Quit Your Day Job: Filling the Cybersecurity Skills Gap With Freelance Security Professionals

Hiring freelancers can help companies close the cybersecurity skills gap, reduce overhead and infuse a fresh perspective into the organizational culture.

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Take a Load Off: Delegate Cyber Risk Management Using the Three Lines of Defense Model

The Three Lines of Defense model enables board directors to be involved in the cyber risk management process without micromanaging the security team.

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The Emperor’s New Insider Threats

The Emperor was the greatest CISO in the land. His castle was as safe as could be, and there were no insider threats to be found — or so he thought.

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What Can We Learn From the ‘Global State of Information Security Survey 2018’?

While PwC’s “Global State of Information Security Survey” noted that governments have improved cyber resilience, businesses still have a long way to go.

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Security Awareness Training Is a Team Effort

To promote security awareness throughout the organization, CISOs should invite employees in disparate departments to help design training materials.

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Don’t Panic! Create a Winning Cybersecurity Strategy to Preserve CISO Sanity

To deal with the daily pressures of the job, CISOs need a cybersecurity strategy that promotes cross-departmental collaboration and clear communication.

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Don’t Let Organizational Politics Derail Security Initiatives

For IT professionals, gaining executive buy-in for information security initiatives requires masterful navigation of organizational politics.

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Your Security Awareness Program Stinks. Here’s Something You Can Do About It

IT leaders should eschew traditional, dry security awareness training materials for entertaining content that encourages stronger user engagement.

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Make Security Culture Your Top Priority

An organization can have all the technology and expertise money can buy, but a poor security culture can still lead to devastating data breaches.

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Five Ways an External Risk Adviser Can Help the Board Solve the Cyber Risk Puzzle

Executives need an external risk adviser to help them monitor the cyber risk landscape and implement, monitor and refine security controls accordingly.

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