eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Machine identities now outnumber humans in enterprises, according to Nathanael Coffing, co-founder and CSO of Cloudentity. Gartner’s list of the top security risks and trends for 2021 included machine identity management for the first time. Poor Machine Identity Management Introduces Risks. Machine Identity Risks Go Overlooked.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2022

A cloud-first architecture : The Zscaler SSE architecture helps accelerate cloud adoption by removing IT friction through consolidating and simplifying security services. Gartner has developed a new framework that defines the security services needed to support this new reality: Security Service Edge (SSE).

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

While Zero Trust is a term that is often misunderstood as well as misused, it is an approach that has real value in helping to reduce systematic cyber risk and improve resiliency. Moving to the cloud provides a new chance for Zero Trust architectures. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

To exemplify such a scenario and highlight the risks, researchers from security firm Forescout used two vulnerabilities they discovered in Schneider Modicon PLCs to move deeper into a simulated OT architecture of a movable bridge and bypass all safety mechanisms to cause physical damage.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

Dedicated to continuous improvement through innovation, Mercury Financial recently transformed its traditional security architecture and built a risk-based, cloud-native security program.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 11, 2022

As the fallout from the Apache Log4J vulnerabilities earlier this year shows, the biggest risks in enterprise software today are not necessarily with insecure code written directly by in-house software development teams. Modern software today is modular.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

He secured a position as an architectural engineer shortly thereafter. All in, the criminals were able to garner 2,500 new iPhones for subsequent resale and had attempted to acquire 600 more but failed due to Apple quality control rejecting the warranty submission. Wu graduated from the master’s program at Virginia Tech in 2015.

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SC Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

My experience implementing Zero Trust has shown me that, while the process to implement a complete architecture takes time, the transformation is worth the effort and the benefits will be realized throughout the journey. James Carder, LogRhythm CSO. What is Zero Trust?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

As a result, GP dramatically lowers the risk of detection and interception and is nearly impervious to disruption. The firm provides enterprise systems engineering, cloud computing and managed services, cyber and security architecture, mobility, operations, and intelligence analytics. For more information, visit ?

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CSO Magazine

MAY 30, 2023

Rising adoption of cloud-native development offers speed and agility, but it exponentially raises complexity as the architectural shift has dramatically changed the way applications themselves are secured.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

But it is vital as they fight for cybersecurity budget, try to explain risk, and explain the importance of line items such as security awareness training, blue, red and purple team exercises, and more. This helps build awareness of security risks and get buy-in for security initiatives.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Mapping business goals to the cyber threats putting those goals at risk will help formulate the Zero Trust strategy to mitigate that risk. This is a critical step since it will drive the bulk of the policy decisions in your architecture. Do you only want to target a specific portion of your network, or the entire enterprise?

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) called buffer overflow vulnerabilities unforgivable defects that put national and economic security at risk.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

But, as traditional infrastructure evolves to a mix of bare metal, virtual, cloud, and container environments, security teams are increasingly finding it challenging to keep up with the shifting risks, compliance requirements, tools, and architectural changes introduced by new technologies.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2024

Its founding team comprises leading AI researchers and security veterans who have created security products in broad use across enterprises today, and have 150+ patents across large language models, cloud computing, encryption, scalable architecture, transistors, and hardware design.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Unfortunately, the unfettered access modern workforces require comes with the added risk of a dramatically expanded attack surface. The best line of defense is a reliable Zero Trust security framework, natively built on a highly distributed, global architecture. To read this article in full, please click here

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

My advice for anybody that asks me which certifications they should get is this: find a certification in a subject that you wish to learn about,” Palo Alto Networks CSO Rick Howard said. “If If you are going to study the subject anyway, you might as well get a certification out of it.”. Also read: How to Get Started in a Cybersecurity Career.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In 2017, Forrester’s Stephanie Balaouras provided what has become a common definition within the industry: “A conceptual and architectural model for how security teams should redesign networks into secure microperimeters, increase data security through obfuscation techniques, limit the risks associated with excessive user privileges, and dramatically (..)

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McAfee

JUNE 21, 2021

While the vast majority of our customers made the overnight switch—many still need to adopt a cloud-native architecture. Cybersecurity is perceived as the second highest source of risk for enterprises, losing out to regulatory concerns, notes Gartner. Gartner Identifies Top Security and Risk Management Trends for 2021 (Gartner).

