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How to Talk to Leadership About a Zero Trust Model That’s Right For You

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This is the second blog in a series about zero trust. Lack of requisite budget can be a major roadblock when it comes to adding a zero trust model. Why is this so much of a problem? And, how can a SOC team make the C-suite see how zero trust helps the business? In the […]

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10 Differences Between Digital Transformation Leaders and Laggards

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Research shows that there are many differences between the best-of-class enterprises leading the way in digital transformation and their peers, who are falling behind.

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Your Users Aren’t the Weakest Link — They’re Integral to Your Security Program

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Reading Time: 4 minutes When implemented correctly, zero trust can improve a company’s resilience to recover after a breach. But when you don’t trust users to make good decisions and act accordingly, the system falls apart.

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Soft Skills, Solid Benefits: Cybersecurity Staffing Shifts Gears to Bring in New Skill Sets

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It’s time to prioritize soft skills, re-evaluate recruitment practices and prepare for a future where the hard skills of AI-enhanced tools require a soft-side balance to drive cybersecurity success.

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Entering the Twilight Zone: Adventures in the Security Leader Search

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If you’re in your 40s or 50s, you probably remember a TV series called The Twilight Zone. (Millennials, think Netflix’s Black Mirror.) Every show was its own stand-alone story that took viewers into an alternate reality where things got wei… Continue reading Entering the Twilight Zone: Adventures in the Security Leader Search→

Selecting a Security Leader: Don’t Get Caught in No Man’s Land

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In World War I, the space between the most-forward trenches in a battle was called No Man’s Land – a place you didn’t want to be. I learned it as a tennis term. In tennis, you want to play at the net or behind the baseline. The middle… Continue reading Selecting a Security Leader: Don’t Get Caught in No Man’s Land→

What Security Lessons Can Large Enterprises Learn From Small Businesses?

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Large enterprises can learn crucial security lessons from small and midsized organizations — which often have a stronger culture of accountability and responsibility when it comes to data protection.

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Why Security Skills Should Be Taught, Not Hired

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To alleviate the cybersecurity hiring gap, CISOs should look to tap new pools of talent in adjacent industries and help new hires develop their security skills through thorough, regular training.

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These Four Communication Tips Could Improve Your Cybersecurity Reporting

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When it comes to cybersecurity reporting, CISOs must communicate security risks, priorities and initiatives in the language of business to earn the attention and respect of board directors.

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The Inadvertent Insider Threat: A CISO Confronts a Breach From Within

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Human error, credential misuse and disgruntled employees aren’t the most common threats security leaders have to face — but the complexities of these incidents make insider threats the stuff of CISO nightmares.

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