Cisco Security

JANUARY 10, 2023

As the majority of the global Covid fog finally started lifting in 2022, other events – and their associated risks – started to fill the headspace of C-level execs the world over. In my role, I regularly engage with CISOs in all kinds of sectors, representatives at industry bodies, and experts at analyst houses.

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Cisco Security

JULY 12, 2021

Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) across the Global 2000 and Fortune 1000 are obsessed with protecting the workforce endpoints as critical vulnerabilities in the cybersecurity and risk management posture of their enterprises. Should a risk-conscious, security-aware culture be considered a critical security control?

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 3, 2021

I’m delighted to announce the latest member of our growing CISO Advisor team, Pam Lindemeon. Pam is an exceptional leader; dedicated to advancing women in the IT industry, and I’m so glad she’s now joined Cisco to work closely with our community of CISOs and offer advice and guidance based on her incredible experience. Pam Lindemeon.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 30, 2024

and its Chief CISO, Timothy G. The SEC accused SolarWinds of failing to adequately disclose cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities, which allegedly misled investors about the company's security posture and internal controls. It emphasizes the importance of clear, accurate, and comprehensive risk factor disclosures.

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Cisco Security

APRIL 26, 2021

Insights from our new Advisory CISO, Helen Patton. If there’s anyone who’s been put through their paces in the security industry, it’s Helen Patton , our new Advisory Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Helen has come to Cisco from The Ohio State University, where she served as CISO for approximately eight years.

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Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 10, 2022

Many of Gillis’s comments echoed those that I have heard in recent months from CISOs and others within the cybersecurity industry who witness developments from various vantage points quite different from those of a vendor of cybersecurity technologies. Sampling No Longer Works.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 3, 2025

You've gone to events and dinners. And now, you finally got that call, to be a CISO at an organization. Can you balance the needs of the business, versus the risks they face? These resources should provide insights into the organization's risk appetite, technological maturity, and strategic objectives.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 16, 2021

I’m delighted to announce the latest member of my CISO Advisors team, Bruce Brody. He was the first executive-level CISO at the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Energy, and has had more recent success as CISO at Cubic Corporation and DRS Technologies. Eventually, I became a CISO four times over. Bruce Brody.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 12, 2022

In this blog, we’ll look at the root causes of concern for today's CISO and share some practical strategies to deter cybercriminals. The CISO role can be an unenviable one. Is the cyber deck stacked against today's CISO? If you own the risks, who owns the elimination? What about risk management?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

It is a common feeling in the cybersecurity community that CISOs do not sleep well at night. CISOs worry about the latest incident, end of life technology in their environment, breaches in the news, insecure users and vendors, penetration testing results, budget and resources, and the latest vulnerability report (to name a few).

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2024

Implementing zero trust across the entirety of the technology stack would go a long way toward increasing resilience against events like this. This event, more than any other, is precisely why companies need a defense in depth strategy. Learning from this event can be critical to reducing the recovery time from major outages to come.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Requirements By November 1, banks and other firms under the department's jurisdiction must demonstrate, among other requirements, that they must: Have a CISO who regularly reports significant cyber incidents to senior management.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

This affected all levels of the cybersecurity landscape, and it has had a particularly broad impact for those in the C-Suite, specifically, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). So, what is an already over-stressed CISO to do? Clear responses to events. Building a Cybersecurity Platform for the Future.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 31, 2023

Sam Masiello , CISO, The Anschutz Corporation: "I would expect that many CISOs today are feeling as if their job just got harder and now has a brighter spotlight shining specifically on them. Many CISOs are already burnt out, and there is shortage of qualified CISOs globally. CISOs are expected to be a unicorn already.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Mistakes online by one family member can lead to compromises in a household’s network, placing computers, personal data, and perhaps even work-related content at risk. Companies can promote family online safety with family-focused materials, events, and outreach. Host virtual events? Do you have a corporate book club?

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The risks are real, and the impact of cybersecurity events continues to grow. A cyber catastrophe may seem inevitable, but there are basic practices and actionable steps any healthcare organization can take to begin reducing the clear and present risk of being impacted by a cybersecurity event. Evaluate data inventory.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybersecurity risks increase every year and bludgeon victims who fail to prepare properly. For those interested in a better understanding of the oncoming risks, this is the information you are looking for. It can feel like crossing a major highway while blindfolded. Many never see the catastrophe about to happen, until it occurs.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is reason enough for all CISOs to place their teams at a heightened state of alert and readiness in the event of deleterious cyber actions by nation-state actors or the cybercriminal groups.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 13, 2021

I went through some of them this week at the Cyber Security Virtual Conference: Celebrating Women in Cyber, and with PWC Canada when they engaged me to open their one day event – SheProtects: Future CISO Program. She sees risk everywhere, is accountable for it, and is mostly at odds with the business. No one wants that!

