The Last Watchdog

APRIL 1, 2020

Related: What we’ve learned from the massive breach of Capitol At RSA 2020 , I learned about how one of the routine daily chores all large organizations perform — data governance — has started to emerge as something of a cybersecurity multiplier. The value of data connected to a live project is obvious.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

Learn the 7 keys to better risk assessment. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]. As a result, managed service providers (MSPs) could be required to adhere to strengthened security rules or guidance going forward.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 25, 2022

Chris Wysopal, founder and chief technology officer of application security company Veracode, sat down with CSO Senior Writer Lucian Constantin at a recent Security Summit to discuss just that.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 16, 2024

In this Spotlight Podcast, host Paul Roberts talks with Chris Walcutt, the CSO of DirectDefense about the rising cyber threats facing operational technology (OT) and how organizations that manage OT - including critical infrastructure owners can best manage increased cyber risks to OT environments. Read the whole entry. »

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

The US General Accountability Office (GAO) issued the 19-page report , “Cybersecurity and Information Technology: Federal Agencies need to Strengthen Efforts to Address High-Risk Areas” on July 29. Both pointed out shortcomings in the cyber readiness of the United States government. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

The number of attacks targeting the government sector increased by 95% worldwide in the second half of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, according to a new report by AI-based cybersecurity company CloudSek. There is also a risk that national security and military data can be used by terrorist organizations.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 7, 2025

Check out best practices for shoring up data security and reducing cyber risk. 1 - CSA: How to boost data security and reduce cyber risk Risk assessment gaps. 1 - CSA: How to boost data security and reduce cyber risk Risk assessment gaps. Plus, get tips on how to improve job satisfaction among tech staff.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 11, 2022

Business and government organizations are rapidly embracing an expanding variety of artificial intelligence (AI) applications: automating activities to function more efficiently, reshaping shopping recommendations, credit approval, image processing, predictive policing, and much more.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a comprehensive report in late September 2022 that discussed the need for dedicated privacy leadership within the departments and agencies of the executive branch of government if goals surrounding privacy are to be achieved.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

million people was exposed in a data breach lasts year, prompting AppOmni CSO Cory Michal to say that data collection companies like DISA and National Public Data need more oversight, regulations, and penalties. The post DISA Breach Highlights Need for Stronger Oversight: AppOmni CSO appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2023

Top 5 ways access governance prevents supply chain attacksIn today's interconnected digital landscape, organizations rely heavily on their supply chains to deliver products, services, and software solutions. According to CSO Online, […] The post Prevent supply chain attacks with access governance appeared first on SafePaaS.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Vendors, tech firms, collectives and governments have contributed to helping raise the open-source security bar amid organizations’ increasing use of and reliance upon open-source resources, along with the complex security risks and challenges that come with it. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The days of a hopeless disconnect between security leaders and the board of directors have come to a close—at least for enterprises with a healthy risk posture.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Despite the billions of dollars poured annually into cybersecurity by investors, organizations, academia, and government, adequate and reliable cybersecurity remains an ever-elusive goal. Chief among the challenges for decision-makers and experts is simply identifying and comprehending society's cybersecurity risks.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This week: Former Uber CSO is convicted for his attempted cover-up of a 2016 hack of the company. The post The Week in Security: Former Uber CSO convicted over hack cover-up, supply chain attack targets media appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Business leaders spend most of their time conducting risk/reward analyses of virtually every decision they make. Do we know enough about the geopolitical climate in a new market to justify the added costs and hassles in compliance and governance? Cybersecurity is another critical area where risk must be constantly assessed.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The evolution of cybercrime is weighing heavily on digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) teams, leading to significant burnout and potential regulatory risk. That’s according to the 2023 State of Enterprise DFIR survey by Magnet Forensics , a developer of digital investigation solutions.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 15, 2022

Russia is offering its own Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates to bypass sanctions imposed by Western companies and governments that are limiting citizens’ access to websites amid the nation’s invasion of Ukraine. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

The predicted invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has begun, and with it, the risk of cyber warfare against Ukraine's supporters has escalated. In the run-up to the invasion, Russia deployed offensive cyber operations against Ukrainian Government websites and infrastructure.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

Meanwhile, persistent risks associated with ineffective authentication strategies and processes threaten businesses as they become more agile and remote, requiring security teams to rethink approaches to authentication in the modern landscape.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Relevance of Privacy-Preserving Techniques and Generative AI to DORA Legislation madhav Tue, 10/29/2024 - 04:55 The increasing reliance on digital technologies has created a complex landscape of risks, especially in critical sectors like finance. The world has changed.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Cyberspace enables connections, whether between individuals, organizations, governments, or some combination of the three. Such connections have allowed individuals, organizations, and governments to conduct business, manage activities, and deliver services at an unprecedented speed, scope, and scale.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 4, 2023

Trust assurance platform TrustCloud has announced the release of the TrustRegister application to help software companies identify risks and understand risk-related revenue/business impact.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 3, 2023

Out of an abundance of caution, we replaced our RSA SSH host key used to secure Git operations for GitHub.com,” GitHub CSO and SVP. In an attempt to get ahead of fallout from the exposure of its private SSH key in a public repository, the software development platform GitHub proactively rotated its host key last week.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

The commissions of the House of Commons and House of Lords have followed the UK government by banning social media app TikTok over cybersecurity concerns. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 16, 2023

Social media app TikTok has been banned on UK government electronic devices, the Cabinet Office has announced. To read this article in full, please click here

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 22, 2021

The team worked quickly to provide mitigations directly to the limited number of impacted customers that remediates the risk to their system. And unfortunately, these vulnerabilities are not just theoretical; they are being taken advantage of by an adversary, according to the federal government.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) is a certification that focuses on enterprise IT risk management. It's offered by ISACA, a nonprofit professional association focused on IT governance with a number of certifications in its stable, including CISM.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

For many, the answer to that is increasingly no—that's why laws and regulations have recently been put in place restricting access to some social media in certain situations because of the hidden risks of these seemingly innocuous platforms.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

government is urging software makers to adopt secure application-development practices that help prevent buffer overflow attacks. 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

MAY 26, 2022

Financial services giant Mastercard has announced the launch of a new attack simulation and assessment platform designed to help businesses and governments enhance their cybersecurity operational resilience. The launch comes as Mastercard continues to invest in cybersecurity and risk management capabilities.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

Announced at its annual Think conference in Orlando, Florida, Quantum Safe technology combines expertise across cryptography and critical infrastructure to address the potential future security risks that quantum computing poses, according to the company.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 5, 2022

SASE platform provider Cato Networks has introduced a new risk-based application access control for combatting security threats and productivity challenges posed by remote working and bring your own device (BYOD). New access control uses converged device context. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 22, 2022

Organizations continue to navigate their way through a world of sanctions and direct government requests to take specific actions While the situation may appear to be black and white, it is, in reality, several shades of gray and is happening in the midst of the internet’s transition to multistakeholder governance.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Public companies will also have to share details about their "cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance" on an annual basis. Risk Management and Strategy Disclosure: Companies must disclose their cybersecurity risk management policies, governance procedures, and incident response plans in their annual reports.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

TikTok's parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, denied that it shared information with the Chinese government and announced that it had migrated its U.S. The concerns have deepened after Buzzfeed published a report saying that data of some American users had been repeatedly accessed from China. user traffic to servers operated by Oracle.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Mexico’s President Obrador confirmed that its government has suffered what is perhaps a sensitive attack on its intelligence and armed forces. We have witnessed increased cyberattacks on the Latin American region in recent days. Chilean Armed Forces suffered a similar attack and its judiciary system was also compromised.

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