Tag: ciso
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Microsoft-Lücke ermöglicht E-Mail-Versand ohne Authentifizierung
Tags: access, authentication, ciso, cyberattack, data, defense, dkim, dmarc, exploit, framework, hacker, infrastructure, mail, microsoft, phishing, powershell, qr, risk, tool, usa, vulnerability, zero-dayDrucker und Scanner werden dank einer Schwachstelle in der Microsoft 365 Direct Send-Funktion zunehmend zu Mitteln für Hacker, um Phishing-Angriffe durchzuführen.Das Forensik-Team von Varonis hat eine Schwachstelle entdeckt, die es internen Geräten wie Druckern ermöglicht, E-Mails ohne Authentifizierung zu versenden. Dem Bericht zufolgewurde die Lücke bereits genutzt, um mehr als 70 Unternehmen, vorwiegend in den…
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Cisco warns of critical API vulnerabilities in ISE and ISE-PIC
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, data, defense, email, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, guide, Hardware, incident response, malicious, microsoft, mobile, network, penetration-testing, programming, risk, router, saas, sans, service, software, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, wafroot user.The fault behind both vulnerabilities: Holes in application programming interfaces (APIs).”Take this vulnerability seriously,” said Moses Frost, senior course instructor on cloud penetration testing at the SANS Institute. “In my experience assessing networks, I have found through testing that many lack essential patches and security hardening on their core network devices. I have seen Cisco…
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Stellar Cyber Expands Features in Coverage Analyzer for MSSPs, CISOs
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/stellar-cyber-expands-features-in-coverage-analyzer-for-mssps-cisos
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Pressure is mounting to cut jobs in favor of AI. Here’s why you shouldn’t.
Tags: access, ai, application-security, automation, breach, business, ciso, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, jobs, strategyShort-term savings, long-term consequences: Other experts expressed skepticism that CrowdStrike’s planned job cut are directly related to greater use of AI since the vendor has heavily relied on machine learning and similar technologies since its founding.”CrowdStrike’s layoffs are likely very little to do with AI; it is just sold as that,” Jaco Vermeulen of boutique…
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How Virtual CISO Enhancements Will Help MSPs Grow Operations
Why Cynomi’s Embrace of AI-Driven Security Tools Will Drive MSP and MSSP Efficiency. Cynomi’s recent Series B funding round will deepen AI features, expand its Solution Showcase and enable managed service providers to deliver cybersecurity at scale. CEO David Primor says the company is building the operating system for MSP and MSSP cyber operations. First…
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AI Agents Used in Cybersecurity Need Safeguards Too
Tags: ai, best-practice, ciso, cloud, cybersecurity, defense, google, intelligence, office, trainingGoogle’s Anton Chuvakin Calls for Layered Defenses When Deploying AI Tools. According to Anton Chuvakin, security advisor at Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO, relying solely on artificial intelligence model training or adversarial testing is not enough. Effective AI defense demands a defense-in-depth approach and proven best practices for autonomous actions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Why Data-Centric Security Matters Now
Forcepoint’s Ronan Murphy on Data-Centric Security in the AI Era. Technologies such as AI and cloud are accelerating digital transformation programs across all industries, leaving CISOs with a stark choice: Hit the brakes on innovation or secure the data that’s fueling it. Forcepoint’s Ronan Murphy shares ways to navigate this changing security landscape. First seen…
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CrowdStrike is cutting jobs in favor of AI. Here’s why you shouldn’t.
