Tag: metric
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What to look for in a data protection platform for hybrid clouds
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, automation, backup, breach, business, cisco, cloud, compliance, computing, control, corporate, data, defense, encryption, endpoint, framework, gartner, google, governance, government, group, guide, ibm, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, kubernetes, law, malware, metric, microsoft, monitoring, network, oracle, privacy, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, saas, service, software, technology, threat, tool, veeam, vmware, vulnerability, zero-trusthybrid cloud data protection buyer’s guide today!] In this buyer’s guide Data protection for hybrid clouds explainedWhy hybrid clouds need data protectionWhat to look for in a data protection platform for hybrid cloudsMajor trends in data protection for hybrid cloudsLeading vendors for data protection of hybrid cloudsWhat to ask before buying data protection for hybrid…
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Rethinking DDoS Defense: Why Scale Isn’t the Only Metric That Matters
In recent months, headlines have drawn attention to record-breaking DDoS attacks, often measured in terabits per second (Tbps) and accompanied by declarations of network capacity in the hundreds of Tbps. These figures, while impressive, can create a misleading narrative about what truly matters in DDoS protection. The real-world nature of modern DDoS attacks requires a……
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Six metrics policymakers need to track cyber resilience
Most countries are still making national cyber policy decisions without reliable numbers. Regulations often focus on incident reporting after damage is done, but they fail to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/09/zurich-governments-cyber-resilience-metrics/
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Six metrics policymakers need to track cyber resilience
Most countries are still making national cyber policy decisions without reliable numbers. Regulations often focus on incident reporting after damage is done, but they fail to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/09/zurich-governments-cyber-resilience-metrics/
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Six metrics policymakers need to track cyber resilience
Most countries are still making national cyber policy decisions without reliable numbers. Regulations often focus on incident reporting after damage is done, but they fail to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/09/zurich-governments-cyber-resilience-metrics/
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USENIX 2025: PEPR ’25 Establishing Privacy Metrics For Genomic Data Analysis
Creator, Author and Presenter: Curtis Mitchell, xD, United States Census Bureau Additional Authors: Gary Howarth And Justin Wagner, NIST; Jess Stahl, Census; Christine Task And Karan Bhagat, Knexus; Amy Hilla And Rebecca Steinberg, MITRE Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s outstanding USENIX Enigma ’23 Conference content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink First…
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Agentic AI in IT security: Where expectations meet reality
Tags: ai, api, automation, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, detection, finance, framework, gartner, google, governance, infrastructure, injection, metric, phishing, RedTeam, risk, service, siem, skills, soar, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, trainingIntegration approaches: Add-on vs. standalone: The first decision regarding AI agents is whether to layer them onto existing platforms or to implement standalone frameworks. The add-on model treats agents as extensions to security information and event management (SIEM), security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), or other security tools, providing quick wins with minimal disruption. Standalone…
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Coherence: Insider risk strategy’s new core principle
Malicious action “, deliberate harm from within, often rooted in disaffection, misalignment, or ideological fractureHuman error “, unintentional harm caused by confusion, fatigue, or misjudgment under pressureThese two paths look different but demand the same thing: a system that knows how to detect misalignment early and how to keep people inside the mission before risk…
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Agentic AI in IT security: Where expectations meet reality
Tags: ai, api, automation, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, detection, finance, framework, gartner, google, governance, infrastructure, injection, metric, phishing, RedTeam, risk, service, siem, skills, soar, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, trainingIntegration approaches: Add-on vs. standalone: The first decision regarding AI agents is whether to layer them onto existing platforms or to implement standalone frameworks. The add-on model treats agents as extensions to security information and event management (SIEM), security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), or other security tools, providing quick wins with minimal disruption. Standalone…
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Cyberbit Buys RangeForce to Bolster AI-Driven Cyber Training
Deal Strengthens Cyber Ranges By Uniting AI-Driven Content and Live-Fire Exercises. Cyberbit acquired RangeForce, uniting two leading cyber range platforms to accelerate AI-enabled simulation training for SOC and incident response teams. The combined entity aims to deliver a unified user interface, deeper content catalog and improved cyber readiness metrics for security leaders. First seen on…
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AI coding assistants amplify deeper cybersecurity risks
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, fintech, flaw, governance, injection, leak, LLM, metric, open-source, programming, radius, risk, risk-management, service, software, startup, strategy, threat, tool, training, vulnerability‘Shadow’ engineers and vibe coding compound risks: Ashwin Mithra, global head of information security at continuous software development firm Cloudbees, notes that part of the problem is that non-technical teams are using AI to build apps, scripts, and dashboards.”These shadow engineers don’t realize they’re part of the software development life cycle, and often bypass critical…
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Anton’s Security Blog Quarterly Q3 2025
Tags: ai, automation, breach, ciso, cloud, cyber, defense, detection, edr, google, governance, guide, metric, office, RedTeam, risk, 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, Google Cloud community blog, and our Cloud Security Podcast (subscribe on Spotify). Gemini for docs based on this blog Top 10 posts with the most…
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CSO Awards winners highlight security innovation and transformation
