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Cybersecurity Leaders Spooked by SEC Lawsuit Against SolarWinds CISO

Cybersecurity Leaders Spooked by SEC Lawsuit Against SolarWinds CISO 31/10/2023 at 23:16 By Mike Lennon The SEC’s lawsuit against the CISO of SolarWinds is leaving CISOs across the industry spooked and reevaluating their roles. The post Cybersecurity Leaders Spooked by SEC Lawsuit Against SolarWinds CISO appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO With Fraud and Cybersecurity Failures

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SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO With Fraud and Cybersecurity Failures 31/10/2023 at 05:01 By Mike Lennon The SEC filed charges against SolarWinds and its CISO over misleading investors about its cybersecurity practices and known risks. The post SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO With Fraud and Cybersecurity Failures appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Whistleblowers: Should CISOs Consider Them a Friend or Foe?

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Whistleblowers: Should CISOs Consider Them a Friend or Foe? 30/10/2023 at 14:46 By Kevin Townsend Are whistleblowers traitors to the company, a danger to corporate brand image, and a form of insider threat? Or are they an early warning safety valve that can be used to strengthen cybersecurity and compliance? The post Whistleblowers: Should CISOs

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Harmonic Lands $7M Funding to Secure Generative AI Deployments

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Harmonic Lands $7M Funding to Secure Generative AI Deployments 19/10/2023 at 20:16 By Ryan Naraine British startup is working on software to mitigate against the ‘wild west’ of unregulated AI apps harvesting company data at scale. The post Harmonic Lands $7M Funding to Secure Generative AI Deployments appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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CISO Pay Increases Are Slowing – a Look Behind the Figures

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CISO Pay Increases Are Slowing – a Look Behind the Figures 12/10/2023 at 14:46 By Kevin Townsend How much do CISOs make? Survey provides compensation trends for Chief Information Security Officers, but don’t take surveys at full face value. The post CISO Pay Increases Are Slowing – a Look Behind the Figures appeared first on

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Twistlock Founders Score Whopping $51M Seed Funding for Gutsy

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Twistlock Founders Score Whopping $51M Seed Funding for Gutsy 10/10/2023 at 17:02 By Ryan Naraine Serial entrepreneurs bank an unusually large seed round to apply process mining techniques to solve security governance problems. The post Twistlock Founders Score Whopping $51M Seed Funding for Gutsy appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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The CISO Carousel and its Effect on Enterprise Cybersecurity

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The CISO Carousel and its Effect on Enterprise Cybersecurity 26/09/2023 at 14:46 By Kevin Townsend CISO churn is a hidden cybersecurity threat. Major security initiatives or implementations can take longer than the residency of a single CISO, and constant churn can leave cracks or gaps in security. The post The CISO Carousel and its Effect

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CISOs and Board Reporting – an Ongoing Problem

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CISOs and Board Reporting – an Ongoing Problem 13/09/2023 at 18:49 By Kevin Townsend Boards often complain they receive overly-technical reports from management teams that fail to put governance in business and financial terms. The post CISOs and Board Reporting – an Ongoing Problem appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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The Team8 Foundry Method for Selecting Investable Startups

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The Team8 Foundry Method for Selecting Investable Startups 07/09/2023 at 18:46 By Kevin Townsend Team8, a VC organization with added sauce, queried more than 130 CISOs from its own ‘CISO Village’ to discover the concerns of existing cybersecurity practitioners, and the technologies they are seeking for the future. The post The Team8 Foundry Method for

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CISA Hires ‘Mudge’ to Work on Security-by-Design Principles

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CISA Hires ‘Mudge’ to Work on Security-by-Design Principles 05/09/2023 at 21:47 By Ryan Naraine Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko joins the US government’s cybersecurity agency to preach the gospel of security-by-design and secure-by-default development principles. The post CISA Hires ‘Mudge’ to Work on Security-by-Design Principles appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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The End of “Groundhog Day” for the Security in the Boardroom Discussion?

