Company executives can’t afford to ignore cybersecurity anymore

Asked about the Board and C-Suite‘s understanding of cybersecurity across the organisation, only 39% of respondents think their company’s leadership has a sound understanding of cybersecurity’s role as a business enabler, according to Delinea. Th… Continue reading Company executives can’t afford to ignore cybersecurity anymore

7 metrics to measure the effectiveness of your security operations

Given inflation and economic uncertainty, the cybersecurity industry is starting to experience budget cuts, despite a surge in ransomware attacks. As more budgets are going under the microscope, and in some cases, on the chopping block, one of the best… Continue reading 7 metrics to measure the effectiveness of your security operations

The cybersecurity metrics required to make Biden’s Executive Order impactful

For too long, both the private and public sectors have not prioritized cybersecurity efforts enough and only acted in “good faith” – an inadequate effort to improve cybersecurity. Recently, President Biden issued the Executive Order on Improving … Continue reading The cybersecurity metrics required to make Biden’s Executive Order impactful

CISO Stories Podcast: No Insider Cybersecurity Risk? Guess Again!

We want to trust our employees and contractors working within our organizations. For the most part, people are doing their jobs with integrity every day. What happens when an employee decides to leave the organization and start their own business … Continue reading CISO Stories Podcast: No Insider Cybersecurity Risk? Guess Again!

Dashboards: An Effective Cybersecurity Tool

Data is only as good as what you are able to do with it.  Not only does the cybersecurity universe collect data, but individual enterprises also collect cybersecurity data from within their organization as well as from external sources in order to add … Continue reading Dashboards: An Effective Cybersecurity Tool

Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic: Models and Predictions

There are a number of different types of models—and the output from each must be viewed and used differently depending on the form of the model. First, you have relationships derived from correlations—they show how one variable changes in concert with … Continue reading Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic: Models and Predictions

Measuring Security Operations Center Effectiveness Globally

Do you know what is it like to measure and optimize global security operations centers (SOCs)? At IBM Managed Security Services’ (MSS), we measure an SOC a bit like operating and managing the performance of a factory. It’s incredibly important to monitor and measure the performance of every component and how they all work together. […]

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Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic: Metrics and Decision-Making

We have discussed previously, such as in my May 18, 2020 BlogInfoSec column, some of the more challenging characteristics of data, such as those relating to value and uncertainty, which are generally not given adequate consideration. This is because th… Continue reading Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic: Metrics and Decision-Making

Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic: Data – Part 2

Having discussed issues relating to the collection and reporting of COVID-19 data in Part 1, we now turn to cyberspace, even though the jury is still out regarding much of the pandemic data. Equivalent situations to those described with respect to the … Continue reading Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic: Data – Part 2

Value and Uncertainty in Pandemic Metrics

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily briefings have become a mainstay of support for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially with New York being the initial epicenter of the disease in the U.S. It is clear that Cuomo’s polished slid… Continue reading Value and Uncertainty in Pandemic Metrics