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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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Bug Bounty Programs Are Being Used to Buy Silence

Schneier on Security

However, CSO's investigation shows that the bug bounty platforms have turned bug reporting and disclosure on its head, what multiple expert sources, including HackerOne's former chief policy officer, Katie Moussouris, call a "perversion." [.]. Bug bounties are best when transparent and open. Leitschuh, the Zoom bug finder, agrees.

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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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Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2022

CSO Magazine

Many of the 2021 transactions CSO reported were in the identity and cloud security markets, especially toward the end of the year. This trend is likely to continue as these markets consolidate. In all markets, larger firms are looking to expand their capabilities. That’s up from 94 for the same period in 2020.

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Q&A: Researchers find evidence of emerging market for stolen, spoofed machine identities

The Last Watchdog

recently teamed up and found evidence of an emerging market for stolen and spoofed machine identities. This emerging black market for machine identities is but a mere starting point for cyber criminals who recognize a huge, unguarded exposure when they see one. At the end of the day the CSO the CIO and the CEO all left the company.

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11 cybersecurity buzzwords you should stop using right now

CSO Magazine

Used to simplify complex terminology or boost sales and marketing campaigns, buzzwords are an inescapable reality for an innovative and fast-paced industry like information security. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Cybersecurity buzzwords and buzz phrases are a dime a dozen. To read this article in full, please click here

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Cyber insurance explained: What it covers and why prices continue to rise

CSO Magazine

Cyber insurance policies are becoming more diverse as the market matures, and the finer details regarding what one policy may cover can be somewhat different to another, depending on several factors.