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A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams

Krebs on Security

Even among top tech firms, less than half list a chief technology officer (CTO). 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).

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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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6 zero trust myths and misconceptions

CSO Magazine

Interest in zero trust is surging, according to IDG’s 2020 Security Priorities Study, with 40% of survey respondents saying they are actively researching zero trust technologies, up from only 11% in 2019, and 18% of organizations indicating they already have zero trust solutions, more than double the 8% in 2018.

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MY TAKE: RSAC 2025’s big takeaway — GenAI is growing up fast, but still needs human direction

The Last Watchdog

Jay” Abdullah , Mastercards Deputy CSO who gave a keynote address at The CSA Summit from Cloud Security Alliance at RSAC 2025. Must have skill: prompt engineering Jamison Utter, security evangelist at A10 Networks , a supplier of network performance and DDoS defense technologies, was especially candid. But its not autopilot.

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Webroot files patent infringement claim against Trend Micro

CSO Magazine

Security endpoint protection vendor Webroot has filed a patent infringement complaint against competitor Trend Micro accusing it of implementing patented technology in its security software and systems without authorization. Webroot seeks damages against Trend Micro, claims lost sales and market share.

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Bitdefender enters native XDR market with new offering

CSO Magazine

Security technology can seem overwhelming to a security analyst, let alone a layperson, so we built the user interface hand-in-hand with our customers through an early access program," explains Bitdefender vice president for product and technical marketing Amy Blackshaw. Bitdefender also worked on making these features easy to use.