Tags: ai, attack, automation, awareness, best-practice, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, finance, flaw, framework, governance, group, guide, infrastructure, intelligence, login, malicious, metric, mitre, network, penetration-testing, phishing, privacy, programming, risk, risk-management, service, siem, skills, soc, software, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementFSU tackles third-party risk with tighter vendor management program: Organization: Florida State UniversityProject: Third-Party Risk Management ProgramSecurity leader: Bill Hunkapiller, CISOOfficials at Florida State University wanted to ensure that data shared with outside entities was well protected. To achieve that, CISO Bill Hunkapiller and his team revamped its third-party risk management program so that the…
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How Top CISOs Approach Exposure Management in the Context of Managing Cyber Risk
Tags: ai, attack, best-practice, business, ciso, control, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, framework, group, intelligence, leak, metric, monitoring, risk, software, strategy, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementWondering what your peers think of exposure management? New reports from the Exposure Management Leadership Council, a CISO working group sponsored by Tenable, offer insights. Key takeaways The CISOs who make up the Exposure Management Leadership Council see exposure management as a strategic and game-changing approach to unified proactive security. They believe exposure management can…
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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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New Tenable Report: How Complexity and Weak AI Security Put Cloud Environments at Risk
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, governance, iam, identity, least-privilege, metric, mfa, monitoring, resilience, risk, security-incident, skills, software, strategy, threat, toolThis survey, commissioned by Tenable and developed in collaboration with the Cloud Security Alliance, warns that rapid cloud and AI adoption, combined with insecure identities and a reactive posture, leave organizations exposed. The report urges a strategic shift to preventive security with a unified view of risk and mature identity governance. Key takeaways Organizations are…
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Breaking Down Silos: Why You Need an Ecosystem View of Cloud Risk
Tags: access, attack, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, cvss, cyber, data, data-breach, exploit, governance, grc, identity, infrastructure, Internet, least-privilege, metric, network, risk, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityA disjointed approach to cloud security generates more noise than clarity, making it hard for you to prioritize what to fix first. Learn how Tenable dissolves this challenge by integrating cloud security into a unified exposure management platform giving you the context to pinpoint your organization’s biggest cyber risks. Don’t just manage cloud security understand…
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Breaking Down Silos: Why You Need an Ecosystem View of Cloud Risk
Tags: access, attack, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, cvss, cyber, data, data-breach, exploit, governance, grc, identity, infrastructure, Internet, least-privilege, metric, network, risk, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityA disjointed approach to cloud security generates more noise than clarity, making it hard for you to prioritize what to fix first. Learn how Tenable dissolves this challenge by integrating cloud security into a unified exposure management platform giving you the context to pinpoint your organization’s biggest cyber risks. Don’t just manage cloud security understand…
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5 ways CISOs are experimenting with AI
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, finance, framework, incident response, intelligence, login, metric, microsoft, monitoring, phishing, qr, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementTranslating security metrics into business language: CISOs are now tasked with being the security storyteller, and it doesn’t always come easily. Turning to AI, CISOs are finding a helping hand to translate technical detail into business-oriented narratives, drawing on a range of data sources, risk trends, control gaps and threat modeling.AI tools are helping tailor…
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5 ways CISOs are experimenting with AI
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, finance, framework, incident response, intelligence, login, metric, microsoft, monitoring, phishing, qr, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementTranslating security metrics into business language: CISOs are now tasked with being the security storyteller, and it doesn’t always come easily. Turning to AI, CISOs are finding a helping hand to translate technical detail into business-oriented narratives, drawing on a range of data sources, risk trends, control gaps and threat modeling.AI tools are helping tailor…
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Windows 11 KB5064081 update clears up CPU usage metrics in Task Manager
Microsoft has released the KB5064081 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, which includes thirty-six new features or changes, with many gradually rolling out. These updates include new Recall features and a new way of displaying CPU usage in Task Manager. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5064081-update-clears-up-cpu-usage-metrics-in-task-manager/
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Munich Reinsurance unites global security teams to boost resilience, cut costs
Tags: access, best-practice, business, cloud, conference, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, detection, edr, group, incident response, intelligence, jobs, lessons-learned, metric, network, resilience, risk, siem, skills, soc, strategy, tactics, threat, toolConsolidate functions into one incident response team, one threat intelligence team, and one threat-hunting team serving all Munich brands around the clock.Improve team capabilities by blending the strongest skills of each team into more mature, well-rounded functions.Reduce redundancies in responsibilities, tools, and processes to cut costs.To reach these goals, Munich deployed various tactics, including:Combining best…
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2025 CSO Hall of Fame: Meg Anderson on AI, strategic security investments, and life after InfoSec
Tags: ai, automation, business, ciso, conference, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, infosec, jobs, metric, phishing, programming, risk, risk-management, software, strategy, technology, threat, toolWhich technologies are you most cautious about from a CISO’s point of view, and why?: Meg Anderson: I’m cautious of “solutions” that don’t solve a strategic problem. CISOs only have so much budget and mindshare. You need to understand where a tool fits in your investment and strategic roadmap. There were times when my team…
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What is the cost of a data breach?
