Tag: ciso
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How CISOs Can Drive Effective AI Governance
AI’s growing role in enterprise environments has heightened the urgency for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) to drive effective AI governance. When it comes to any emerging technology, governance is hard but effective governance is even harder. The first instinct for most organizations is to respond with rigid policies. Write a policy document, circulate a…
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AI is altering entry-level cyber hiring, and the nature of the skills gap
The certification trap and broken pipelines: Other experts argued that an over reliance on CVs and certifications is one of the biggest barriers to hiring success in cybersecurity because it acts to shut out otherwise qualified candidates.”Despite bringing valuable experience and perspectives, people with 10 years of work experience are put off because there is…
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Where CISOs need to see Splunk go next
Tags: ai, api, automation, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, conference, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, finance, framework, google, incident response, intelligence, jobs, metric, microsoft, open-source, RedTeam, resilience, risk, router, siem, soar, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerabilityResilience resides at the confluence of security and observability: There was also a clear message around resilience, the ability to maintain availability and recover quickly from any IT or security event.From a Cisco/Splunk perspective, this means a more tightly coupled relationship between security and observability.I’m reminded of a chat I had with the chief risk…
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Rethinking AI Data Security: A Buyer’s Guide
Generative AI has gone from a curiosity to a cornerstone of enterprise productivity in just a few short years. From copilots embedded in office suites to dedicated large language model (LLM) platforms, employees now rely on these tools to code, analyze, draft, and decide. But for CISOs and security architects, the very speed of adoption…
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No More Blind Spots: Achieving Complete SDLC Visibility in a Multi-Cloud World
Tags: access, attack, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, control, data, exploit, identity, infrastructure, least-privilege, monitoring, programming, risk, service, software, threat, vulnerabilityStruggling with a messy, multi-cloud environment? Learn how Tenable’s unified cloud security approach helps you eliminate dangerous blind spots, attain complete visibility and control, and secure your assets from the first line of code to full production. Key takeaways Fragmented multi-cloud environments create risky blind spots, making unified visibility essential to identify and manage security…
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Warning: Hackers have inserted credential-stealing code into some npm libraries
Tags: api, attack, authentication, ciso, cloud, credentials, github, google, hacker, Hardware, incident response, malware, mfa, monitoring, open-source, phishing, sans, software, supply-chain, threatMore than 40 packages affected: One of the researchers who found and flagged the hack Monday was French developer François Best, and it was also described in blogs from StepSecurity, Socket, ReversingLabs and Ox Security. These blogs contain a full list of compromised packages and indicators of compromise.Researchers at Israel-based Ox Security said there was a…
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CrowdStrike bets big on agentic AI with new offerings after $290M Onum buy
Tags: ai, api, ciso, control, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, marketplace, password, risk, service, soc, trainingCrowdStrike’s Agentic Security Platform: CrowdStrike developed its Agentic Security Platform precisely to help organizations keep pace with increasingly AI-equipped adversaries. “The increasing speed of the adversary, the increasing use of generative AI means from a defensive standpoint, we want to leverage these technologies as well to match and hopefully exceed the speed and efficiency of…
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From prevention to rapid response: The new era of CISO strategy
Tags: access, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, breach, ciso, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, finance, fintech, infrastructure, Intruder, malicious, monitoring, network, privacy, radius, resilience, service, strategy, threat, zero-trustBreaches will happen, so how do we deal with the fallout?CISOs are now spending less energy trying to keep every threat at bay. They know attackers will get in, but the question is, what’s next? The new mindset is about stopping intruders from moving around and escalating the damage.This shift means investing in sharper visibility,…
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How AI-powered ZTNA will protect the hybrid future
Tags: access, ai, authentication, automation, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, data, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, skills, strategy, tool, vpn, zero-trustThe multi-cloud access management reality: The complexity I’m witnessing goes beyond traditional VPN sprawl challenges. Take a healthcare enterprise I worked with: patient management on AWS, legacy billing on-premises, analytics on Azure and disaster recovery in a third cloud. Each environment has different access controls, identity providers and security policies. A nurse accessing patient data…
