Tag: metric
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CISO vs CFO: why are the conversations difficult?
Tags: ai, attack, breach, business, ciso, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, finance, insurance, jobs, metric, ransomware, RedTeam, risk, risk-management, saas, strategy, technology, threat, toolmight happen, which often means the best outcome is nothing happens. That’s a tough sell.”Although a single cyberattack can wipe out millions of dollars, CFOs and CISOs often approach cybersecurity from fundamentally different perspectives. Bridging this divide requires more than just better communication, it demands, as Argyle put it, a shift in mindset. The disconnect…
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Make the move to more meaningful metrics
Tags: metricFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/make-the-move-to-more-meaningful-metrics
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The 14 most valuable cybersecurity certifications
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, automation, best-practice, blockchain, blueteam, china, cisa, cisco, ciso, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, conference, control, country, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, governance, government, guide, hacker, hacking, incident response, intelligence, Internet, jobs, kali, law, linux, malware, metric, microsoft, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, privacy, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-analysis, risk-management, skills, threat, training, vulnerability, windowsIndustry recognition Who’s to say one certification is more respected than another? Such criteria can be very subjective, so we turned to the most direct and unbiased source to cut through the ambiguity: job listings. In addition to education, skills, and qualifications, employers often specify certs they seek in their ideal candidate. These mentions carry…
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AI looms large on the RSA Conference agenda
Rise of the machines: Charlie Lewis, a partner at management consulting firm McKinsey & Co., similarly predicted that consolidation in cloud security and security operations were key industry trends likely to be showcased during the RSA Conference.”Enterprises need to integrate security into their software development practices,” Lewis told CSO. Enterprises need to deploy AI-based technologies…
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Reporting lines: Could separating from IT help CISOs?
Tags: attack, business, cio, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, finance, insurance, metric, mitigation, risk, risk-management, skills, technology, vulnerabilityReporting to the CFO can improve discussions about funding: There’s art and science to secure funding. Number matters in getting budget approval, and cybersecurity is at pains to be seen as more than a cost center. However, two-thirds (66%) of CFOs don’t fully understand the CISO role and have difficulty seeing the tangible return on…
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AttackIQ Academy Enterprise: Cybersecurity Training Dashboard for Security Teams
AttackIQ Academy Enterprise is our answer to this challenge. This new solution gives security leaders clear visibility into their employees’ learning progress through an interactive dashboard displaying comprehensive training metrics and assessment results. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/attackiq-academy-enterprise-cybersecurity-training-dashboard-for-security-teams/
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Are We Prioritizing the Wrong Security Metrics?
True security isn’t about meeting deadlines, it’s about mitigating risk in a way that aligns with business objectives while protecting against real-world threats. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/are-we-prioritizing-wrong-security-metrics
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Security Awareness Metrics That Matter to the CISO
Security awareness has become a critical component of organizational defense strategies, particularly as companies adopt zero-trust architectures. Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are increasingly challenged to demonstrate the effectiveness of security awareness programs through meaningful metrics that resonate with leadership. With human error contributing to approximately 95% of data breaches, quantifying the impact of security…
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What boards want and don’t want to hear from cybersecurity leaders
Tags: access, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, email, malicious, metric, phishing, risk, security-incident, skills, strategy, technology, threat, training, update“It’s only when you report to someone not involved in technology that you realize you’re talking in jargon or not close to talking the language of the business,” says Bennett. Decoding what the board wants from security leaders: Cybersecurity leaders need regular contact with boards to foster familiarity and understanding. Without this, a lack of…
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SOC Metrics That Matter: KPIs Every Security Team Should Track
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/native/soc-metrics-that-matter-kpis-every-security-team-should-track
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Compliance Needs Financial Metrics, Not Just Dashboards
