A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams

Virtually all companies like to say they take their customers’ privacy and security seriously, make it a top priority, blah blah. But you’d be forgiven if you couldn’t tell this by studying the executive leadership page of each company’s Web site. That… Continue reading A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams

11/19/18: Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News Blog: Trump Signs CISA Legislation; Defending Against Culture; Surveillance: Freedom’s Killer

Happy Thanksgiving! The holiday may equate to a short work week in the US but there is certainly no shortage of news breaking about cybersecurity, privacy and the insider threat. The biggest cybersecurity news out last week had to be passage of the Cyb… Continue reading 11/19/18: Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News Blog: Trump Signs CISA Legislation; Defending Against Culture; Surveillance: Freedom’s Killer

Monday, Aug. 6, Dtex in the News: The Pervasive Insider Threat, GDPR Creates Privileged User Security Problems, Vulnerable Humans Behind UnityPoint Data Breach

The Dtex 2018 Insider Threat Intelligence Report continues to lead industry discussions about how frequently the insider threat occurs in public and private sector organizations. Last week, CSO’s Christopher Burgess dove into the report in &#8220… Continue reading Monday, Aug. 6, Dtex in the News: The Pervasive Insider Threat, GDPR Creates Privileged User Security Problems, Vulnerable Humans Behind UnityPoint Data Breach

Zane Lackey, Signal Sciences – Paul’s Security Weekly #567

Zane Lackey is the Founder/Chief Security Officer at Signal Sciences and serves on the Advisory Boards of the Internet Bug Bounty Program and the US State Department-backed Open Technology Fund. Prior to Signal Sciences, Zane was the Director of Securi… Continue reading Zane Lackey, Signal Sciences – Paul’s Security Weekly #567

Intellectual Property, Edna Conway – Business Security Weekly #91

CSO of Cisco Systems, Inc. Edna Conway, makes her return to discuss Intellectual Property with Paul, and more on this episode of Business Security Weekly! Full Show NotesVisit http://securityweekly.com/category/ssw for all the latest episodes!
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DNC hires first ever CSO ahead of 2018 midterms

The Democratic National Committee has named Bob Lord as its new chief security officer, hiring the former Yahoo CISO to lead the committee’s cybersecurity operations heading into the 2018 midterm elections. The hire was announced Thursday through a statement released by the DNC. The committee mentions that Lord will work with the organization’s own internal security team as well as in the field to support state parties, including efforts to update their “information security strategies” and improve practices to “change the economics” for attackers. “I’m confident Bob’s skills and hard work will help protect us against the sort of cyberattacks and intrusions that are unfortunately all too common in today’s age,” DNC Chair Tom Perez said in a release. “Defense is an essential part of any game plan, and I couldn’t be happier with Bob holding the line for the DNC.” The DNC has never employed a CSO before. But the […]

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Jeff Schilling, CSO of Armor – Enterprise Security Weekly #72

Jeff Schilling, CSO of Armor transitioned after a 24-year career in the Army. Career experiences in running a multi-million dollar PnL, Jeff joins us to talk about Cloud based security, incident response. and how he transitioned from the Army into Secu… Continue reading Jeff Schilling, CSO of Armor – Enterprise Security Weekly #72

CSOs Who Understand the User Experience Deliver Better Security

A smooth user experience leads to more secure systems and databases. CSOs should consult users directly to resolve issues related to the data they access.

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Move the CSO to a Different Place on the Security Org Chart

Organizations can improve their ability to enforce security policies and better serve business initiatives by shuffling the security org chart.

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