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Debunking myths about open-source security

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Debunking myths about open-source security 2024-11-20 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Stephanie Domas, CISO at Canonical, discusses common misconceptions about open-source security and how the community can work to dispel them. She explains how open-source solutions, contrary to myths, offer enterprise-grade maturity, reliability, and transparency. Domas also shares key […]

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Why AI alone can’t protect you from sophisticated email threats

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Why AI alone can’t protect you from sophisticated email threats 2024-11-19 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Riaz Lakhani, CISO at Barracuda Networks, discusses the effectiveness of AI-based behavioural analysis in combating sophisticated email threats like BEC and VEC. Lakhani also explains how AI tools help detect malicious email activity

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Google report shows CISOs must embrace change to stay secure

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Google report shows CISOs must embrace change to stay secure 2024-11-19 at 06:03 By Mirko Zorz Google’s latest report, conducted in partnership with Hypothesis Group, reveals a stark reality for organizations: incremental security measures are no longer sufficient. The study, involving over 2,000 decision-makers across the US, UK, India, and Brazil, paints a picture of

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How cybersecurity failures are draining business budgets

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How cybersecurity failures are draining business budgets 2024-11-14 at 06:10 By Help Net Security Security leaders feel under increasing pressure to provide assurances around cybersecurity, exposing them to greater personal risk – yet many lack the data and resources to accurately report and close cybersecurity gaps, according to Panaseer. The report analyses the findings of

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CISOs in 2025: Balancing security, compliance, and accountability

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CISOs in 2025: Balancing security, compliance, and accountability 2024-11-13 at 07:37 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Daniel Schwalbe, CISO at DomainTools, discusses the intensifying regulatory demands that have reshaped CISO accountability and daily decision-making. He outlines the skill sets future CISOs need, their key priorities for 2025, and how increased pressure

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Evaluating your organization’s application risk management journey

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Evaluating your organization’s application risk management journey 2024-11-12 at 07:33 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Chris Wysopal, Chief Security Evangelist at Veracode, discusses strategies for CISOs to quantify application risk in financial terms. Wysopal outlines the need for continuous risk management practices and robust strategies to manage third-party software dependencies, ensuring

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Ambitious cybersecurity regulations leave companies in compliance chaos

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Ambitious cybersecurity regulations leave companies in compliance chaos 2024-11-12 at 06:03 By Help Net Security While the goal of cybersecurity regulations is to bring order among organizations and ensure they take security and risks seriously, the growing number of regulations has also introduced a considerable set of challenges that organizations and their leaders must address.

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Strategies for CISOs navigating hybrid and multi-cloud security

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Strategies for CISOs navigating hybrid and multi-cloud security 2024-11-11 at 07:11 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Alex Freedland, CEO at Mirantis, discusses the cloud security challenges that CISOs need to tackle as multi-cloud and hybrid environments become the norm. He points out the expanded attack surfaces, the importance of consistent security

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Google on scaling differential privacy across nearly three billion devices

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Google on scaling differential privacy across nearly three billion devices 2024-10-31 at 15:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Miguel Guevara, Product Manager, Privacy Safety and Security at Google, discusses the complexities involved in scaling differential privacy technology across large systems. He emphasizes the need to develop secure, private, and user-controlled products

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99% of CISOs work extra hours every week

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99% of CISOs work extra hours every week 2024-10-31 at 06:06 By Help Net Security The most common challenge for CISOs is resource constraints: not enough staff, budget or technology to support the security program needed or meet compliance requirements, according to DirectDefense. Cybersecurity industry faces ongoing talent shortage The World Economic Forum claims there’s

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Effective strategies for measuring and testing cyber resilience

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Effective strategies for measuring and testing cyber resilience 2024-10-23 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Detective Superintendent Ian Kirby, CEO of the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group (NCRCG), discusses the emerging cyber threats and strategies organizations can use to increase cyber resilience. He emphasizes basic cyber hygiene, security awareness training,

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Should the CISOs role be split into two functions?

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Should the CISOs role be split into two functions? 2024-10-21 at 06:01 By Help Net Security 84% of CISOs believe the role needs to be split into two functions – one technical and one business-focused, to maximize security and organizational resilience, according to Trellix. Regulatory demands pose a growing challenge for CISOs The research reveals

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Despite massive security spending, 44% of CISOs fail to detect breaches

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Despite massive security spending, 44% of CISOs fail to detect breaches 2024-10-18 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Despite global information security spending projected to reach $215 billion in 2024, 44% of CISOs surveyed reported they were unable to detect a data breach in the last 12 months using existing security tools, according to Gigamon.

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How NIS2 will impact sectors from healthcare to energy

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How NIS2 will impact sectors from healthcare to energy 2024-10-17 at 07:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mick Baccio, Global Security Advisor at Splunk SURGe, discusses the far-reaching implications of the NIS2 Directive beyond traditional IT security. He explains how NIS2 will fundamentally change cybersecurity governance, making it a core aspect

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CISOs’ strategies for managing a growing attack surface

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CISOs’ strategies for managing a growing attack surface 2024-10-14 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Rickard Carlsson, CEO at Detectify, discusses the evolution of attack surface management in the context of remote work and digital transformation. Carlsson highlights the challenges CISOs face today, including maintaining visibility and managing compliance in

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The case for enterprise exposure management

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The case for enterprise exposure management 2024-10-07 at 08:01 By Help Net Security For several years, external attack surface management (EASM) has been an important focus for many security organizations and the vendors that serve them. EASM, attempting to discover the full extent of an organization’s external attack surface and remediate issues, had broad purview,

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Best practices for implementing threat exposure management, reducing cyber risk exposure

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Best practices for implementing threat exposure management, reducing cyber risk exposure 2024-10-04 at 07:16 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Sanaz Yashar, CEO at Zafran, discusses the role of threat exposure management (TEM) in modern cybersecurity strategies. As traditional vulnerability management evolves, TEM addresses the overwhelming risks arising from expanded attack surfaces

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What bots mean for businesses and consumers

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What bots mean for businesses and consumers 2024-10-02 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Simple bots have existed since the early to mid-2000s when organizations had no means to protect themselves or their website’s users from them. Yet today, despite having tools to protect against these simple bots, two in three organizations have made no

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AI use: 3 essential questions every CISO must ask

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AI use: 3 essential questions every CISO must ask 2024-09-26 at 07:32 By Help Net Security In July, Wall Street experienced its worst day since 2022, with the tech-focused Nasdaq falling by 3.6%. The downturn was largely triggered by what commentators suggest is the result of underwhelming earnings from some major tech companies. What’s notable

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Microsoft Names Deputy CISOs, Governance Council to Manage Security Push

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Microsoft Names Deputy CISOs, Governance Council to Manage Security Push 2024-09-24 at 19:01 By Ryan Naraine Microsoft says each Deputy CISO will oversee specific domains, ranging from gaming and cloud security to AI and government systems. The post Microsoft Names Deputy CISOs, Governance Council to Manage Security Push appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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