Tags: access, ai, application-security, automation, breach, business, ciso, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, jobs, strategyShort-term savings, long-term consequences: Other experts expressed skepticism that CrowdStrike’s planned job cut are directly related to greater use of AI since the vendor has heavily relied on machine learning and similar technologies since its founding.”CrowdStrike’s layoffs are likely very little to do with AI; it is just sold as that,” Jaco Vermeulen of boutique…
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How to make your multicloud security more effective
Tags: ai, automation, ciso, cloud, container, control, data, infrastructure, LLM, risk, risk-analysis, software, technology, threat, toolIs it time to repatriate to the data center?: Perhaps. Some organizations, such as Zoom, have moved workloads to on-premises because it provides more predictable performance for real-time needs of their apps. John Qian, who once worked there and now is the CISO for security vendor Aviatrix, tells CSO that Zoom uses all three of…
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Building cyber resilience in always-on industrial environments
In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Tim Sattler, CISO at Jungheinrich, discusses the cybersecurity risks tied to smart warehouses and industrial control systems. He … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/26/tim-sattler-jungheinrich-industrial-environments-cybersecurity/
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Bankers Association’s Attack on Cybersecurity Transparency
Tags: attack, awareness, banking, breach, ciso, control, cybersecurity, data, extortion, finance, group, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, law, malicious, ransomware, riskA coalition of banking industry associations, including SIFA, the American Bankers Association (ABA), Bank Policy Institute (BPI), and several other lobbying groups have made a disgraceful appeal to the SEC to eliminate the rule requiring public disclosure of material cybersecurity incidents within four days of detection. This rule was established to ensure shareholders are properly…
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LLMs hype versus reality: What CISOs should focus on
Tags: ai, attack, backdoor, breach, business, chatgpt, ciso, cloud, control, corporate, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, finance, governance, LLM, malware, monitoring, network, open-source, risk, risk-management, sans, service, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilitynot using AI even though there is a lot of over-hype and promise about its capability. That said, organizations that don’t use AI will get left behind. The risk of using AI is where all the FUD is.”In terms of applying controls, rinse, wash, and repeat the processes you followed when adopting cloud, BYOD, and…
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From posture to prioritization: The shift toward unified runtime platforms
In this Help Net Security interview, Rinki Sethi, Chief Security Officer at Upwind, discusses how runtime platforms help CISOs shift from managing tools to managing risk. She … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/25/rinki-sethi-upwind-security-unified-runtime-platforms/
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Anton’s Security Blog Quarterly Q2 2025
Tags: ai, automation, breach, ciso, cloud, cyber, defense, detection, google, governance, guide, metric, office, RedTeam, siem, soc, software, supply-chain, threat, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustAmazingly, Medium has fixed the stats so my blog/podcast quarterly is back to life. As before, this covers both Anton on Security and my posts from Google Cloud blog, and our Cloud Security Podcast (subscribe). Top 10 posts with the most lifetime views (excluding paper announcement blogs): Anton’s Alert Fatigue: The Study [A.C.”Š”, “Šwow, this…
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Between Buzz and Reality: The CTEM Conversation We All Need
I had the honor of hosting the first episode of the Xposure Podcast live from Xposure Summit 2025. And I couldn’t have asked for a better kickoff panel: three cybersecurity leaders who don’t just talk security, they live it.Let me introduce them.Alex Delay, CISO at IDB Bank, knows what it means to defend a highly…
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Unstructured Data Management: Closing the Gap Between Risk and Response
Unstructured Data Management: Closing the Gap Between Risk and Response madhav Tue, 06/24/2025 – 05:44 The world is producing data at an exponential rate. With generative AI driving 90% of all newly created content, organizations are overwhelmed by an ever-growing data estate. More than 181 zettabytes of data now exist globally”, and 80% of it…
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Iranian cyber threats overhyped, but CISOs can’t afford to let down their guard
DDoS attacks are the biggest threat: Perhaps Iran’s most prominent cyber tool is distributed denial of service (DDoS), usually in conjunction with so-called hacktivist groups.Hours after the US strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites, the Center for Internet Security (CIS) and other watchdogs confirmed that an Iranian-aligned hacktivist group called “313 Team” claimed responsibility for a…
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Why work-life balance in cybersecurity must start with executive support
