Tag: ciso
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The OT security time bomb: Why legacy industrial systems are the biggest cyber risk nobody wants to fix
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, firewall, incident, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, ISO-27001, metric, mfa, monitoring, network, office, phishing, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, siem, soc, stuxnet, supply-chain, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayWhy everyone knows it’s burning, but nobody pulls the fire alarm: When I talk to OT managers, production leads or plant engineers, I rarely hear, “We didn’t know we had a problem.” Far more often, it’s, “We know it’s critical, but we can’t just shut it down.” This gap between awareness and action is the…
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Why access decisions are becoming the weakest link in identity security
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, breach, business, ciso, control, credentials, data, finance, governance, group, iam, identity, least-privilege, login, okta, radius, risk, saas, service, technology, toolThe SSO fallacy: Why authentication is not a guarantee: I’m often asked by business and technology leaders, “If we have SSO enabled, why do we still need to worry about granular access controls?” The underlying assumption is that once a user is authenticated through a central, secure portal, the hard work is done.In practice, SSO…
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Going Passwordless in Healthcare: Overcoming Hurdles
Healthcare CISOs and their teams often contemplate the benefits of going passwordless in their organizations but face pushback from clinicians concerned that the new tech will slow down their access to critical patient care systems or disrupt their workflow. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/going-passwordless-in-healthcare-overcoming-hurdles-i-5528
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Survey: CISOs Continue to Struggle to Strike Right Risk Balance
A survey of 422 CISOs finds that while well over half (61%) believe their organizations are highly competent when it comes to cybersecurity and cyber resilience, less than half (45%) said their organization’s risk appetite is effectively aligned with cybersecurity risk management even though 57% claimed their communications channels with the line of business units..…
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Stop Chasing Threats, Start Containing Them
Why SOCs Must Move Beyond Alerts and Adopt Identity-Aware Defense Models Today Security operations centers are overwhelmed by alerts, fragmented identity data and tool sprawl. As identity-based attacks rise, CISOs are shifting toward identity-aware detection, automation and outcome-driven security operations to reduce risk and improve resilience across hybrid environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Automatisierung mit KI-Agenten wie Openclaw steigert Produktivität, gleichzeitig aber auch das Sicherheitsrisiko
Die Agentic-AI <> verspricht eine deutliche Produktivitätssteigerung, indem es sich tief in Anwendungen und Betriebssystemfunktionen integriert und im Namen des Nutzers handeln kann. Gleichzeitig entstehen erhebliche Sicherheitsrisiken: Da das Tool umfassende Administratorrechte benötigt, könnten Angreifer bei einem Zugriff auf diese Schnittstelle weitreichende Systemrechte erhalten. Sam Curry, VP und CISO in Residence bei Zscaler, geht in…
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Decoding silence: How deaf and hardhearing pros are breaking into cybersecurity
Stu Hirst was already a CISO when he started to go deaf. It was 2023, and the hearing loss crept in over months, enough for him to adapt, to lean on hearing aids and captions, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/09/deaf-hard-of-hearing-cybersecurity-careers/
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Tarnung als Taktik: Warum Ransomware-Angriffe raffinierter werden
Tags: access, ai, ciso, control, cyber, cyberattack, detection, encryption, endpoint, extortion, framework, intelligence, lockbit, mitre, openai, ransomware, RedTeam, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityStatt eines kurzen, aber sehr schmerzhaften Stiches setzen Cyberkrimelle zunehmend darauf, sich in ihren Opfern festzubeißen und beständig auszusaugen.Ransomware-Angreifer ändern zunehmend ihre Taktik und setzen vermehrt auf unauffällige Infiltration. Dies liegt daran, dass die Drohung mit der Veröffentlichung sensibler Unternehmensdaten zum Hauptdruckmittel bei Erpressungen geworden ist.Der jährliche Red-Teaming-Bericht von Picus Security zeigt, dass Angreifer zunehmen…
