Security Boulevard

AUGUST 19, 2022

Recently, I was part of four conversations with security leaders across several industries – manufacturing, financial services, natural resources and healthcare – about some of the challenges they face with cyber risk management. The post 3 Reasons Why CISOs are Prioritizing Cyber Risk Quantification appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

IoT manufacturers need to do better. The post Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 2/9/24 appeared first on Security Boulevard. As consumers, it's important to balance necessity with risk, just like with everything else.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2024

in different industries, including energy, manufacturing, and healthcare. Eventually, more organizations may want to consider appointing their CISOs to head all of IT. Related: France hit by major DDoS attack The Unitronics hack was particularly effective given the nature of the target.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 3, 2025

A healthcare CISO I mentored was frustrated by apparent lack of support for a medical device security program. I worked with a bank CISO who was struggling to get approval for a cloud security program. Sarah, a newly appointed CISO at a manufacturing company, inherited a failed multi-factor authentication project.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 24, 2021

About our CISO Advisor team. I lead Cisco’s global CISO Advisors team, a group of security leaders dedicated to lending our experience to all different kinds of organizations across the world. For us, it’s about supporting other CISOs and security leaders to be the very best version of themselves at their jobs. How we can help.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 30, 2021

So we’ve got to rethink things, and I think the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security and [Federal CISO] Chris DeRusha came out and reaffirmed a zero trust strategy, which I’ve been advocating for for the last five years. We’ve drilled holes in with VPNs, which are…25-year-old technology.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 8, 2023

Departments such as support, manufacturing, design, services, and delivery are enhanced by smart security measures, which allay distracting setbacks and increase the overall inertia. When it comes down to it, C-level goals and CISO initiatives are not all that misaligned. Smarter security is the rising tide that lifts all ships.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 21, 2021

These questions are all worth posing in light of the recent cyberattack on the world’s largest meat manufacturer, JBS , which led to the closure of five meat processing plants across the U.S. Nonetheless, this attack is a serious warning sign not only for the meat production industry but also for the wider manufacturing supply chain.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

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). Manufacturing is a prime area for disruption with the increase in the number of IoT devices during the pandemic.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 18, 2021

This is a decision that CISOs and executives must make with their bottom line in mind, and it's never an easy choice. This was because BlackBerry licenses QNX to "original equipment manufacturers" who use the technology to build products for their customers. Should it try to quietly mitigate the situation?

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2023

CISOs of OT operational facilities, such as production plants, utility operations, critical infrastructure, and logistics centers, are facing a hostile environment where outdated machines are susceptible to attack for financial gain or political statements. In response, Radiflow recently released CIARA 4.0,

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CSO Magazine

JULY 12, 2022

Stephanie Benoit Kurtz thought she had a good deal when, in one of her former CISO roles, she signed a three-year contract with a vendor for vulnerability management as a service. It’s hard to go back to the manufacturer and say, ‘I didn’t need that module so can I get my money back?”

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Ever wondered how a screw manufactured in the United States has the same screw threads as a screw manufactured in Lithuania? Josh Yavor, CISO, Duo Security, now part of Cisco. We are proud to announce the Duo has achieved ISO 27001:2013, 27017:2015, and 27018:2019 certification! You can thank ISO for that!

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Major research efforts on how to detect these IEDs and detonate them harmlessly, or to infiltrate and disrupt bomb manufacturing, were referred by the idiom “Left of Boom.” Achieving “Left of Boom” cybersecurity is a journey on which every CISO should be embarked. Some “Left of Boom” Processes. Frameworks.

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SC Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

As a result, many organizations are finding they need someone beyond the CISO to lead this effort at the organizational level. Samford says a CPSO needs to work in close partnership with the CISO. Product security hygiene has become a very different discipline that most (not all) classically trained CISOs are not familiar with.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 25, 2024

And get the latest on the top “no-nos” for software security; the EU’s new cyber law; and CISOs’ communications with boards. However, CISA and the FBI are taking the opposite tack in their quest to improve the security of software products: They just released a list of the worst security practices that software manufacturers ought to avoid.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 17, 2022

By Tyler Farrar, CISO, Exabeam. Early in the pandemic, some shifted focus to help manufacture the emergency equipment needed to address a public health crisis. In most scenarios, CISOs have three choices when considering a move away from legacy tech: 1.Take Unfortunately, so were cyber adversaries. Leaving The Legacy.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

And so we think about different types of cybersecurity risk and how those risks or vulnerabilities or threat actors can actually impede that ability or an organization to meet those objectives," said Mary Faulkner, CISO at Thrivent, one of four panelists that took the stage to kick off the conference.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 24, 2021

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #CISO–NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that it has named Matthew Ireland Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS Most recently a consulting Practice Manager and Executive Security Strategist at NTT Ltd.,

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Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2025

For more information about the threat from nation-state cyber attackers: What CISOs Need to Know About Nation-State Actors (InformationWeek) 4 Ways to Defend Against Nation-State Attacks (BankInfoSecurity) Growing Nation-State Alliances Increase U.S. Tenable was one of the 68 original signatories of the pledge.

