In the Leadership and Communications section, CISOs of the World, Unite!, 8 things to consider amid cybersecurity vendor layoffs, The Best Public Speakers Put the Audience First, and more! Barracuda just finished an email security survey. We start to dig into the results and the impact for 2023, including:
- 86% of respondents in all the countries surveyed said third party email security solutions are essential to keep our Microsoft 365 environment secure
- This rises to 92% for respondents in the U.S.
- And to 91% for companies with between 250 and 499 employees
Also:
- Just under one in five (19%) of all respondents said their top email security concern with Microsoft 365 was data protection and the risk of data loss
- This rises to one in four (25%) among the frontline IT managers and professionals surveyed
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In the leadership and communications section, 5 top qualities you need to become a next-gen CISO, Ego Is the Enemy of Good Leadership, How To Explain Things Better, and more!
The U.S. is at an inflection point in terms of cyber threats; Critical infrastructure attacks are growing more frequent and consequential, and the White House recently called the cyber talent gap of nearly 770,000 open positions a “national security challenge.” Kelly Rozumalski, SVP at Booz Allen Hamilton leading the firm’s national cyber defense business, joins BSW to discuss why upskilling and reskilling are key to closing the cyber talent gap at the federal level and how a collective defense posture across government and private sector can enable us to better secure U.S. critical infrastructure.
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Todd Fitzgerald, author of CISO Compass and host of CISO Stories, joins BSW to share his top leadership lessons from the first 100 episodes of CISO Stories. Todd interviews CISOs and gains insights into their challenges and how they are solving them. Don't miss this recap!
In the leadership and communications section, The Sacrificial CISO heralds a new age for cybersecurity, To Coach Leaders, Ask the Right Questions, How to Handle Criticism Gracefully: 12 Pro Tips, and more!
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In the leadership and communications section, Is Your Board Prepared for New Cybersecurity Regulations?, 32% of cybersecurity leaders considering quitting their jobs, 40 Jargon Words to Eliminate from Your Workplace Today, and more!
Positive change is coming to cybersecurity. In this segment, Mike Devine (CMO) and John Grancarich (EVP of Strategy) at Fortra discuss the business of leading a cybersecurity company, the reasons behind our recent rebrand, and our plans for continuing as a people-first company that collaborates with our customers to combat the threat landscape with confidence.
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Threat actors use automation and technology to do evil at scale. Yet, even with cutting edge technology available to them, smaller organizations feel overwhelmed. Analysts struggle from the “alt-tab, swivel-chair” problem, and security products just don’t feel… powerful. So how does a SOC maximize its most valuable asset–the humans–in combination with technology to overachieve? This talk will teach you a new way to model out your team's resources, assets, and capabilities to defend against various levels of adversaries to determine where you have operational capability, where you have gaps, and how to tell the difference.
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After years of increases, security budgets are coming under scrutiny. Cybersecurity professionals need practical guidance on how to manage existing budget allocations and new requests for funding. This segment provides Forrester's spending benchmarks, insights, and recommendations to future-proof your security investments in ways that keep you on budget while simultaneously mitigating the risks facing your organization.
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In the leadership and communications section, Is Cybersecurity Leadership Broken?, Cybersecurity career mistakes, 13 Cybersecurity Horror Stories to Give you Sleepless Nights, and more!
Cyber risk quantification should be at the center of an enterprise's actions to understand and measure risk posed in the event of a cyberattack. That data should then be used to estimate - financially - cyber risk exposure. To start this process, enterprises need 3 pillars to build a good cyber risk quantification program: the right data, appropriately skilled people and a methodology.
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Robert Herjavec, CEO of Cyderes, was the keynote speaker at InfoSec World 2022, where he discussed the momentum we continue to see in the cybersecurity industry. Topics included mergers & acquisitions, Robert's outlook on the cyber market, staffing shortages, and nation state threats. Robert joins BSW to expand on his ISW keynote presentation.
In the leadership and communications section, Boards looking to CEOs, not CIOs, to lead digital initiatives, Compensation for Cybersecurity Leaders is on the Rise, 3 cloud security posture questions CISOs should answer, and more!
