The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 28, 2021

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IoT 98

IoT Risk CISO Cyber Risk 98

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

George Al-Koura , CISO, Ruby Life, and Co-Host, Bare Knuckles & Brass Tacks Podcast (and Ottawa resident), had this to say on LinkedIn: " I think that it's a step in the right direction, generally. "The Introducing mandatory ISP botnet blocking rules to disrupt malicious networks before they reach Canadian users.

Cyber threats 64

Cyber threats Cybercrime Cybersecurity Government 64

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It is the percentage of small businesses without a cybersecurity professional on staff. One number kept popping up at this year’s (ISC)2 Security Congress in Las Vegas: 98.5%. Attendees at this year’s event heard CEO Clar Rosso and other speakers share that number a few times. What is 98.5%? While it wasn’t made clear if.

Small Business 105

Small Business Cybersecurity CISO Security Awareness 105

SecureWorld News

MAY 21, 2024

Uniquely, it carves out small businesses, as defined under the U.S. Small Business Administration (which aligns with the Texas privacy law)," said Jordan Fischer , Cyber Attorney and Partner at Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP. "The Minnesota law continues what is a growing trend in the U.S. Jaworski added.

Data privacy 108

Data privacy CISO Small Business CSO 108

Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Nowadays, organisations need digital leaders such as CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs who are strategists, visionaries, and know how to manage, effectively. The pressure for those in charge is immense as cyber risks have scaled, and can now bring businesses, economies, and communities to a halt. Hackers love small businesses.

CISO 130

CISO Mobile Technology Risk 130

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In the private sector, he was a CISO for an insurance company, credit card processor, bank, credit union, and IT Managed Service Provider. A : I own a small business called Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC. I founded it in 2015 after realizing I could have a much bigger impact as a CISO for multiple companies instead of just one.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Cyber Insurance Insurance Cyber Risk 98

Mitnick Security

JUNE 27, 2023

As a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), you have the responsibility of not only directing your organization’s security but also conveying your risk status to leadership. According to Cybersecurity Magazine, 60% of small businesses go out of business within six months of falling victim to a data breach or cyber attack.

Penetration Testing 52

Penetration Testing Small Business CISO Data breaches 52

Security Boulevard

MAY 4, 2021

Unfortunately, these types of businesses may not have the same infrastructure and resources in place to survive such attacks, as it is found 60% of small companies go out of business within six months of falling victim to a data breach or cyber attack.

Education 122

Education Cybersecurity Cyber Attacks Data breaches 122

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 13, 2022

In addition, small businesses and high-growth startups alike do not have the internal time or resources to dedicate to these necessary projects, which can be costly when outsourced. Small businesses and startups need a solution that manages compliance for them in an easy, automated way.

Small Business 52

Small Business Cyber Risk Risk CISO 52

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

“Where we might have previously relied on what was provided in a short, written application, today we regularly have hour-long underwriting calls with clients, often speaking with their CISOs and security teams, to understand their risk and what security protocols they have in place.”. Also see: Best Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Tools.

Cyber Insurance 121

Cyber Insurance Insurance Marketing Small Business 121

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

According to Octavia Howell, CISO at Equifax Canada, there has been an "exponential" rise in fraud attempts, particularly during the strike and the busy holiday season. 15, has paralyzed operations at the Crown corporation, disrupting supply chains and dealing a significant blow to small businesses during the critical holiday season.

Scams 103

Scams Identity Theft Phishing Social Engineering 103

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

On a Sunday in February 2018, the Colorado CISO’s office set up a temporary server to test a new cloud-based business process. As CISO Debbi Blyth put it, “The server was discovered almost immediately by the attackers.” A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following.

VPN 121

VPN Software Authentication Encryption 121

NetSpi Executives

MARCH 11, 2025

Meet the Contributors This roundup includes insights from these NetSPI Partners: Thomas Cumberland, Tier 3 Senior Analyst at Cyber Sainik Michael Yates, CISO at All Lines Tech Sean Mahoney, Vice President at Netswitch Technology Management Kendra Vicars, Risk and Compliance Manager at Legato Security 1.

Risk 40

Risk CISO Technology Firewall 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 25, 2019

As organisations work to improve their ability to manage information risk, the importance of having a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is also being recognised. This is happening throughout organisations, which is a positive step.

Technology 97

Technology Small Business InfoSec Cybersecurity 97

SC Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

Some help close the cyber skills gap by offering training and education services, others provide cyber solutions and services to small businesses or underserved communities, while still others develop and promote cyber policies. The letter also introduced the hashtags #CyberPhilanthropy and #ExpandCyberFunding.

