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School is back in session for students, staff, and unfortunately for hackers too. Schools have not been in session for an entire month, yet September has seen a number of attacks launched against the EDU system. Earlier this month, Hartford Public Sch… Continue reading School is back in session for students and for hackers
Starting in a new role is always a challenge, and if it’s the position of a CISO, it’s likely that you have concerns. As a new CISO, early performance will be critical to success in your new role. In the first few months, you’ll be assessed by colleag… Continue reading New CISO? Top 5 Things You Need to Know
CISOs that have enough budget and enough people on their teams have always been about as rare as hen’s teeth, but a confluence of challenges in today’s environment has made resource constraints even more painful for information security teams. Three p… Continue reading Breach Risk Minimization for Under-Resourced Teams
You just finished reviewing the latest report from your vulnerability scanner and surprise, surprise, way more vulnerabilities reported than your vulnerability management program can hope to mitigate. As always. So what’s an enterprising infosec profe… Continue reading 6 Factors to Consider in Evaluating CVE Importance
This is post 9 in our series on making infosec jobs easier. Today we are covering the job of responding to cybersecurity incidents. You can read the previous 8 posts at one of the links below. Improve overall security posture Assess and report on brea… Continue reading Making Infosec Jobs Easier: Responding to Cybersecurity Incidents
New survey data shows that the majority (55%) of cybersecurity budgets are allocated towards reactive, rather than proactive, tools. Ask any infosec professional and they’ll tell you that a solid infosec strategy requires both reactive and proactive s… Continue reading Two CISOs Pay $400k for Security, Yet One Spends 10x More. How?
Cost-cutting and consolidation is expected in nearly every major industry as a result of the global economic slowdown. Although the budget for maintaining cybersecurity posture is more defensible than many other expenses, it will likely see some … Continue reading Why Cost-Cutting Presents an Opportunity for Cybersecurity VARs
As the COVID pandemic rages on, the impact on global economies has been palpable. While some industries have benefited from this rapidly changing environment, the majority have been negatively impacted. As a result, enterprises are looking to cut cost… Continue reading Elevating the MSSP from the Backroom to the Boardroom
A CISO must get a strategic and tactical bearing on their new role, company and the security program they are inheriting, leading and developing. This article will focus on the tactical priorities for a CISO that will help lay a strong foundation for s… Continue reading Top 5 Tactical Steps for a New CISO
Cybercrime is the biggest threat at this very moment, not just for businesses and consumers, but also for government networks. A number of countries are looking to enforcing stronger cybersecurity mechanisms while some have even looked at forcing tech … Continue reading Canada advances cybersecurity strategy to fend off nation-state attacks