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As the fallout from the Capital One data breach continues, new lessons are being learned. Although technical failings were at the heart of the breach, a recent article in the The Wall Street Journal points to a series of overlooked issues...
A monthly or quarterly report is a great way to summarize a SOC’s performance and uncover insights for executive leadership. But as a security and risk manager or executive, what information should you request from the managers who report...
This post was originally published October 31, 2016 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness
Cybersecurity threats are becoming more sophisticated, targeted, and potentially catastrophic. This is particularly true of the most dominant form of cyberattack – ransomware.
Rather than a mass opportunistic, shotgun approach to...
Cybersecurity and cyber risk are increasingly getting their own C-suite positions. From 2016 to 2017, the number of organizations with a CISO (chief information security officer) rose from 50% to 65%. Other security and risk-related...
Stress and burnout is emerging as perhaps the biggest threat to corporate security. Long hours, alert overload, and a lack of visibility into their IT infrastructure have many security professionals reconsidering their chosen careers.
It doesn’t matter what business you’re in — cybersecurity has become extremely important to both your organization’s reputation and its bottom line. According to reports, the average cost of a data breach is $3.86 million.
As the importance of third-party risk management (TPRM) continues to grow, organizations are hiring for related roles more seriously than ever before. To compensate, security and risk professionals are seeking out certification programs in...
2019 has already been rife with cybersecurity woes. Unfortunately, as we enter the second half of the year, things are going from bad to worse.
The recent Capital One data breach compromised the personal data of more than 100 million...
In the weeks since our previous post, we’ve seen development in the security community withthe release of an exploit into a commercial product as well as the announcement of theunreleased integration of an exploit into Rapid7’s Metasploit...
With high-profile breaches being traced back to supply chain vulnerabilities and a regulatory environment that’s waking up to the realities of vendor risk, many organizations are investing heavily in third-party risk management (TPRM)...
Everyone experiences stress in their jobs, but security leaders may have it worse than most. According to Dark Reading, 60% of CISOs admit they rarely disconnect from work, while 88% work more than 40 hours per week. It’s no surprise that...
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