Author Archives: Sue Poremba

On holiday: Most important policies for reduced staff

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On Christmas Eve, 2023, the Ohio State Lottery had to shut down some of its systems because of a cyberattack. Around the same time, the Dark Web had a “Leaksmas” event, where cyber criminals shared stolen information for free as a holiday gift. In fact, the month of December 2023 saw more than 2 billion […]

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What makes a trailblazer? Inspired by John Mulaney’s Dreamforce roast

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When you bring a comedian to offer a keynote address, you need to expect the unexpected. But it is a good bet that no one in the crowd at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference expected John Mulaney to tell a crowd of thousands of tech trailblazers that they were, in fact, not trailblazers at all. “The fact […]

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Horror stories

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When it comes to cybersecurity, the question is when, not if, an organization will suffer a cyber incident. Even the most sophisticated security tools can’t withstand the biggest threat: human behavior. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the time of year when we celebrate all things scary. So it seemed appropriate to ask cybersecurity professionals to […]

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How I got started: AI security executive

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Artificial intelligence and machine learning are becoming increasingly crucial to cybersecurity systems. Organizations need professionals with a strong background that mixes AI/ML knowledge with cybersecurity skills, bringing on board people like Nicole Carignan, Vice President of Strategic Cyber AI at Darktrace, who has a unique blend of technical and soft skills. Carignan was originally a […]

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How CIRCIA is changing crisis communication

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Read the previous article in this series, PR vs cybersecurity teams: Handling disagreements in a crisis. When the Colonial Pipeline attack happened a few years ago, widespread panic and long lines at the gas pump were the result — partly due to a lack of reliable information. The attack raised the alarm about serious threats to […]

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PR vs cybersecurity teams: Handling disagreements in a crisis

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Check out our first two articles in this series, Cybersecurity crisis communication: What to do and Crisis communication: What NOT to do. When a cyber incident happens inside an organization, everyone in the company has a stake in how to approach remediation. The problem is that not everyone agrees on how to handle the public […]

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Overheard at RSA Conference 2024: Top trends cybersecurity experts are talking about

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At a brunch roundtable, one of the many informal events held during the RSA Conference 2024 (RSAC), the conversation turned to the most popular trends and themes at this year’s events. There was no disagreement in what people presenting sessions or companies on the Expo show floor were talking about: RSAC 2024 is all about […]

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The UK energy sector faces an expanding OT threat landscape

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Critical infrastructure is under attack in almost every country, but especially in the United Kingdom. The UK was the most attacked country in Europe, which is already the region most impacted by cyber incidents. The energy industry is taking the brunt of those cyberattacks, according to IBM’s X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2024. The energy sector […]

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How I got started: Cyber AI/ML engineer

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As generative AI goes mainstream, it highlights the increasing demand for AI cybersecurity professionals like Maria Pospelova. Pospelova is currently a senior data scientist, and data science team lead at OpenText Cybersecurity. She also worked at Interest, an AI cybersecurity company acquired by MicroFocus and then by OpenText. She continues as part of that team […]

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AI trends: A closer look at machine learning’s role

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The hottest technology right now is AI — more specifically, generative AI. The trend is so popular that every conference and webinar speaker feels obligated to mention some form of AI, no matter their field. The innovations and risks that AI offers are both exciting and frightening. However, the heavy focus on this technology overshadows […]

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