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 5, 2021

A group of investors filed the suit which specifically calls out SolarWinds, its former CEO, and also Tim Brown, who is VP of Security and CISO. This week, SolarWinds fired back on the lawsuit's claims and accusations as it defended its CISO and its own cybersecurity actions in court. Summary of SolarWinds response to investor lawsuit.

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NetSpi Executives

JANUARY 16, 2024

You’re about to have your first Red Team experience, or maybe your first one in the CISO seat of your organization. It’s most common for a Red Team exercise to be an extremely limited knowledge event. Besides the debrief meeting and handing you deliverables, what’s next for a CISO after a Red Team exercise?

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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. I’ve shared some of my lessons learned with a group of CISOs at a recent Bessemer Venture Partners event (that’s the photo at the top of this post).

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 31, 2021

The post How Cybersecurity Frameworks Can Protect Your Organization (Even in the Event of a Breach) appeared first on Hyperproof. The post How Cybersecurity Frameworks Can Protect Your Organization (Even in the Event of a Breach) appeared first on Security Boulevard. And if lost revenue and.

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2025

Cyber risk remains top of mind for business leaders A regular January fixture, the World Economic Forums Global Risk Report 2025 features two technology-related threats among the top five risks for the year ahead and beyond. The report ranks risks by severity over two-year and 10-year timeframes.

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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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SecureWorld News

MARCH 11, 2025

If I were starting over, I wouldn't spend years in school unless I had a very specific goal, like: Becoming a CISO or security executive (some companies still prefer degrees) Working in federal security or a government contractor role (many require one) Pivoting from a non-technical background (if I had zero IT/security knowledge) Otherwise?

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Although there’s no one magic solution to eliminating cyberattacks and cybercrime risks, there are steps you can take to reduce the chances of becoming a victim. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has started a campaign to increase awareness of these risks to U.S. businesses called #ShieldsUp.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 6, 2023

So it's fitting that a recent SecureWorld webcast, sponsored by Spirion, tackles the topic of "Does ChatGPT Belong on Your Cyber Risk Register? CEO of Global Cyber Risk LLC, offers this advice: "You need to have a process for evaluating the risks associated with that technology, in this case Chat GPT. Some Legal Perspectives."

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

Often, CISOs see budget increases following a breach at their organization or in response to what is happening to industry peers. Security is often viewed as a cost center, necessary to keep the business afloat and to avoid costly events, but not generating profit. What drives cybersecurity spend and budget decisions?

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

About 15 years ago, the idiom began to be applied to cybersecurity, where the risk management continuum values the investment in protection to mitigate the negative consequences of a cyber incident. We can never eliminate risk entirely, but we can manage it effectively with “Left of Boom” processes and procedures. Right of Boom”.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Learn how to prepare and reduce the risk of the next ransomware event as Todd Inskeep, Founder at Incovate Solutions, walks us through the lessons learned after managing out of a NotPetya ransomware attack. The post CISO Stories Podcast: NotPetya – 45 Minutes and 10,000 Servers Encrypted appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 20, 2021

If recent world events have driven an increase in the number of remote workers in your organization, you are now confronted by even more security challenges for already stretched security teams and busy IT departments.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Make it ADR-compatible When evaluating modern security information and event management (SIEM) solutions, prioritize those with robust integrations for Application Detection and Response (ADR). The post Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/8/24 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 14, 2021

SonicWall has just issued an urgent security notice detailing "critical risk" to some unpatched vulnerabilities on a couple of its products. SonicWall warns that organizations who fail to take appropriate action are "at imminent risk of a targeted ransomware attack.". x firmware are past temporary mitigations.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In 2023, Contrast Protect blocked 12 million legitimate attacks (including zero days such as the recent Confluence remote-code execution [RCE] vulnerability ) out of 4 billion detected attack events. The post Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 2/16/24 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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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SecureWorld News

APRIL 17, 2023

Risk management: Cyber insurance policies often require a risk assessment, which can help an organization identify and address vulnerabilities and improve its cybersecurity posture. Cons of cyber insurance Cost: Cyber insurance can be expensive, particularly for organizations that are considered high-risk. Is it required?

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