Dark Reading
3 years, 2 months ago
CISO Survival Guide for Cyberattacks
CISOs who have survived major cyber incidents recommend letting company ethos guide incident response.
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CISO is the senior executive responsible for an organization’s information security strategy and governance. This role involves overseeing risk assessments, security architecture, and policy enforcement to protect sensitive data and critical systems. The CISO coordinates between technical teams and business units to ensure security measures align with organizational priorities and regulatory requirements.
In practice, the CISO must manage risks from insider threats, supply chain vulnerabilities, and targeted cyberattacks by prioritizing security controls and monitoring emerging threats. Their decisions influence how effectively an organization detects and responds to incidents, maintains secure configurations, and integrates security into business processes. Effective CISOs balance technical expertise with strategic oversight to reduce exposure across diverse attack surfaces.
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Info Security Magazine
3 years, 2 months ago
#RSAC: Pro Sports Grapple with Convergence of Cyber and Physical Security Challenges
CISOs from the NBA, NFL and NHL discuss their close cooperation to mitigate the unique cyber risks they experience
The Hacker News
3 years, 2 months ago
Browser Security Survey: 87% of SaaS Adopters Exposed to Browser-borne Attacks
The browser serves as the primary interface between the on-premises environment, the cloud, and the web in the modern enterprise. Therefore, the browser is also exposed to multiple types of cyber threats and operational risks. In light of this significant challenge, how are CISOs responding? LayerX, Browser Security platform provider, has polled more than 150 CISOs across multiple verticals and
The Register
3 years, 2 months ago
The good, the bad and the generative AI
ChatGPT is just the beginning: CISOs need to prepare for the next wave of AI-powered attacks Sponsored Feature Change in the tech industry is usually evolutionary, but perhaps more interesting are the exceptions to this rule – the microprocessor in 1968, the IBM PC in 1981, the web in 1989, the smartphone in 2007. These are the technologies whose appearance began new eras that completely reshaped the industry around them.…
Dark Reading
3 years, 2 months ago
CISOs Rethink Data Security with Info-Centric Framework
The Data Security Maturity Model ditches application, network, and device silos when it comes to architecting a data security strategy.
Dark Reading
3 years, 2 months ago
AI Experts: Account for AI/ML Resilience & Risk While There's Still Time
CISOs and cybersecurity teams will play a key role in hardening artificial intelligence and machine learning systems.
Info Security Magazine
3 years, 2 months ago
Cloud Complexity Means Bugs Are Missed in Testing
Most CISOs think vulnerability management is getting harder