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The End of “Groundhog Day” for the Security in the Boardroom Discussion? 23/08/2023 at 17:19 By Marc Solomon As the SEC cyber incident disclosure rules come into effect, organizations will be forced to seriously consider giving security leaders a seat at the table. The post The End of “Groundhog Day” for the Security in the

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Reddit Taps Fredrick ‘Flee’ Lee for CISO Job

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Reddit Taps Fredrick ‘Flee’ Lee for CISO Job 31/07/2023 at 21:31 By Ryan Naraine Reddit hires a 20-year cybersecurity veteran to manage its privacy and security functions as it prepares for an IPO. The post Reddit Taps Fredrick ‘Flee’ Lee for CISO Job appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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CISO Conversations: Field CISOs From VMware Carbon Black and NetSPI

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CISO Conversations: Field CISOs From VMware Carbon Black and NetSPI 26/07/2023 at 14:31 By Kevin Townsend SecurityWeek talks to Field CISOs, Fawaz Rasheed (VMware Carbon Black) and Nabil Hannan (NetSPI), about this emerging role. The post CISO Conversations: Field CISOs From VMware Carbon Black and NetSPI appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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CISO Conversations: CISOs of Identity Giants IDEMIA and Ping

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CISO Conversations: CISOs of Identity Giants IDEMIA and Ping 12/07/2023 at 17:02 By Kevin Townsend SecurityWeek talks to Dennis Kallelis (CSO at Idemia) and Jason Kees (CISO at Ping), two of industry’s identity giants. The idea, as always, is to discuss the role of the modern CISO. The post CISO Conversations: CISOs of Identity Giants

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CISOs’ New Stressors Brought on by Digitalization: Report

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CISOs’ New Stressors Brought on by Digitalization: Report 21/06/2023 at 20:37 By Kevin Townsend Digitalization brings new security challenges, new concerns, and new threats, and CISOs should not think that it’s just business as usual. The post CISOs’ New Stressors Brought on by Digitalization: Report appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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CISO Conversations: Three Leading CISOs From the Payment Industry

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CISO Conversations: Three Leading CISOs From the Payment Industry 21/06/2023 at 17:10 By Kevin Townsend SecurityWeek talks to Chief Information Security Officers from Bill.com, FreedomPay, and Tassat about their role and experience as CISOs. The post CISO Conversations: Three Leading CISOs From the Payment Industry appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Fulfilling Expected SEC Requirements for Cybersecurity Expertise at Board Level

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Fulfilling Expected SEC Requirements for Cybersecurity Expertise at Board Level 20/06/2023 at 15:41 By Kevin Townsend Nobody doubts the need to increase board level cyber expertise, but there is no single preferred route. The post Fulfilling Expected SEC Requirements for Cybersecurity Expertise at Board Level appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Watch on Demand: 2023 CISO Forum Sessions

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Watch on Demand: 2023 CISO Forum Sessions 19/06/2023 at 16:13 By Mike Lennon All panel discussions and technical presentations from SecurityWeek’s 2023 CISO Forum are available to watch free on demand. The post Watch on Demand: 2023 CISO Forum Sessions appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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Virtual Event Today: CISO Forum 2023 – Register to Join

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Virtual Event Today: CISO Forum 2023 – Register to Join 13/06/2023 at 18:18 By Mike Lennon SecurityWeek’s 2023 CISO Forum Virtual Summit is taking place June 13-14 as a fully immersive online experience. The post Virtual Event Today: CISO Forum 2023 – Register to Join appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Equifax Releases Security and Privacy Controls Framework

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Equifax Releases Security and Privacy Controls Framework 10/05/2023 at 22:38 By Ryan Naraine Equifax released its security and privacy controls framework to provide a public blueprint to help organizations to build or enhance their own cybersecurity programs. The post Equifax Releases Security and Privacy Controls Framework appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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