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, breach, business, ciso, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, finance, fraud, healthcare, ibm, identity, incident response, india, infrastructure, insurance, intelligence, jobs, law, metric, privacy, programming, ransom, ransomware, regulation, risk, security-incident, service, skills, software, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCanada ($4.84 million) and the UK ($4.14million) remain in the top 10 hardest hit, with ASEAN or Association of Southeast Asian Nations ($3.67 million), Australia ($2.55 million), and India ($2.51 million) among the top 15. Breaches by industry: Healthcare remains the industry hit with the highest costs per breach by far, at $7.42 million despite…
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We’re a Major Player in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for CNAPP. Here’s Why That Matters for Your Cloud Security.
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, governance, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, metric, radius, risk, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management“With a strong focus on CNAPP through Tenable Cloud Security and exposure management with Tenable One, Tenable provides visibility and control over hybrid attack surfaces, including on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments,” according to the report. To successfully tackle your cloud security challenges, you need a partner that understands the landscape and offers you a powerful,…
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Act Now: $100M in FY25 Cyber Grants for SLTTs Available Before August 15
Tags: attack, breach, cisa, cloud, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, governance, government, identity, incident response, infrastructure, iot, metric, network, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityWith over $100 million on the table in FY25 cybersecurity grants, state, local and tribal governments have until August 15, 2025 to apply to secure critical cyber funding to strengthen their defenses. On August 1st, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the FY 2025 Notice…
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6 things keeping CISOs up at night
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, data-breach, deep-fake, email, exploit, infrastructure, jobs, metric, password, phishing, regulation, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityAI’s potential to create a competency crisis: At mental health organization Headspace CISO Jameeka Aaron sees many potential applications for AI but she is balancing enablement with caution. However, Aaron is particularly concerned about the impact of generative AI on the hiring process.While strong developers can leverage AI to their advantage, weaker developers may appear…
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Mind the overconfidence gap: CISOs and staff don’t see eye to eye on security posture
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, grc, group, hacker, identity, incident response, intelligence, international, least-privilege, metric, network, phishing, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, soc, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, updateMisplaced priorities: Investments often favor visibility and compliance over “core capabilities like detection engineering, incident response, and threat containment,” according to Santiago Pontiroli, lead security researcher at cybersecurity vendor Acronis TRU.Delayed adaptation: AI-driven threats demand faster, smarter defenses, but key upgrades (such as behavior-based analytics or automation) are often postponed due to underestimated risk, according…
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How CISOs can scale down without compromising security
Tags: breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, detection, finance, framework, gartner, governance, intelligence, jobs, metric, open-source, regulation, resilience, risk, soc, strategy, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityStrategic risk (high, medium, low): What’s the actual exposure if this control fails?Business alignment: Which functions are enabling revenue, customer trust, or compliance?No-brainers: These are redundant tools, shelfware, or “security theatre” controls that look good on paper but deliver no measurable protection.For this assessment, Mahdi brings together a cross-functional team that includes business unit leaders,…
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Threat Actors Use Phishing to Target Belgian Grand Prix Fans and Teams
Cybersecurity experts have pointed to an increase in sophisticated threat actor activity following the July 27 2025 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, which takes advantage of the event’s worldwide attraction. Formula 1’s reliance on advanced telemetry systems, which process real-time data like tire thermodynamics and engine metrics for strategic optimization, positions teams as high-value targets…