Tag: risk-management
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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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RAH Infotech Announces Strategic Partnership with RiskProfiler to Deliver Advanced Third-Party Risk Management Solutions
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Cybersecurity Leaders Share Three Challenges Exposure Management Helps Them Solve
Tags: access, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cloud, container, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, guide, infrastructure, Internet, microsoft, mobile, network, risk, risk-management, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustEach Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In this blog, we share three challenges cybersecurity leaders say exposure management helps them solve. You can read the entire Exposure Management Academy series here. Traditional vulnerability management is undergoing a transformation.…
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CRQ CTEM: Prioritizing Cyber Threats Effectively – Kovrr
Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/crq-ctem-prioritizing-cyber-threats-effectively-kovrr/
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BSidesLV24 IATC Cybersec And Ai Risk Management Challenges For The Next Generation Of Public Safety Systems
Authors/Presenters: Raymond Sheh Our sincere appreciation to BSidesLV, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite Security BSidesLV24 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Tuscany Suites & Casino; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/bsideslv24-iatc-cybersec-and-ai-risk-management-challenges-for-the-next-generation-of-public-safety-systems/
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Mit GenAI zum Insider-Threat
Tags: ai, best-practice, ciso, cloud, cyersecurity, data-breach, framework, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, mitre, password, risk, risk-management, technology, threat, toolViele Unternehmen haben nicht auf dem Schirm, welche Sicherheitsprobleme durch die Nutzung von GenAI entstehen.Einer Analyse von Netskope zufolge sind GenAI-Daten-Uploads in Unternehmen innerhalb eines Jahres um das 30-Fache gestiegen. Darunter befinden sich demnach auch sensible Informationen wie Quellcodes, regulierte Daten, Passwörter und Schlüssel sowie geistiges Eigentum.Zudem nutzen drei von vier Unternehmen Apps mit integrierten…
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Aligning Cybersecurity and Third-Party Risk Management with Business Goals
In the cybersecurity risk world, we often encounter the issue of not speaking the same language as the business. This… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/aligning-cybersecurity-and-third-party-risk-management-with-business-goals/
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CISOs are taking on ever more responsibilities and functional roles has it gone too far?
Tags: ai, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, computing, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, framework, fraud, governance, healthcare, infosec, intelligence, international, Internet, jobs, law, mitigation, nist, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, software, supply-chain, technology, threatth century alongside technology and internet-enabled threats, morphing to meet the demands of the moment. But the position hasn’t just matured; in many cases it has expanded, taking on additional domains.”The CISO role has expanded significantly over the years as companies realize that information security has a unique picture of what is going on across…
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11 hottest IT security certs for higher pay today
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, cloud, container, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, fortinet, google, governance, incident response, infosec, intelligence, Internet, jobs, linux, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, remote-code-execution, resilience, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, skills, software, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, windowsOffensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE): OffSec’s Offensive Security Certified Expert consists of three courses: Advanced Web Attacks and Exploitation, Advanced Evasion Techniques and Breaching Defenses, and Windows User Mode Exploit Development. The format for each course exam is the same: Candidates have 48 hours to compromise a given target using various techniques. No formal prerequisites exist for any of the…
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White House Shifting Cyber Risk to State and Local Agencies
Executive Order Shifts Cyber Responsibilities to States, Sparking Security Concerns. The White House is shifting cybersecurity risk management from the federal government to states and local agencies, marking a pivot in how Washington supports the protection of elections and critical infrastructure. Many states lack their own national security and cyber threat intelligence centers. First seen…
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That breach cost HOW MUCH? How CISOs can talk effectively about a cyber incident’s toll
Tags: attack, breach, business, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, data, email, incident, incident response, insurance, jobs, network, phone, ransomware, risk, risk-managementThe importance of practice in estimating costs: Quantifying the costs of an incident in advance is an inexact art greatly aided by tabletop exercises. “The best way in my mind to flush all of this out is by going through a regular incident response tabletop exercise,” Gary Brickhouse, CISO at GuidePoint Security, tells CSO. “People…
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Brivo launches unified security suite for enterprise risk management
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Den meisten Bildungseinrichtungen fehlen die Ressourcen für solide und umfassende Cyber-Sicherheitsprogramme
KnowBe4, die weltweit anerkannte Plattform für Cybersicherheit, die sich umfassend mit Human-Risk-Management befasst, hat einen neuen Bericht mit dem Titel veröffentlicht. Laut mehreren Berichten, unter anderem von Check Point Research , wird der Bildungssektor im Jahr 2024 die am stärksten […] First seen on netzpalaver.de Jump to article: netzpalaver.de/2025/03/18/den-meisten-bildungseinrichtungen-fehlen-die-ressourcen-fuer-solide-und-umfassende-cyber-sicherheitsprogramme/
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Not all cuts are equal: Security budget choices disproportionately impact risk
Tags: ai, application-security, attack, awareness, backdoor, breach, bug-bounty, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, monitoring, phishing, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability[Source: Splunk] As cyber threats evolve at an unprecedented pace, delaying essential technology upgrades can severely impact an organization. The newest technological updates are introduced to enhance an organization’s security offerings and directly address recently identified challenges.”Outdated systems lack new features and functionality that allow for more sophisticated offerings, like moving to the cloud,” Kirsty…
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New KnowBe4 Report Finds Education Sector Unprepared for Escalating Cyberattacks