Elliott of Zurich Insurance on Why Business Leaders Need Quantifiable Cyber Risks. Many compliance programs rely on vague risk scores and dashboards. These don’t always help business leaders make decisions. Dan Elliott, head of cyber resiliency, Zurich Resilience Solutions, ANZ, at Zurich Insurance, said organizations should frame compliance through financial metrics. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Security Theater: Vanity Metrics Keep You Busy – and Exposed
After more than 25 years of mitigating risks, ensuring compliance, and building robust security programs for Fortune 500 companies, I’ve learned that looking busy isn’t the same as being secure. It’s an easy trap for busy cybersecurity leaders to fall into. We rely on metrics that tell a story of the tremendous efforts we’re expending…
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10 best practices for vulnerability management according to CISOs
Tags: api, attack, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cio, ciso, control, cybersecurity, data, detection, framework, group, incident response, metric, mitre, penetration-testing, programming, ransomware, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management1. Culture Achieving a successful vulnerability management program starts with establishing a cybersecurity-minded culture across the organization. Many CISOs admitted to facing historical cultural problems, with one summing it up well. “Our cybersecurity culture was pretty laissez-faire until we got hit with Log4J and then a ransomware attack,” he told CSO. “These events were an…
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How CISOs can balance business continuity with other responsibilities
Tags: attack, backup, breach, business, cio, ciso, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, framework, healthcare, incident, incident response, metric, nist, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, usa, vulnerabilityCIO-CISO divide: Who owns business continuity?: While CISOs may find that their remit is expanding to cover business continuity, a lack of clear delineation of roles and responsibilities can spell trouble.To effectively handle business continuity, cybersecurity leaders need a framework to collaborate with IT leadership.Responding to events requires a delicate balance between thoroughness of investigation…
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Trump shifts cyberattack readiness to state and local governments in wake of info-sharing cuts
Tags: advisory, cio, cisa, ciso, communications, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, election, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, metric, office, resilience, risk, russia, strategy, technology, threatCreating a national resilience strategy The EO requires the assistant to the President for national security affairs (APNSA), in coordination with the assistant to the President for economic policy and the heads of relevant executive departments and agencies, to publish within 90 days (by June 17) a National Resilience Strategy that articulates the priorities, means,…
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The State of Digital Trust in 2025 Consumers Still Shoulder the Responsibility
Tags: access, ai, authentication, banking, breach, captcha, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, data, deep-fake, encryption, finance, fintech, framework, GDPR, government, healthcare, identity, india, insurance, law, login, malicious, metric, mfa, mitigation, password, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, switch, technology, threat, toolThe State of Digital Trust in 2025 – Consumers Still Shoulder the Responsibility madhav Thu, 03/20/2025 – 04:52 Trust remains the cornerstone of digital interactions, yet its foundations are increasingly fragile in an era of sophisticated cyber threats and evolving consumer expectations. The 2024 Digital Trust Index gave us extremely important insights into the expectations…
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Breaking Down Risks in Cybersecurity
Cyber Crime Junkies podcast Breaking Down Risks in Cybersecurity A great conversation on the Cyber Crime Junkies podcast with David Mauro! We covered so many different topics that the CISOs are struggling with: Generative vs Agentic AI risks and opportunities How cyber attackers leverage powerful tools like…
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What Is Exposure Management and Why Does It Matter?
Tags: access, attack, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, group, identity, infrastructure, iot, metric, password, phishing, risk, service, software, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementEach Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy will provide the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In our first blog in this new series, we get you started with an overview of the differences between the two and explore how cyber exposure management can benefit your organization. Traditional…
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Boards Challenged to Embrace Cybersecurity Oversight
Integrating Cyber Risk into Business Risk Decisions Cybersecurity failures are now business risks that CEOs and Boards must own. The world of business owners, investors, and their representatives are collectively realizing the potentially catastrophic impacts of cybersecurity incidents if not incorporated into the strategic management of the most senior business leadership. Many regulatory bodies, insurance…
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What key metrics indicate NHI performance in DevOps?