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

Powered by a decentralized architecture, Circle is available as a device-native service, a mobile app, a browser-based solution, and via a developer-focused API, according to the firm. Cybercriminals are prioritizing stolen credentials for use in attacks, with weak credentials significant contributors to cloud security risks.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

However, organizations should properly assess security risks CDEs can introduce and are unique to their architectures, especially since they haven't received much scrutiny from the security community.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Under the guidance of Dan Meacham, VP of Global Security and Corporate Operations and CSO/CISO, the multi-billion dollar organization transitioned from on-premises data centers to the cloud in 2012. Its cloud-native, open architecture was exactly the right fit for Legendary Entertainment’s environment. Unacceptable levels of risk.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 27, 2024

For more information about cloud data security and cloud data-breach prevention, check out these Tenable resources: Tenable Cloud Risk Report 2024 (report) How To Protect Your Cloud Environments and Prevent Data Breaches (blog) Know Your Exposure: Is Your Cloud Data Secure in the Age of AI? (on-demand

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Cedric Leighton is founder and president of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership management consultancy. Since founding Cedric Leighton Associates, he has become an internationally known strategic risk expert. Leighton is also a founding partner of CYFORIX, specializing in the field of cyber risk.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 20, 2024

At the CISO level, politics and limited budget often prevent proper risk reduction, with the CISO standing alone to shoulder the blame for a breach. Having automation to assess the risks on 100% of transactions helps to reduce the fear of the unknown caused by only doing sample testing."

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 25, 2021

And this is increasing cyber risk. Even if we had every position filled, and fully staffed, protecting our state while working to build an enterprise architecture to drive change would be a massive undertaking. There’s no way around it. Cybersecurity should be our No. 1 concern in our state right now.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 29, 2023

A study of the security of IoT devices by Phosphorus Labs , a cybersecurity company, found that 68% of devices studied contained high-risk or critical software vulnerabilities. Click the icon below to listen. Related Stories Episode 250: Window Snyder of Thistle on Making IoT Security Easy Forget the IoT.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 19, 2020

A recent risk assessment began to expand, and we started a publicity blitz…. Sherry's team developed four staffing verticals to focus on—Architecture, Engineering, Risk & Analysis, and Awareness & Training—and was able to fill all the roles with internal Princeton staff. One area of the diagram is Risk Management. "If

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Karen Worstell, CEO and Founder of W Risk Group LLC, an author, and proponent of "not putting steel doors on grass shacks," spoke on "Was Mudge Right? Karen Worstell, W Risk Group LLC. Zero Trust architecture allows users full access only to the bare minimum they need to perform their jobs. It's okay to fall on your sword.

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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. When culture and mindset is designed with this architecture in mind, incremental change can be initiated and with momentum. He studied how Comcast’s security training programs correlated with risk reduction outcomes.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This guidance is designed to help tech startups protect their innovation, reputation, and growth, while also helping tech investors fortify their portfolio companies against security risks," Mike Casey, U.S. for tech startups: Be aware of threat vectors, including malicious insiders, insecure IT and supply chain risk. and the U.K.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

Here’s what they had to say, edited for clarity and length: Vikram Asnani, senior director – solution architecture, CyberGRX. Dom Glavach, CSO and chief strategist, CyberSN. This magnifies the risk of similar attacks targeting any industry, all sizes and even individuals, such as celebrities, CEOs, government officials, etc.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

President Biden’s Executive Order 14028 “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity” directed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to create a cloud-security technical reference architecture (RA ) in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program ( FedRAMP ).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The strategy aims to keep critical data secure within high-risk environments. In order to achieve Zero Trust, application security and API security can’t be left out of the equation; shares Richard Bird, CSO, of Traceable AI. That’s why authorization is a critical aspect of zero-trust architecture.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

As more and more businesses expand their reliance on network and cloud architectures, this trend also has exposed new risks from cyberattacks.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

In this blog, I’m exploring these changes, grouped under key categories that I’ve used in previous years, to help business leaders and cyber risk owners better prepare for the evolving landscape. Critical infrastructure face heightened risk from targeted disruptions, as do small businesses who are the backbone of the economy.

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