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TDL – Defense Before Offense: Leadership, Risk, and the Cost of Bad Decisions – Steven Elliott
From the Battlefield to the Boardroom: Lessons in Defense In the latest episode of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Steven Elliott, CFO of Adam Networks, to explore the surprising parallels between military operations, financial management, and cybersecurity. A Journey of Unpredictable Paths Elliott’s background is anything but linear. From a small…
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ClickFix attackers using new tactic to evade detection, says Microsoft
AppData\Local that is then invoked through cmd.exe to write a VBScript to %Temp%. The batch script is executed via cmd.exe with the /launched command-line argument, and is then executed again through MSBuild.exe, resulting in LOLBin abuse. The script connects to Crypto Blockchain RPC endpoints, indicating etherhiding technique, and also performs QueueUserAPC()-based code injection into chrome.exe…
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Only 30 minutes per quarter on cyber risk: Why CISO-board conversations are falling short
Boards want more forward-looking insights: The report also suggests that board-CISO communication doesn’t dive as deeply into details as it should in these days of ever more sophisticated, AI-driven cyberattacks.The majority of board directors (82%) say their security leaders’ reporting on regulatory trends was satisfactory or excellent, and that they had strong visibility into program…
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DHS CISO, deputy CISO exit amid reported IT leadership overhaul
Two sources tell FedScoop the personnel changes are part of a broader effort to consolidate IT and cybersecurity functions at DHS headquarters. First seen on fedscoop.com Jump to article: fedscoop.com/dhs-it-leadership-overhaul-includes-ciso-deputy-ciso/
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EC-Council Expands AI Certification Portfolio to Strengthen U.S. AI Workforce Readiness and Security
EC-Council, creator of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential and a global leader in applied cybersecurity education, today launched its Enterprise AI Credential Suite, with four new role-based AI certifications debuting alongside Certified CISO v4, an overhauled executive cyber leadership program. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ec-council-expands-ai-certification-portfolio-to-strengthen-us-ai-workforce-readiness-and-security/
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Challenges and projects for the CISO in 2026
Tags: access, ai, authentication, automation, awareness, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, framework, group, identity, intelligence, leak, mobile, network, service, soc, sophos, strategy, technology, trainingHazel DÃez (Banco Santander), Roberto Lara (Vodafone), Marijus Briedis (NordVPN), Ãlvaro Fernández (Sophos), and Ãngel Ortiz (Cisco). Banco Santander, Vodafone, NordVPN, Sophos y Cisco. Montaje: Foundry Against this backdrop, Cisco defines AI as “the fundamental technology that will set the cybersecurity agenda in 2026,” in the words of Ortiz, who refers to the company’s Integrated…
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Vier Säulen der Cyberresilienz
Trotz langjähriger Investitionen in Abwehrmaßnahmen nehmen Cyberangriffe und kostspielige Ausfallzeiten weiter zu. Traditionelle Sicherheitsmethoden zur Bedrohungsprävention und -erkennung bleiben zwar nach wie vor relevant, doch unter CISOs zeigt sich eine Veränderung in der Herangehensweise. Viele erweitern ihr Aufgabengebiet, um zusätzlich die Leitung von Wiederherstellungsmaßnahmen nach Sicherheitsvorfällen zu übernehmen, damit ihr Unternehmen rasch wieder betriebsbereit ist….…
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Vier Säulen der Cyberresilienz
Trotz langjähriger Investitionen in Abwehrmaßnahmen nehmen Cyberangriffe und kostspielige Ausfallzeiten weiter zu. Traditionelle Sicherheitsmethoden zur Bedrohungsprävention und -erkennung bleiben zwar nach wie vor relevant, doch unter CISOs zeigt sich eine Veränderung in der Herangehensweise. Viele erweitern ihr Aufgabengebiet, um zusätzlich die Leitung von Wiederherstellungsmaßnahmen nach Sicherheitsvorfällen zu übernehmen, damit ihr Unternehmen rasch wieder betriebsbereit ist….…
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Your SOC Doesn’t Need More Tools. It Needs Fewer.