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How AI-powered ZTNA will protect the hybrid future
Tags: access, ai, authentication, automation, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, data, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, skills, strategy, tool, vpn, zero-trustThe multi-cloud access management reality: The complexity I’m witnessing goes beyond traditional VPN sprawl challenges. Take a healthcare enterprise I worked with: patient management on AWS, legacy billing on-premises, analytics on Azure and disaster recovery in a third cloud. Each environment has different access controls, identity providers and security policies. A nurse accessing patient data…
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CISOs grapple with the realities of applying AI to security functions
Tags: ai, automation, breach, business, ceo, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, detection, email, endpoint, finance, governance, incident response, intelligence, law, malicious, malware, microsoft, risk, service, soc, threat, toolThe agentic edge: The financial services is often an early adopter of cutting-edge security technologies.Erin Rogers, SVP and director of cybersecurity risk and compliance at BOK Financial, tells CSO that AI-based upgrades are helping threat detection and response systems to autonomously analyze threats, make real-time decisions, and adapt responses, significantly improving early detection and mitigation.While…
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CISOs grapple with the realities of applying AI to security functions
Tags: ai, automation, breach, business, ceo, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, detection, email, endpoint, finance, governance, incident response, intelligence, law, malicious, malware, microsoft, risk, service, soc, threat, toolThe agentic edge: The financial services is often an early adopter of cutting-edge security technologies.Erin Rogers, SVP and director of cybersecurity risk and compliance at BOK Financial, tells CSO that AI-based upgrades are helping threat detection and response systems to autonomously analyze threats, make real-time decisions, and adapt responses, significantly improving early detection and mitigation.While…
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Building security that protects customers, not just auditors
Tags: cisoIn this Help Net Security interview, Nir Rothenberg, CISO at Rapyd, discusses global differences in payment security maturity and the lessons that can be learned from leading … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/16/nir-rothenberg-rapyd-payment-security-maturity/
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Building security that protects customers, not just auditors
Tags: cisoIn this Help Net Security interview, Nir Rothenberg, CISO at Rapyd, discusses global differences in payment security maturity and the lessons that can be learned from leading … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/16/nir-rothenberg-rapyd-payment-security-maturity/
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New ransomware Yurei adopts open-source tools for double-extortion campaigns
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, breach, ciso, cloud, control, data, edr, extortion, flaw, intelligence, Internet, mfa, network, open-source, phishing, powershell, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, switch, threat, tool, windowsBigger risks beyond downtime: The double-extortion ransomware appears to be an early version, as it has loopholes. Ransomware often targets and deletes shadow copies to block victims from using Windows’ built-in recovery options. But Yurei did not delete the shadow copies, which, if enabled, can allow the victim to restore their files to a previous…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Bootkit Malware, AI-Powered Attacks, Supply Chain Breaches, Zero-Days & More
In a world where threats are persistent, the modern CISO’s real job isn’t just to secure technology”, it’s to preserve institutional trust and ensure business continuity.This week, we saw a clear pattern: adversaries are targeting the complex relationships that hold businesses together, from supply chains to strategic partnerships. With new regulations and the rise of…
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9 unverzichtbare Open-Source-Security-Tools
Tags: attack, authentication, backdoor, blueteam, breach, ciso, cyersecurity, data-breach, encryption, incident response, intelligence, linux, mail, malware, monitoring, open-source, powershell, privacy, risk, software, sql, threat, tool, vulnerability, windowsDiese Open-Source-Tools adressieren spezifische Security-Probleme mit minimalem Footprint.Cybersicherheitsexperten verlassen sich in diversen Bereichen auf Open-Source-Lösungen nicht zuletzt weil diese im Regelfall von einer lebendigen und nutzwertigen Community gestützt werden. Aber auch weil es inzwischen Hunderte qualitativ hochwertiger, quelloffener Optionen gibt, um Breaches und Datenlecks auf allen Ebenen des Unternehmens-Stacks zu verhindern.Falls Sie nun gedanklich bereits…
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Zehn Karrierekiller für CISOs
CISOs müssen sich anpassen und weiterentwickeln. Nur so können sie selbst und ihre arbeitgebenden Unternehmen florieren.CISOs tragen große Verantwortung und können daher mit Fehlverhalten ein Unternehmen sowie ihren eigenen Lebenslauf nachhaltig beeinträchtigen. Illegales oder unethisches Verhalten führt in der Regel zur Kündigung.Es gibt jedoch noch viele andere Fehltritte, die den beruflichen Aufstieg behindern können. Einige…
