Do You Really Need a CISO?

Cybersecurity has never been more challenging or vital. Every organization needs strong leadership on cybersecurity policy, procurement and execution — such as a CISO, or chief information security officer.  A CISO is a senior executive in charge of an organization’s information, cyber and technology security. CISOs need a complete understanding of cybersecurity as well as […]

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The Backup Paradigm Shift: Moving Toward Attack Response Systems

Black Hawk Down I’m guessing a lot of us in the IT and Security space have experienced the gut wrenching feeling of not receiving that ICMP ping reply you were expecting from a production system, be it a firewall, switch, or server. Was there a recent configuration change that happened prior to the last reboot?…

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Crossover Sec: Breaking Down the Silos

People who know me well, or who saw the Derbycon 6 talk I gave with Adam Hogan, “Adaptation of the Security Sub-Culture,” know of my non-InfoSec hobby and history of playing in loud bands that recorded and toured across the U.S. and Canada, mostly in the 90s. It was music in the 80s that had…

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NYS DFS Transitional Period Ends Friday – Are You Ready?

The two-year transitional period of the NYS DFS cybersecurity regulation (23 NYCRR 500) comes to an end this Friday, March the 1st 2019 at which point all ‘covered entities’ must be compliant. So, who does this impact, what is required… Continue reading NYS DFS Transitional Period Ends Friday – Are You Ready?