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In the leadership and communications section, So you do not want to become a CISO anymore?, Which cybersecurity metrics matter most to CISOs today?, 15 Effective Tips on How To Talk Less (And Listen More!), and more!
One of my favorite segments! We track the top 25 public companies and provide you an update on the overall market. The Security Weekly Index has taken a beating, but so has the broader market. We'll update you on the latest funding, acquisition, and financial news.
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As 2023 approaches, security leaders are hard at work preparing their budgets, identifying their projects, and setting their priorities for the next twelve months. At the same time, the growth mode days of cybersecurity spending appear to be over as budgets receive more scrutiny than ever. Join us as we discuss the pressures and problems that CISOs will encounter in 2023, and how they can best defend their cybersecurity budgets while the economy slips into a downturn.
In the leadership and communications section, The CISO of Tomorrow Is Stepping Into the Business Spotlight, Why a Risk-Based Cybersecurity Strategy is the Way to Go, The Rise and Fall of Uber CISO and The Future of Cybersecurity Industry, and more!
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In an effort to diversify the cybersecurity talent pool and improve cybersecurity literacy, CYBER.ORG created Project Access, a nationwide effort designed to expand access to cybersecurity education for blind and vision impaired students between the ages of 13-21 who are in pre-employment transition (Pre-ETS). Through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant, CYBER.ORG pioneered a series of camps this past summer in Arkansas, Maine, Virginia, and Michigan to introduce blind and vision impaired students to key cybersecurity topics, help them develop cybersecurity skills, and explore the possibility of a career in a growing industry. This is one of CYBER.ORG’s efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in the cybersecurity industry – starting with K-12 students.
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To learn more about CYBER.ORG and Project Access or to get involved, visit: www.cyber.org www.cyber.org/events
www.cyber.org/initiatives/project-access
You can reach Dr. Chuck Gardner, Sr. Director of Government and Non-Profit Engagement for CYBER.ORG at chuck.gardner@cyber.org.
In the leadership and communications section, Fake CISO Profiles on LinkedIn Target Fortune 500s, Cybersecurity Executive Communication and importance of Metrics, Tips for developing cybersecurity leadership talent, and more!
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New fourth-annual research report analyzes ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2021 and July 2022 In the past 12 months, Barracuda researchers identified and analyzed 106 highly publicized ransomware attacks and found the dominant targets are still five key industries: education, municipalities, healthcare, infrastructure, and financial. Researchers also saw a spike in the number of service providers that have been hit with a ransomware attack. The volume of ransomware threats detected spiked between January and June of this year to more than 1.2 million per month. Most ransomware attacks don’t make headlines, though. Many victims choose not to disclose when they get hit, and the attacks are often sophisticated and extremely hard to handle for small businesses. To get a closer look at how ransomware is affecting smaller businesses, the report details three examples that researchers have seen through Barracuda SOC-as-a-Service, the anatomy of each attack, and the solutions that can help stop these attacks.
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Read the full Threat Spotlight blog post: https://blog.barracuda.com/2022/08/24/threat-spotlight-the-untold-stories-of-ransomware/
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In the leadership and communications section, Attention CISOs: The Board Doesn’t Care About Buzzwords, The Best Managers Are Leaders — and Vice Versa, Firing Your Entire Cybersecurity Team? Are You Sure?, and more!
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In the leadership and communications section, Cybersecurity’s Too Important To Have A Dysfunctional Team, In a Crisis, Great Leaders Prioritize Listening, White House Announces Stricter Cybersecurity Guidelines and Rules, and more!
Paul will discuss a risk-based approach to security that prioritizes fixing the most critical issues that will reduce risk in your organization. He'll walk through a three-step cycle that continuously monitors the threat landscape, enables quick response, and measures the metrics that company leadership cares about.
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While applications and APIs are developed with cloud in mind, many organizations must rely on a hybrid architecture and edge computing to deliver their services given the high cost of cloud services. However, many organizations lack the right security stack to protect data and applications in these unique environments, or from threats added through reliance on open source code. With today’s attacks coming from automated threats, organizations need to implement tools to mitigate risks that impact the bottom line, brand reputation, and customer experience without slowing development lifecycles.
