust architectures, patching vulnerabilities, and strengthening identity security. This highlights the importance of least-privilege access models and Just-in-Time (JIT) access controls to limit attack surfaces.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

The fall of VPNs and firewalls The cyberthreats and trends of 2023 send a clear message to organizations: they must evolve their security strategies to the times and embrace a zero trust architecture. The post Top 5 Cyber Predictions for 2024: A CISO Perspective appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

Chad Cragle, CISO at Deepwatch, posed a key question: "If there was no breach, how did a threat actor allegedly upload a file to the Oracle Cloud subdomain? Heath Renfrow, CISO and Co-founder at Fenix24, pointed to a common blind spot: "The exploitation of legacy systems and unpatched vulnerabilities.

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Cisco Security

JULY 21, 2021

Today, the Cisco Investments team released their 2021 CISO Survival Guide to Emerging Trends in the Startup Ecosystem. There is a wealth of insightful information for CISOs in this report. Because Zero Trust and XDR are integrated architectural outcomes, the majority of CISOs are anchoring their SASE strategies here.

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NetSpi Executives

MARCH 25, 2025

Become the Influence A NetSPI podcast, Agent of Influence features experts in the cybersecurity field as they engage in conversation with Nabil Hannan, NetSPI Field CISO and podcast host, about the life and challenges as a leader in cybersecurity. Join Nabil Hannan, NetSPI Field CISO, on the Agent of Influence podcast.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Insight #1: The NIST CVE backlog is hogtying CISOs The NIST CVE backlog is a digital plague crippling a critical control layer in an organization's cybersecurity architecture. CISOs and security leaders are left scrambling, their defenses undermined by the very agency tasked with providing threat intelligence.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2023

Permalink The post BSides Knoxville 2023 – Hudson Bush – Enterprise Security Architecture Isn’t Just For Enterprises Anymore appeared first on Security Boulevard. Our thanks to BSides Knoxville for publishing their presenter’s outstanding BSides Knoxville 2023 content on the organizations’ YouTube channel.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 10, 2022

Planning required processes and security components when initially building your architecture. About the essayist: Alexey Kessenikh is CISO at Soveren , which supplies automated detection and remediation solutions to manage personal data protection and compliance risks. Helping ensure data privacy. Unique IDs.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Michael Gregg, the CISO for the State of North Dakota, speaks across the country, including keynoting at SecureWorld Detroit on Sep. A recent blog by Frank Domizio titled " The CISO Role: Beyond Technology " explores exactly what I am talking about. That's a soft skill that even the most adept CISOs are still trying to master.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 11, 2023

Zero Trust is a cybersecurity framework that can greatly support Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) in their roles of securing organizational systems and data. Simplified Compliance: Compliance with industry regulations and data protection laws is a significant concern for CISOs and CTOs.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

” This is the question every CISO asks about every new program. It’s hard to imagine a more vital undertaking for CISOs. And as with all initiatives, CISOs always want to know where to begin. Experienced CISOs know that these factors can make or break security initiatives. “Where do we start?”

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SC Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

“It’s about how you can do your business mission” in a different environment, with its own requirements for protecting data, Vickers said during his talk at the RSA Show’s Cloud Security Alliance CISO Summit. Whenever a company establishes a connection to a CSP, it has to consider whether to change its architecture.

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Notice Bored

AUGUST 5, 2022

A glossy, nicely-constructed and detailed PowerPoint slide deck by Microsoft Security caught my beady this morning.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 30, 2021

That includes the architectures, the computing platforms, the algorithms and the people and the process as well. We would build our architectures with that perimeter defense model where we’re going to have a firewall and we’re going to deny everything except for those things that we want to let through. And that’s been overcome.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 28, 2022

A few years ago, very few CISOs thought that storage & backups were important. This has driven CISOs to look again at potential holes in their safety nets, by reviewing their storage, backup and recovery strategies. “In CISOs must learn the ropes and must stop pushing it off as someone else’s responsibility. “I

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In this blog, I’ll be exploring some of the main cracks in current cybersecurity defence approaches specifically around Secure Operation Centres (SOCs) and the value that CISOs and ITDMs are currently getting from their internal teams and third-party providers. You know economic downturns incentivise cybercriminals.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 12, 2022

And one can safely assume that very few CISOs are so flush with team members that they are hunting for something for them to do! Figure 1: Effect of IT architecture traits on tech refresh performance. For a more effective refresh strategy, organizations should adopt a modern, consolidated, cloud-based architecture.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The IT Security Guru caught up with Tarnveer Singh a CISO and finalist in the Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards 2023 for his thoughts on how to get more professionals involved in the cybersecurity industry: There are many ways we can inspire new cybersecurity professionals to join our industry. We must reduce barriers to entry.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

SDP ties closely to the pursuit of implementing a zero-trust architecture, and what follows are the key aspects of SDP 2.0 in zero-trust environments that CISOs and other security leaders need to know. To read this article in full, please click here

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Security Boulevard

JULY 14, 2023

Permalink The post BSides Knoxville 2023 – Patterson Cake – 10 Things I Wish Every CISO Knew Before An Incident: A View From The IR Trenches appeared first on Security Boulevard. Our thanks to BSides Knoxville for publishing their presenter’s outstanding BSides Knoxville 2023 content on the organizations’ YouTube channel.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

A foundational approach to cybersecurity empowers CISOs to see abnormalities and block threats before they do damage. By increasing visibility into DNS traffic, CISOs can detect, block, and respond to incidents more quickly as well as use this data to institute new controls and increase overall resiliency.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 8, 2023

When it comes down to it, C-level goals and CISO initiatives are not all that misaligned. The need for reset and oversight is so great that a new class of technology is emerging to give organizations a better grip on the digital sprawl that’s come to define modern-day enterprise architecture.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

This has left many CISOs questioning if today’s incumbent cybersecurity solutions are enough. This has left many CISOs to questions whether or not today’s cybersecurity categories are still relevant. It requires a massive architecture overhaul. CISO need to change the conversation. Categorizing solutions.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

John Masserini, of Tag Cyber, will explore practical approaches to advancing zero trust along with his fellow panelists: Kevin Dana, VP of Information Technology for World Wide Technology; Marcos Christodonte II, Global CISO for CDW; and Allen Jeter, Director of IT for Chainalysis.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 15, 2024

Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture at CISO Global High-Tech Pest Control = Threat Detection & Response Imagine for a moment that your home has a rodent problem. The […] The post The Polar Bear in Your Kitchen: A Cybersecurity Analogy appeared first on CISO Global.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

At the developer level, they will fundamentally reshape how programmers do their work day in and day out – including employing more project management tools and secure system architecture frameworks to track and mitigate risks at any stage in the SDLC.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture Because of the frequency of phishing attacks landing in user mailboxes and the severity of the consequences of a user falling for a lure, any improvement at all can make the difference between an organization suffering a breach. appeared first on CISO Global. Spoiler Alert: It’s Not!

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