In this Help Net Security interview, Stacy Wallace, CISO at Arizona Department of Revenue, talks about the realities of work-life balance in cybersecurity leadership. She … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/24/stacy-wallace-arizona-department-of-revenue-cybersecurity-work-life-balance/
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Why work-life balance in cybersecurity must start with executive support
In this Help Net Security interview, Stacy Wallace, CISO at Arizona Department of Revenue, talks about the realities of work-life balance in cybersecurity leadership. She … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/24/stacy-wallace-arizona-department-of-revenue-cybersecurity-work-life-balance/
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8 effektive MulticloudTipps
Tags: access, best-practice, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, detection, google, governance, group, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, least-privilege, malware, risk, service, siem, skills, strategy, technology, threat, toolMit dem falschen Ansatz kann Multicloud-Security zu einem riskanten Balanceakt ausarten.Eine wachsende Zahl von Unternehmen setzt inzwischen auf eine Multicloud-Strategie in erster Linie, um Workloads genau dort auszuführen, wo es für den jeweiligen Anwendungsfall am günstigsten ist. Und zwar ohne zusätzliche Komplexitäten zu schaffen. Das kann diverse Vorteile realisieren, zum Beispiel in Zusammenhang mit Compliance…
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MCP-Bug bei Asana könnte Unternehmensdaten offengelegt haben
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, bug, business, chatgpt, ciso, cybersecurity, data-breach, LLM, microsoft, open-source, service, siem, software, tool, trainingCISOs mit einem MCP-Server von Asana in ihrer Umgebung sollten ihre Protokolle und Metadaten auf Datenlecks überprüfen.Die Software-as-a-Service-Plattform Asana zählt zu den beliebtesten Projektmanagement-Tools in Unternehmen. Der Anbieter gab kürzlich bekannt, dass sein MCP-Server (Model Context Protocol) vorübergehend aufgrund eines Bugs offline genommen wurde. Der Server war allerdings bereits nach kurzer Zeit wieder online.Laut Forschern…
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MCP-Bug bei Asana könnte Unternehmensdaten offengelegt haben
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, bug, business, chatgpt, ciso, cybersecurity, data-breach, LLM, microsoft, open-source, service, siem, software, tool, trainingCISOs mit einem MCP-Server von Asana in ihrer Umgebung sollten ihre Protokolle und Metadaten auf Datenlecks überprüfen.Die Software-as-a-Service-Plattform Asana zählt zu den beliebtesten Projektmanagement-Tools in Unternehmen. Der Anbieter gab kürzlich bekannt, dass sein MCP-Server (Model Context Protocol) vorübergehend aufgrund eines Bugs offline genommen wurde. Der Server war allerdings bereits nach kurzer Zeit wieder online.Laut Forschern…
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MCP-Bug bei Asana könnte Unternehmensdaten offengelegt haben
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, bug, business, chatgpt, ciso, cybersecurity, data-breach, LLM, microsoft, open-source, service, siem, software, tool, trainingCISOs mit einem MCP-Server von Asana in ihrer Umgebung sollten ihre Protokolle und Metadaten auf Datenlecks überprüfen.Die Software-as-a-Service-Plattform Asana zählt zu den beliebtesten Projektmanagement-Tools in Unternehmen. Der Anbieter gab kürzlich bekannt, dass sein MCP-Server (Model Context Protocol) vorübergehend aufgrund eines Bugs offline genommen wurde. Der Server war allerdings bereits nach kurzer Zeit wieder online.Laut Forschern…
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A CISO’s AI Playbook
In a market where security budgets flatten while threats accelerate, improving analyst throughput is fiscal stewardship. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/ciso-ai-playbook
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10 tough cybersecurity questions every CISO must answer
2. How can we achieve the right security balance for our company’s risk tolerance?: To play that consultative role, CISOs also need to ask and answer that question, says Vandy Hamidi, CISO of public accounting and advisory firm BPM.”My role is to reduce risk in a way that enables the business to operate confidently while…
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How CISOs can justify security investments in financial terms
In this Help Net Security interview, John Verry, Managing Director at CBIZ, discusses how insurers and financial risk professionals evaluate cybersecurity maturity through … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/23/john-verry-cbiz-cyber-risk-business-terms/
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AWS CISO stumps for security as an AI enabler
AI’s rapid development underscores the need for secure foundations,;Amy Herzog said Tuesday during the company’s annual cybersecurity conference. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/amy-herzog-amazon-ciso-reinforce/751181/
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Is Your CISO Ready to Flee?
Tags: cisoCompanies with $1 billion in revenue or less might want to give a heads-up to HR to kickstart the search for a new CISO, because according to a study from IANS Research, your current CISO might be out the door within a year. The 363 CISOs in SMBs surveyed for the 2025 Small and.. First…