CISOs Top 100 CISOs (C100) Awards

CISOs Connect and the Esteemed Board of CISO Judges invites CISOs and security executives at end-user enterprises to join in celebrating your CISO colleagues who are being recognized as the Top 100 CISOS (C100) in the United States. Register now for the C100 Ceremony being held on July 7, Wednesday, at 5pm Eastern: https://bit.ly/3Anm4Lq The C100…

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C100 Esteemed Judges Congratulate the Soon to Be Announced Winner

Watch CISOs Connect’s CISOs Top 100 CISOs (C100) 2021 Esteemed CISO Board of Judges congratulate the winners of the first of its kind CISO recognition honoring the top 100 CISOs across the United States. Winners will be announced on July 7th with a formal ceremony. The C100 recognition is made possible with the support of…

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Analyzing SonicWall’s Unsuccessful Fix for CVE-2020-5135

Back in September 2020, I configured a SonicWall network security appliance to act as a VPN gateway between physical devices in my home lab and cloud resources on my Azure account. As I usually do with new devices on my network, I did some cursory secu… Continue reading Analyzing SonicWall’s Unsuccessful Fix for CVE-2020-5135

CLOP ransomware suspects charged by police in Ukraine

Six people alleged to be part of the notorious CLOP ransomware gang have been detained and charged by Ukrainian police, following nearly two dozen raids across the country. According to a statement released by the Ukraine’s cyber police, the hacking gr… Continue reading CLOP ransomware suspects charged by police in Ukraine

Key Considerations for the Department of Energy on Defending the Bulk Power Grid

On January 20, President Joseph Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13990 to help protect U.S. bulk power organizations. This Order enacted a 90-day suspension of E.O. 13920 which was set by the previous administration. The new executive order empowere… Continue reading Key Considerations for the Department of Energy on Defending the Bulk Power Grid

Open Source: The Positives, the Risks and the Future

In a world that is constantly evaluating costs, it is little wonder that there is an increasing demand for cost-effective solutions to business problems. In the real world, this means ‘free,’ and in the digital marketplace, it means ‘open source.’ Open… Continue reading Open Source: The Positives, the Risks and the Future

Why the Supreme Court’s Van Buren Case Really Matters

​ By: Mark Rasch, Cyber Law Expert On June 3, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that a Georgia police officer could not be prosecuted under the federal computer crime law for accessing a criminal database accessible only “for law enforcement purposes” and then selling data that he received from that database. The Court…

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White House Issues Advisory to Business Leaders on Ransomware Practices

In the wake of the highly publicized attacks on both gasoline and food infrastructures by Russian-based ransomware attackers, the Biden administration on June 3 issued an advisory to business leaders directing them to take action to harden their systems against ransomware and to be more resilient against similar attacks. It has also been reported that…

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Overcoming Compliance Issues in Cloud Computing

The benefits of organizations moving some or all their IT workloads to the cloud are well-known and numerous. There are several challenges to successful cloud adoption, though, and one of the most important of them is compliance. Whether your cloud use… Continue reading Overcoming Compliance Issues in Cloud Computing