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5 minutes with Curt Dalton - Embedding cybersecurity into the organization

January 25, 2021

To effectively reduce enterprise risk, cybersecurity leaders argue it's critical to fully embed cybersecurity in the enterprise-risk management framework and into the whole organization. Here, we talk to Curt Dalton, Managing Director and Global Leader of Protiviti's security and privacy practice, about the importance and the benefits of this practice.

Five reasons every CISO needs SOAR

Andrew Pendergast

January 25, 2021

Having a central location to integrate your security tools and processes to allow your people to collaborate and work together across teams is absolutely critical in today’s threat landscape. But there are five more important reasons why CISOs are prioritizing the adoption of a SOAR platform.

Security without borders: Protecting cloud apps

Cybersecurity survey highlights global challenges and opportunities

Nitzan Miron

January 25, 2021

While applications are a key part of many cloud deployments, rapid adoption of the cloud and the ongoing evolution of apps both create new risks. Careful attention must be given to secure the growing application threat vector. New strategies and solutions, including Web Application Firewalls specifically designed to protect apps from advanced threats, are required to help mitigate these risks.

ODNI welcomes Avril Haines as Director of National Intelligence

Maria Henriquez

January 22, 2021

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines yesterday took the oath of office to serve as the seventh DNI in the U.S.'s history. Haines is the first woman to lead the U.S. Intelligence Community, and will oversee the nation's 18 intelligence agencies

Brian Nicholls to coordinate community engagement and safety initiatives at University of Utah

Special Assistant to the Chief Safety Officer to manage racist and bias incident response process and support a holistic approach to safety

January 22, 2021

Brian Nicholls, Special Assistant to the Chief Security Officer (Marlon C. Lynch), will coordinate community engagement initiatives with organizations across the University of Utah, as well as implement new response protocols developed by the Racist and Bias Incident Response Team.

Implications of the Sunburst cybersecurity attack for transit agencies

January 22, 2021

In December 2020, the cybersecurity firm FireEye discovered one of the worst cyberattack in the U.S.'s history. The new Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) perspective Implications of the Sunburst Cybersecurity Attack addresses the damage caused by this attack and what public and private organizations, including transit agencies, can do to mitigate future attacks.

A look into the pricing of stolen identities for sale on dark web

January 22, 2021

Comparitech researchers analyzed listings across 40+ dark web marketplaces gathering data on how much stolen identities, credit cards and hacked PayPal accounts are worth to cybercriminals.

Connected and protected: Identity management for enterprises in an era of zero trust

Sam Rehman

January 22, 2021

With millions of people working from home at present, and likely into the future, the enterprise perimeter has all but dissolved. In the process, organizations are struggling to ensure security in this "zero-trust" and remote era.

2020’s top 5 phishing scams exposing hackers’ questionable morals – And how to hold strong against them

Trevor Daughney

January 22, 2021

In this piece, we will explore the top five most surprising phishing attacks in 2020 to date and how individuals and organizations can not only identify these types of threats but protect their networks against them.

Looking ahead to 2021– Healthcare security predictions for the upcoming year

Jonathan Langer

January 22, 2021

In the midst of this confusion, we’ve continued to witness significant changes in the processes and operations that companies traditionally rely on to conduct business – with a majority of organizations relying on remote work to safely continue operations. Considering this, it’s no wonder that attackers have realized that there is a significant incentive to take advantage of already vulnerable personnel, and further, the confusion and panic that workers are rightfully experiencing during the pandemic.