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In this segment, BARR Advisory founder and president Brad Thies will use real-world examples to discuss how cybersecurity scorecards and KPIs can help organizations measure and manage the effectiveness of their cybersecurity programs. Thies will also reveal which metrics he sees as most valuable in evaluating cybersecurity posture and discuss how to define accountability for security within an organization.
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In the leadership and communications section, 7 Uniquely Personal Bits of Wisdom To Improve Your Leadership, 4 key areas cybersecurity leaders should focus on, Cybersecurity spending strategies in uncertain economic times, and more! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes!
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In the leadership and communications section, CISO salaries balloon, likely spurred by demand, 4 Steps to Being an Authentic Leader, Keeping Your Team Motivated When the Company Is Struggling, and more!
In order to run a successful SOC, security leaders rely on tools with different strengths to create layers of defense. This has led to a highly siloed industry with over 2,000 vendors, each with their own specific function and who very seldom work together. To gain an advantage on attackers, we need to start seeing cybersecurity as a team sport––united for a shared mission. In this session, ExtraHop’s Chase Snyder discusses why and how vendors should work together to enable better integrated security for their customers. He’ll answer questions like “what is XDR?” and “how do I get my vendors to work together?”.
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In 1995, Craig Newmark started curating a list of San Francisco arts and technology events, which he personally emailed to friends and colleagues. People were soon calling it “Craig’s List.” Most know the rest of the story. But what did that rapid entry into tech entrepreneurship teach him about information security? And how did that lead to a passion for, among other things, cyber philanthropy? SC Media's Jill Aitoro will speak to Newmark about his career, and his own evolution in infosec awareness that came with it.
Among the more challenging phases for a cyber business is transitioning from inspiring startup to successful enterprise, strategically leveraging investment to scale. SC Media's Jill Aitoro will sit down with Dave Dewalt, founder of NightDragon, and Matt Carroll, CEO of NightDragon's newest investment Immuta. Employees are on the move. As tech and security leaders adjust to managing hybrid teams, they should also plan for the loss and replacement of key security talent. Attrition and the increasing length of time needed to find a replacement leaves security programs — and firms — vulnerable. Implementing a formal succession planning process for the security organization mitigates risk and increases employee satisfaction and retention. This report provides steps for starting a succession planning program and real-world examples of companies that are already focused on developing and retaining the next generation of security talent.
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In the leadership and communications section, The Number 1 Growth Killer is Leadership Debt, How to Talk to Your Board & C-Suite About Cybersecurity, 5 ways to unite security and compliance, and more!
Zero Trust is the security buzzword of the moment, and while it is a very powerful approach, nearly every enterprise security product on the market – and some that aren’t even security products — are saying they enable Zero Trust. The problem is this: you can’t buy zero trust. It’s an approach, an architecture, and a journey, not software, hardware, or a service to deploy. Zero Trust also provides a rare opportunity in security - to reduce cost, improve security AND enhance end-user and customer experience.
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Neal Bridges, CISO at Query.AI and well-known cybersecurity influencer, breaks down the key differences between the CISO role at a startup vs. an enterprise. He also provides best practices to be successful in this changing role.
In the leadership and communications section, CISOs: Embrace a common business language to report on cybersecurity, The Strategic Impact of Verizon's 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, Make Shy Employees Part of Your Cybersecurity Strategy, and more!
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In the Leadership and Communications section, Uber CISO's trial underscores the importance of truth, transparency, and trust, 4 Leadership Strategies to Help Women Advance in the Tech Industry, 5 Best Predictors of Employee Turnover and What Leaders Should Do About Them, and more!
Data is the most valuable resource on the planet; but, as businesses collect and store data at an astonishing pace, data sprawl, volume, and diverse storage environments create a security nightmare. With support for hundreds of data stores across leading cloud providers and thousands of automation and response integrations, Imperva Data Security Fabric modernizes and simplifies data governance, security, and workflow management for data in all forms across multicloud and hybrid environments. The product’s flexible architecture supports structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data across a range of data repositories to ensure security policies are applied consistently everywhere so businesses can quickly understand and mitigate risk.