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SC Magazine

JULY 14, 2021

Click here to register for an upcoming CISO roundtable from Cybereason, in partnership with Cybersecurity Collaborative: Ransomware attacks and the true cost to business. In addition, having cyber insurance coverage in place does not guarantee an organization can recoup losses associated with a ransomware attack.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Part two is comprised of essays by CISOs from leading enterprises outlining what needs to get done. Today it is the world’s largest manufacturer of telecom equipment, including critical 5-G equipment. Until a few years ago Huawei was a little-known vendor of phone switches.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 17, 2023

A thorough process should include industry-specific evaluations such as the use and protection of an OT network in manufacturing or the volume of regulated records (PII, PHI or other) processed by the organizations in sectors such as healthcare or financial services.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2024

critical infrastructure services involving cyberattacks, counterintelligence, and crime," said VJ Viswanathan , Founding Partner, CYFORIX (former CISO and senior executive at Keurig Dr Pepper, Comcast, HD Supply, and GE). In addition to results from those exercises, we would identify areas of improvement or gaps.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 25, 2021

The WestRock incident is a prime example of how a cyberattack on manufacturing and other OT systems can be leveraged by cybercriminals to do damage to an organization. During a SecureWorld Remote Session , our team had a fireside chat with Phil Quade, CISO at Fortinet and former NSA official. OT cyberattacks are a growing risk.

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BH Consulting

APRIL 27, 2021

A former CISO, he has held security and operational risk roles in financial services, technology, manufacturing, health service, and local government organisations. David has been providing advisory and consulting services to in-house and external clients across the full industry spectrum for over thirty years.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Forrester also predicts that the number of women CISOs at Fortune 500 companies will rise to 20 percent in 2019 , compared with 13 percent in 2017. Her work centered on helping aerospace manufacturers manage the convergence of cyber risk across their increasingly complex business ecosystem, including IT, OT and connected products.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 8, 2025

The advisory also emphasizes the importance of regular communication with third-party managed service providers, system integrators, and system manufacturers to secure OT systems effectively. Trey Ford , CISO at Bugcrowd, offered his perspective. "

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Those across the manufacturing and utilities industries had the highest preparedness rates at 91%, while retail had the lowest across both countries at 78%. Manufacturing & Utilities. The majority (84%) of businesses reported being ‘completely’ ready, with a further 11% being somewhat prepared. Respondent breakdown: consumer.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

Even the most proactive enterprise CISO doesn’t have clear guidance on how to effectively move forward. What should enterprise CISOs do? Think of a car manufacturer’s obligation to a driver. CISOs and security teams need to follow the lead of their organizations and invest in securing SaaS.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Relying on the kindness of strangers is not an ideal strategy for CISOs and CIOs. Their needs have not changed and are unlikely to change, except those rare instances where an enterprise will choose to manufacture their own supplies rather than rely on partners. Consider, for example, Costco creating its own gigantic chicken farm.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Section 3305 mandates that medical device manufacturers must submit comprehensive plans to the FDA, focusing on monitoring, identifying, and proactively addressing medical device vulnerabilities. Moreover, manufacturers must establish and maintain processes to ensure that the device and associated systems are sufficiently cyber-secure.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 24, 2024

The potential loss of reputation from a privacy breach is a clarion call for business executives and CISOs. The security and privacy risk nexus of the IoT is also something CISOs should be concerned about due to a plethora of global privacy regulations. This greatly increases the attack surface for enterprises.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 11, 2024

However, industries reliant on shared devices—such as healthcare, retail, and manufacturing—face unique challenges. Similarly, in retail and manufacturing, delays caused by authentication procedures reduce overall efficiency. These fast-paced environments need a more flexible approach to balance security, speed, and user privacy.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Below is our esteemed panel of SC Awards judges, contributing from health care, engineering, finance, education, manufacturing, nonprofit and consulting, among others. Prior to joining Delta Dental, Almeida was the CISO at Covanta Holding Corporation, a leader in energy-from-waste management services.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The survey also found that while 95 percent of respondents in manufacturing, 92 percent in information and data services, 92 percent in finance and insurance, and 80 percent in healthcare and social assistance have already adopted microsegmentation, less than 30 percent in telecommunications have done so. Telcos Falling Behind.

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Notice Bored

AUGUST 26, 2020

If so, you may be CISO material!] Firstly, thanks to a Zoom session with participants and presenters from Queensland, I've been reading-up on "industry 4.0". and personal career planning ( e.g. how can workers learn to use tools and techniques that either aren't refined enough to be taught, perhaps not even invented yet?)

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