Education 87

Education Media Cybercrime Internet 87

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

It can be anything from a Virtual CISO, to creating a cybersecurity strategy or policy, reviewing infrastructure to find security gaps, doing assessments – it’s a broad range of services for clients all over the US. I didn't see a lot of people of color who are CISOs either. For example, shortly after I finished my Ph.D.

CISO 85

CISO Cybersecurity Education Engineering 85

Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2024

Small businesses are not exempt from these attacks. Small businesses require a well-thought-out strategy to improve the security of their web applications and APIs. These tools become embedded within the DevOps and CI/CD development process.

Risk 69

Risk Engineering Small Business Architecture 69

Spinone

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Ransomware targets everyone: individual users, small businesses, enterprise environments, and even government organizations. Business owners , who need to protect their company from data losses and prevent losing money and clients’ trust; 3. If you are not protected with the newest software, there is no way to escape that.

Technology 52

Technology Ransomware Backups Antivirus 52

Spinone

JULY 29, 2020

Here’s how our solution helps with these tasks: CISO A CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) is a C-level employee whose task is to oversee corporate security strategy.

Penetration Testing 52

Penetration Testing CISO Engineering Software 52

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2022

If you talk to most CISOs, they readily acknowledge this is occurring, and current solutions, such as cloud access security brokers (CASBs) , provide data but do not provide clearly prioritized, actionable remediation steps to mitigate SaaS security risk comprehensively. SaaS Security Pillars: Discovery, Prioritization, Orchestration.

Risk 52

Risk CISO Architecture Marketing 52

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 1, 2023

The IT Outsourcing Purchasing Ecosystem To the new executive or small business exploring IT outsourcing for the first time, the huge variety of potential outsource partners can be quite confusing.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Cloud Migration Firewall Penetration Testing 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

It can be anything from a Virtual CISO, to creating a cybersecurity strategy or policy, reviewing infrastructure to find security gaps, doing assessments – it’s a broad range of services for clients all over the US. I didn't see a lot of people of color who are CISOs either. For example, shortly after I finished my Ph.D.

CISO 40

CISO Cybersecurity Education Engineering 40

Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Cyber Observer’s partnership with Cisco enables CISOs to manage and monitor their cybersecurity eco-system posture. Slack brings team communication and collaboration into one place so you can get more work done, whether you belong to a large enterprise or a small business. More details on the integration available here.

Technology 144

Technology Firewall VPN Authentication 144

Security Boulevard

MAY 8, 2022

Josh Feinblum is the co-founder of Stavvy, a Boston-based fully integrated digital mortgage platform, where he leads product, engineering, people, and finance. He also serves as a venture partner at F-Prime Capital, where he evaluates and advises startups of all stages across multiple verticals.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Engineering Small Business CSO 52

Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

The next year is set to test global defences as these adversaries amplify their tactics, targeting critical infrastructure and small businesses, intensifying their use of advanced strategies. Critical infrastructure face heightened risk from targeted disruptions, as do small businesses who are the backbone of the economy.

Cybersecurity 130

Cybersecurity CISO Insurance IoT 130

SecureWorld News

MARCH 5, 2025

That headache is real, of course, but accountants and lawyers will step up to sort it out," said Mike Wilkes , Former CISO, MLS; Adjunct Professor, NYU. So what should CISOs do? This will be a major challenge to CISOs everywhereand it won't get better anytime soon. given the tensions around core economic impacts of the tariffs.

Cyber Risk 118

Cyber Risk Risk Small Business Cyber Insurance 118

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 5, 2020

Rogers made his remarks as part of a panel discussion on securing digital transformation moderated by Infosys CISO Vishal Salvi. Local governments and small businesses, meanwhile, continue to get targeted for crippling ransomware extortion attacks and business email compromise campaigns.

Cybersecurity 227

Cybersecurity Technology IoT Digital transformation 227

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Tyler Farrar, CISO, Exabeam. Whether you are a small business or large enterprise, at some point you will be targeted by a ransomware attack that will try to get into your system and encrypt your critical data. What do ransomware, phishing, advanced persistent threats and the like all have in common?

Data breaches 142

Data breaches Ransomware Government Cybersecurity 142

SecureWorld News

MARCH 14, 2024

Mandy also highlighted the potential impact on small businesses and content creators who rely on TikTok as a primary source of income. The immediate impact on cashflow could be devastating," he said. Enforcement challenges loom large, according to Craig Jones, Vice President of Security Operations at Ontinue.

Media 118

Media Data privacy Small Business CISO 118