The average SOC manages 83 security tools from nearly 30 vendors. Why the smartest CISOs are consolidating their security operations, and how D3 Morpheus makes it possible without compromising coverage. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/your-soc-doesnt-need-more-tools-it-needs-fewer/
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Why Threat-Led Defense Should Be on Every CISO’s Priority List in 2026
<div cla First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/why-threat-led-defense-should-be-on-every-cisos-priority-list-in-2026/
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Top 10 Best Cybersecurity Marketing Agencies to Watch in 2026
Tags: ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, dark-web, marketplace, monitoring, privacy, software, threat, tool, zero-trustAs the digital threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, the marketplace for security solutions has become fiercely congested. For B2B vendors, whether you are selling enterprise Zero Trust architecture, dark web monitoring tools, or consumer-grade privacy software, standing out requires more than just a superior technical product. You need to capture the attention of CISOs,…
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Fig Security Raises $30M to Modernize SOC Infrastructure
Series A Funding Aims to Give Security Teams Visibility Into Complex SecOps Stacks. Fig Security has raised $30 million in Series A funding to help organizations modernize their SOC infrastructure. The startup said CISOs lack visibility into complex SecOps pipelines spanning SIEMs, data lakes and automation tools, which can lead to silent failures that undermine…
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New RFP Template for AI Usage Control and AI Governance
As AI becomes the central engine for enterprise productivity, security leaders are finally getting the green light, and the budget, to secure it. But there’s a quiet crisis unfolding in the boardroom: many organizations know they need “AI Governance,” but they have no idea what they are actually looking for.The CISO’s Dilemma: You Have the…
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Shadow AI vs Managed AI: What’s the Difference? FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, chatgpt, ciso, cloud, computer, control, credentials, credit-card, data, data-breach, framework, google, injection, intelligence, Internet, law, LLM, malicious, mitre, monitoring, network, password, phishing, phone, risk, software, switch, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityMar 04, 2026 – – Quick Facts: Shadow AI vs. Managed AIShadow AI is a visibility gap: It refers to any AI tool used by employees that the IT department doesn’t know about. Most companies have 10x more AI tools in use than they realize.Managed AI is a “Paved Path”: It uses approved, secure versions…
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Anthropic AI ultimatums and IP theft: The unspoken risk
Tags: ai, ceo, china, ciso, data, data-breach, defense, google, government, intelligence, monitoring, network, openai, risk, service, theft, toolChina’s extraction campaign: A targeting operation, not a curiosity: Anthropic’s disclosure that three China”‘based AI companies (DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax) ran more than 16 million interactions through roughly 24,000 fraudulent accounts is not a story about model misuse. It is a story about targeting. These campaigns went straight at Claude’s most sensitive capabilities: agentic…
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Startup JetStream Secures $34M Seed Round for AI Governance
Blueprint Model From Ex-CrowdStrike Product Leader Targets MCP Servers, Cost Sprawl. JetStream has raised $34 million in seed funding to tackle enterprise AI governance challenges. The startup introduced blueprint-based controls to manage shadow AI, MCP servers and token-level spending while helping CISOs gain visibility and enforce guardrails across cloud and SaaS environments. First seen on…
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Cybersecurity Leadership: Identity, Access, Complexity
CEOs and CISOs on Dealing With the ‘Work From Anywhere’ Challenge. In this era of work from anywhere, identity and access management solutions are challenged more than ever. What are the strategies and solutions recommended by top CEOs and CISOs in the cybersecurity sector? An expert panel weighs in. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Building a High-Impact Tier 1: The 3 Steps CISOs Must Follow
Every CISO knows the uncomfortable truth about their Security Operations Center: the people most responsible for catching threats in real time are the people with the least experience. Tier 1 analysts sit at the front line of detection, and yet they are also the most vulnerable to the cognitive and organizational pressures that quietly erode…
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Jetzt Staats-CISO werden für unter 160.000 Euro
Tags: ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, DSGVO, framework, governance, government, ISO-27001, jobs, nist, riskDas britische Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham, England. GCHQEine aktuelle Stellenausschreibung sorgt in der Branche für Kopfschütteln. Sie legt nahe, dass manche hochrangigen Regierungsstellen offenbar nicht ganz mit der Realität des heutigen Cybersecurity-Arbeitsmarktes Schritt halten. Dabei ist gut dokumentiert, dass weltweit erheblicher Bedarf an IT-Sicherheitsexperten besteht. Laut einer aktuellen Umfrage von ISC2 sind 33…