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Establishing Trust with Your Board—Advice for Security Leaders

Issued by: CIO Security

For many Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), reporting to the board of directors has been handled as a reactionary, albeit very necessary task. After all, it’s the board of directors that sit atop the corporate governance model, so it is incumbent upon security professionals to keep them informed. But communicating about security incidents—like the Log4j…

Network Security

3 Things to Do Today to Help Combat the Gender Gap in Cybersecurity

Issued by: Security Intelligence

The cybersecurity industry has a problem: In 2019, women made up only 20 percent of the cybersecurity workforce. This statistic would be alarming in any industry given the amount of research that espouses the benefits of more balanced, diverse workforces. But it is especially troublesome in cybersecurity, where we already face a serious skills shortage….

Network Security

How security leaders can be empowered to drive results

Issued by: Help Net Security

The overwhelming demands on security leaders today can have a paralyzing effect. Gartner analysts provided guidance to security and risk leaders and practitioners on how to be empowered to adapt their people, processes and technologies to address the old and the new; to transform their approach to risk governance to be more continuous and inclusive;…

Network Security

In Plain Sight: Why Military Veterans Are a Great Fit for Cybersecurity Careers

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Cybersecurity is a major concern for businesses worldwide. Just look at the results from “The Third Annual Study on the Cyber Resilient Organization” by IBM and the Ponemon Institute: The 2018 study found 65 percent of security professionals believe the severity of cyber attacks has increased, and only 29 percent have sufficient staffing to achieve…

Network Security

Transform Your Security Strategy to Avoid Digital Roadblocks

Issued by: Security Intelligence

If you are a chief information security officer (CISO) in a midsized or large organization, you might be familiar with this problem: The marketing department just launched a campaign and is collecting customer information on an unverified partner system. In addition, another business unit is launching a digital sales channel and has established its own…

Vulnerabilities

Six Key Traits of an Effective Cyber Risk Advisor

Issued by: Security Intelligence

What makes a good cyber risk advisor? What skills do they need to help board directors address cybersecurity? According to a report by BayDynamics, board directors “may not be experts in security, but they do know how to steer a business away from risk and toward profit by listening to subject matter experts. However, they expect…

Network Security

Board Directors Need to Get Involved With Cyber Risk Governance

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Board directors are under a lot of pressure. They know that it’s only a matter of time before their organization suffers a cyber incident, and all eyes will naturally be on the directors themselves to see if they were properly exercising their risk oversight. Directors also know that all interactions with the CISO will be…

Software Security

Crisis Leadership: The Missing Link in Cyberattack Defense

Issued by: Security Intelligence

You are driving in your car with your 10-year-old son in the passenger’s seat. A ball bounces in front of your car and you hit the brakes hard while simultaneously throwing your arm in front of the child, acting almost automatically. That’s called muscle memory, and it is a big part of what organizations need…

Network Security

Global City CIOs Launch New Organization to Promote Best Smart City Practices

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Major city chief information officers (CIO) have banded together to launch their own club in the interest of trying to move the bar on urban IT projects. The club, called the Council of Global City CIOs, includes city IT managers from San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York City, The Hague, Dubai, Boston and Seattle….