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2025 CSO Hall of Fame: Laura Deaner on AI, quantum threats, and cyber leadership
Tags: ai, attack, automation, breach, business, ciso, compliance, conference, cyber, cybersecurity, india, ml, ransomware, risk, skills, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityHow has the CISO role changed during your career, and what do you see as the biggest cybersecurity challenges for the next generation of CISOs?: Laura Deaner: “When the CISO role first emerged, security was treated as an IT compliance checkbox. Over the years, high-profile breaches”, such as the Code Red incident at Microsoft”, forced…
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CISOs brace for a new kind of AI chaos
AI is being added to business processes faster than it is being secured, creating a wide gap that attackers are already exploiting, according to the SANS Institute. The scale … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/12/sans-ai-security-blueprint/
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CISOs brace for a new kind of AI chaos
AI is being added to business processes faster than it is being secured, creating a wide gap that attackers are already exploiting, according to the SANS Institute. The scale … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/12/sans-ai-security-blueprint/
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So rechtfertigen Sie Ihre Security-Investitionen
Tags: ai, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, Hardware, infrastructure, resilience, risk, saas, service, strategy, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustLesen Sie, welche Aspekte entscheidend sind, um die Investitionen in die Cybersicherheit im Unternehmen zu rechtfertigen.In modernen Unternehmensumgebungen werden Investitionen in Sicherheitstechnologien nicht mehr nur anhand ihres technischen Reifegrades beurteilt. Die Finanzierung hängt vermehrt davon ab, inwieweit sich damit Umsatz generieren lässt, Risiken gemindert und Mehrwerte für Aktionäre geschaffen werden. Von CISOs wird erwartet, dass…
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Fünf KI-Use-Cases für CISOs
Tags: access, ai, business, ceo, cio, ciso, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, data, framework, google, incident response, mail, microsoft, phishing, rat, risk, risk-management, service, siem, soc, tool, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management -
So rechtfertigen Sie Ihre Security-Investitionen
Tags: ai, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, Hardware, infrastructure, resilience, risk, saas, service, strategy, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustLesen Sie, welche Aspekte entscheidend sind, um die Investitionen in die Cybersicherheit im Unternehmen zu rechtfertigen.In modernen Unternehmensumgebungen werden Investitionen in Sicherheitstechnologien nicht mehr nur anhand ihres technischen Reifegrades beurteilt. Die Finanzierung hängt vermehrt davon ab, inwieweit sich damit Umsatz generieren lässt, Risiken gemindert und Mehrwerte für Aktionäre geschaffen werden. Von CISOs wird erwartet, dass…
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Fünf KI-Use-Cases für CISOs
Tags: access, ai, business, ceo, cio, ciso, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, data, framework, google, incident response, mail, microsoft, phishing, rat, risk, risk-management, service, siem, soc, tool, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management -
CodeCloud Visibility: Why Fragmented Security Can’t Scale
Tags: ai, api, best-practice, business, ciso, cloud, container, data, flaw, identity, infrastructure, kubernetes, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementWidespread visibility is critical for cloud security, but obtaining it is easier said than done. To discover insights and best practices for code-to-cloud visibility, check out highlights from a new IDC white paper. Plus, learn how Tenable’s CNAPP and exposure management platform give you an unimpeded view of your multi-cloud and hybrid environment. The modern…
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Microsoft under fire: Senator demands FTC investigation into ‘arsonist selling firefighting services’
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, business, cio, ciso, computer, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, email, encryption, finance, government, hacker, mfa, microsoft, network, password, ransomware, service, software, technology, threat, updateThe technical reality behind the failures: Security experts have long criticized Microsoft’s reliance on outdated encryption standards. “RC4 should have been retired long ago, yet it still lurks in Active Directory and continues to enable attacks like Kerberoasting,” Gogia noted.Microsoft’s justification centered on backward compatibility concerns. “Microsoft’s line has been that switching it off overnight…
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Cracking the Boardroom Code: Helping CISOs Speak the Language of Business
CISOs know their field. They understand the threat landscape. They understand how to build a strong and cost-effective security stack. They understand how to staff out their organization. They understand the intricacies of compliance. They understand what it takes to reduce risk. Yet one question comes up again and again in our conversations with these…