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Boards and CEOs are asking what their cyber risk posture is, and they aren't getting clear answers. Reports produced from assessments oftentimes are built on stale data rather than real-time compliance and risk data. How should C-levels be thinking about cybersecurity posture reporting, and how can they manage cyber risk in real-time as opposed to point-in-time?
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In the leadership and communications section, CISO MindMap 2022: What do InfoSec Professionals really do?, CISO Shares Top Strategies to Communicate Security's Value to the Biz, Security leaders chart new post-CISO career paths, and more!
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In the leadership and communications section, 5 Cybersecurity Questions CFOs Should Ask CISOs, How Leaders Can Escape Their Echo Chambers, 10 Cybersecurity Compliance Statistics That Show Why You Must Up Your Cybersecurity Game, and more!
Most current security risk assessments are not effective. Doug Landoll joins BSW to explain how we can fIx this. Doug will share 5 Essential Elements of an Effective Security Risk Assessment, including: - Scoping, Scheduling, and Champions - Team Structure - Data and Measurements - Calculations and Analysis - Reporting, Presentation, and Tracking
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In the leadership and communications section, How CISOs can prepare for new and unpredictable cyberthreats, 8 Leadership and Management Principles from Ex-Navy Seal, Practice Transparent Leadership, and more!
IIoT infrastructure protection requires immediate attention. Barracuda just released key findings from a report titled "The state of industrial security in 2022," that covers the following: • The network breaches, ransomware attacks, and other security incidents businesses are facing • The current challenges related to infrastructure protection, remote access security, and digital transformation • The solutions and strategies decision makers are using to close security loopholes and boost the protection of IIoT infrastructure
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In the Leadership and Communications segment: How to build a cyber capable board, Who Is Legally Responsible for a Cyber Incident?, Building a security culture of 'Yes', and more!
This edition of Security money is a 2 quarter update for both Q1 2022 and Q2 2022. That's what happens when you have a lot of interest and interviews. Although the SW25 Index is down, it's still outperforming the Nasdaq!
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There was a time when the perceived wisdom was to buy best of breed security technologies and that would do for your security program. Trouble of is, none of it integrates with each other or your wider IT. With budgets getting tighter, security pros are being asked to look again at big portfolio security providers and work out whether they can use their offerings to slim down. In this session I'll discuss what I'm hearing from our customers, and some of the things we are starting to see people do to balance the need to optimize cost and efficiency without compromising security protection.
Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration. The physics of motion are well documented, and we understand how these scalar and vector quantities differ. In information security and cyber risk management the dynamics are not as well understood which has confused our ability to distinguish between motion and progress. This confusion intensifies our escalating risk cycle by causing a mirage of control that continues to lead us to down a path of compromise and catastrophe, adding to our growing labor and skill deficit. This segment is meant to explore the existing physics and gravitational forces of how we have approached cyber risk management to date, discuss where we are stuck today as well as ideas for a path forward - a reorientation of security operations function so that it is optimized to handle the volume as well as reposition it from an anchor point of continual reaction to one where it can take proactive action in front of the cycle of risk. The heart of these changes is a redefinition of the risk equation we have been using for decades Risk = F (Threat, Vulnerability, Consequence) which while useful initially has created a spray and pray model across most of our organizations. I will explain how to redefine the equation to be Risk = F (Threat, Exploitability, Consequence).
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What does a CISO do all day? Do they eat bon-bons and read the WSJ? Do they read Threatpost or BleepingComputer or Twitter? Why does a company need a CISO, or better still, do they need one? All these questions and more will be answered in this weeks episode.
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https://www.cbts.com/blog/cloud-security-controls-mitigate-risk/
https://www.cbts.com/blog/weighing-risks-benefits-moving-to-the-cloud-part-1/
https://www.cbts.com/blog/what-is-cyber-insurance/
With recent proposed rule making from he SEC, there is increased focus on the Board's involvement in governing and managing cybersecurity. What is changing in how effective CISO's engage with their Board of Directors and what is over the horizon for cybersecurity leaders?
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