Tags: metricWhat Do Non-Human Identities Bring to the Table in DevOps? Where constant innovation and rapid deployment are the norms, have you ever wondered how Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security Management fit into the picture? If you answered yes, then you’re in the right place. We’ll delve into the multifaceted role of NHIs in DevOps,……
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Beyond Patching: Why a Risk-Based Approach to Vulnerability Management Is Essential
The cybersecurity industry has long treated patching as the gold standard for vulnerability management. It is the cornerstone of compliance frameworks, a key metric for security performance, and often the first response to a newly discovered vulnerability. But patching alone is no longer enough. In the 2025 Gartner® report, We’re Not Patching Our Way Out……
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Is your enterprise ‘cyber resilient’? Probably not. Here’s how other boards fixed that
Tags: backup, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, endpoint, finance, framework, governance, incident, metric, monitoring, nist, resilience, risk, service, strategy, supply-chain, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementLockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin introduced its Cyber Resiliency Level (CRL) Framework and corresponding Scoreboard in 2018, illustrating a more formalized approach to measuring cyber resilience during this period. The company’s Cyber Resiliency Scoreboard includes tools like a questionnaire and dashboard for measuring the maturity levels of six categories, including Cyber Hygiene and Architecture.MIT: The Balanced Scorecard for Cyber Resilience (BSCR) provides…
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Advanced Power Tracking
Product Update: Version 4.8 This update brings key improvements to asset management and power tracking. Highlights include Template Power metrics in bulk actions, simplified rack layouts for easier asset placement, and advanced power sensors for detailed analysis. The upgraded asset discovery engine now supports more vendor asset types, streamlining management. … First seen on securityboulevard.com…
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What CISOs need from the board: Mutual respect on expectations
Tags: business, ceo, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, framework, governance, metric, risk, risk-management, skills, strategy, technology, threat, update, vulnerabilityPart 500. While this legislation was groundbreaking for being very prescriptive in what cyber controls are required, there was in earlier drafts indications that each board should have suitably cyber-qualified members.Similar guidelines were established with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) drafting its Cyber Governance Principles, which were recently refreshed. The timing of this…
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How CISOs can sharpen their board pitch for IAM buy-in
Tags: access, automation, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, finance, guide, iam, identity, metric, risk, security-incident, strategy, supply-chainthe top focus area going into 2025. However, communicating IAM’s value to the board remains a challenge”, it isn’t enough for these security leaders to craft effective IAM strategies”, they must also secure their board’s support.CISOs know that executive buy-in is critical for obtaining the necessary funding and setting the right tone from the top. The…
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Critical Vulnerability in Fluent Bit Exposes Cloud Services to Potential Cyber Attacks
Tags: attack, cloud, computing, cve, cvss, cyber, data-breach, flaw, infrastructure, metric, service, tool, vulnerabilityA critical security flaw in Fluent Bit, a widely adopted log processing and metrics collection tool part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), has exposed enterprise cloud infrastructures to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Designated as CVE-2024-50608 and CVE-2024-50609, these vulnerabilities”, scoring 8.9 on the CVSS v3.1 severity scale”, stem from improper handling of HTTP headers…
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Ransomware gangs extort victims 17 hours after intrusion on average
Tags: access, business, credentials, data, encryption, espionage, exploit, extortion, government, group, healthcare, Intruder, malicious, malware, metric, monitoring, network, ransom, ransomware, service, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayThe initial point of access for the attackers and the privileges it provided themHow easy it is to reach other network segments and systems from the initially compromised assetWhether access into the environment was resold to a ransomware operator by an initial access brokerWhether the attackers decided to operate only outside the victim’s regular business…
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Consortium Acquires Cyber Risk Quantification Startup To Become ‘Next-Gen VAR’
Consortium’s acquisition of Metrics That Matter is aimed at providing customers with a more-accurate, continuously updated picture of their cyber risk, CEO Nate Ungerott tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/consortium-networks-acquires-cyber-risk-quantification-startup-to-become-next-gen-var
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Consortium Networks Acquires Cyber Risk Quantification Startup To Become ‘Next-Gen VAR’
Consortium Networks’ acquisition of Metrics That Matter is aimed at providing customers with a more-accurate, continuously updated picture of their cyber risk, CEO Nate Ungerott tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/consortium-networks-acquires-cyber-risk-quantification-startup-to-become-next-gen-var