KnowBe4, the cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, today announced a new report, “From Primary Schools to Universities, The Global Education Sector is Unprepared for Escalating Cyber Attacks”. The education sector was the most targeted industry for cyberattacks in 2024, according to several reports, including one from Check Point Research. The sector has also…
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7 misconceptions about the CISO role
Tags: api, attack, breach, business, ceo, ciso, compliance, control, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, finance, firewall, governance, infrastructure, insurance, jobs, network, password, phishing, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, saas, software, startup, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityKatie Jenkins, EVP and CISO, Liberty Mutual Insurance Liberty Mutual InsuranceThe field is changing so rapidly, Jenkins adds, she needs to commit time to keeping up on research and connecting with other CISOs for knowledge exchange.In addition to securing infrastructure, an effective CISO focuses on securing the business, experts say. This requires understanding how security…
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Europäische Unternehmen haben keinen (Krisen)-Plan
Eine aktuelle Studie zeigt Defizite im Risikomanagement von Unternehmen auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks.Internationale und nationale, politische und unternehmerische Krisen häufen sich. Gleichzeitig sind viele Unternehmen nicht ausreichend darauf vorbereitet. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Studie von Economist Impact im Auftrag von FTI Consulting, die im März 2025 veröffentlicht wurde.Für die Studie (PDF) wurden 600…
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Australian financial firm hit with lawsuit after massive data breach
Tags: access, awareness, breach, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, firewall, infrastructure, malware, monitoring, network, resilience, risk, risk-management, software, threat, training, updateproperly configuring and monitoring firewalls to protect against cyber-attacksupdating and patching software and operating systems consistently and in a timely mannerproviding regular, mandatory cybersecurity awareness training to staffallocating inadequate human, technological, and financial resources to manage cybersecurity.As a result of those failures, ASIC said in its court filing, “A FIIG employee inadvertently downloaded a .zip…
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Cyber-Risikomanagement in der Supply Chain – Eskalierende Bedrohungslandschaft für Lieferketten
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KnowBe4 research reveals a confidence gap in cybersecurity, putting organisations at risk
KnowBe4, cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, has released new research indicating that while 86% of employees believe they can confidently identify phishing emails, nearly half have fallen for scams. The study, which surveyed professionals across the UK, USA, Germany, France, Netherlands, and South Africa, reveals a growing gap between confidence and competence…
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Data-Driven Analysis With a Managed CRQ Platform – Kovrr
Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/data-driven-analysis-with-a-managed-crq-platform-kovrr/
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How CISOs are tackling cyber security challenges
Security chiefs at the recent Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit in Sydney share insights on navigating board communication, organisational resilience and the importance of understanding business needs First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366620535/How-CISOs-are-tackling-cyber-security-challenges
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CISOs and CIOs forge vital partnerships for business success
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, cloud, communications, corporate, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, firewall, framework, ibm, infrastructure, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, threatVikram Nafde, EVP and CIO, Webster Bank Webster BankAs is the case at many companies, Webster Bank’s CISO Patty Voight reports into the CIO. While there is a direct line between the executive functions, Nafde says the structure is collaborative, not hierarchical, a significant evolution as the intensity of threats escalate, raising the bar for…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CSA Outlines Data Security Challenges and Best Practices, While ISACA Offers Tips To Retain IT Pros
Tags: advisory, ai, awareness, banking, best-practice, business, cloud, compliance, corporate, crime, crypto, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, extortion, finance, fraud, governance, government, group, healthcare, infrastructure, iot, jobs, mail, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, network, nis-2, privacy, qr, ransom, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, scam, service, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vmware, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayCheck out best practices for shoring up data security and reducing cyber risk. Plus, get tips on how to improve job satisfaction among tech staff. Meanwhile, find out why Congress wants federal contractors to adopt vulnerability disclosure programs. And get the latest on cyber scams; zero-day vulnerabilities; and critical infrastructure security. Dive into six things…
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What is risk management? Quantifying and mitigating uncertainty
Tags: breach, business, cio, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, data, finance, flaw, framework, governance, healthcare, infosec, infrastructure, insurance, international, jobs, mitigation, monitoring, nist, risk, risk-analysis, risk-assessment, risk-management, software, strategy, technology, tool, vulnerabilityHow do organizations structure risk management operations?: Risk management has in some organizations traditionally been multicentric, with different departments or individuals within the org implementing risk management techniques in their work: Risk management is a component of good project management, for instance. IT leaders in particular must be able to integrate risk management philosophies and…
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KnowBe4 Wins Cybersecurity Company of the Year at the 2025 teissAwards
KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, today announced that it has been awarded first place in this year’s teissAwards Cybersecurity Company of the Year category for enterprise organisations. The teissAwards celebrate excellence in cyber and information security, recognising the outstanding contributions of vendors and technologies over the past year. Winning first place…
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CISA Cuts: A Dangerous Gamble in a Dangerous World
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s role in risk management needs to expand, not shrink. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/cisa-cuts-dangerous-gamble-dangerous-world
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Aussie businesses ramp up security spending
Australian organisations are set to spend A$6.2bn on security and risk management in 2025, a 14.4% jump from the previous year, driven by the rise of AI and a growing threat landscape First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366619878/Aussie-businesses-ramp-up-security-spending