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Report finds women are declining CISO/CSO roles

Tech Republic Security

Professional risk factors into career decisions, and successful women need to encourage other women to accept the risks, says Accenture. The post Report finds women are declining CISO/CSO roles appeared first on TechRepublic.

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CSO Global Intelligence Report: The State of Cybersecurity in 2021

CSO Magazine

Any lingering indifference to cybersecurity risk has evaporated in the face of spiking ransomware attacks, software supply chain threats , and the challenges of securing remote workers. Unsurprisingly, half of those surveyed said they had seen an increase in security incidents at their organizations over the past year.

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A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity reviewed the Web sites for the global top 100 companies by market value, and found just five percent of top 100 firms listed a chief information security officer (CISO) or chief security officer (CSO). Not that these roles are somehow more or less important than that of a CISO/CSO within the organization.

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Few Fortune 100 Firms List Security Pros in Their Executive Ranks

Krebs on Security

A review of the executives pages published by the 2022 list of Fortune 100 companies found only four — BestBuy , Cigna , Coca-Cola , and Walmart — that listed a Chief Security Officer (CSO) or Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in their highest corporate ranks. Nor is the average pay hugely different among all these roles.

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9 notable government cybersecurity initiatives of 2021

CSO Magazine

Cybersecurity has steadily crept up the agenda of governments across the globe. This has led to initiatives designed to address cybersecurity issues that threaten individuals and organizations.

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Real-time is where the cybersecurity risk is

CSO Magazine

I don’t know how many times I’ve heard cybersecurity professionals say something like, “Not having multi-factor authentication is a huge risk for our organization.” The real risk is the probability of a ransomware incident, for example, or the leak of personally identifiable information (PII) from a customer database.

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11 cybersecurity buzzwords you should stop using right now

CSO Magazine

Cybersecurity buzzwords and buzz phrases are a dime a dozen. However, such terms are not always helpful and can be inaccurate, outdated, misleading, or even risk causing harm. Learn 8 pitfalls that undermine security program success and 12 tips for effectively presenting cybersecurity to the board.