The Enterprise Browser for the Modern Workforce – Robert Shield – BSW #326
As the workforce increasingly relies on the cloud, the browser has become a critical aspect of enterprise security. Employees now use browsers to access data and applications from various devices and locations, making browsers the primary target for cyber attackers.
Enterprise browsers are specifically designed to address the security challenges of the modern and complex workforce. According to Gartner, "By 2030, enterprise browsers will be the core platform for delivering workforce productivity and security software on managed and unmanaged devices, ensuring a seamless hybrid work experience." Tune in to a discussion with Chrome Enterprise's Robert Shield, where he discusses the importance of an enterprise browser for modern businesses and shares insights on how to improve browser security.
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Robert Shield has been at Google for 16 years, with the majority of the time spent working on Chrome. With a background in Windows development, he has worked on projects ranging from performance and resource management to security, anti-abuse, and end-user-facing features. He now leads the Chrome Browser Enterprise Engineering team, a highly cross-functional team that understands enterprises’ browser needs and works to meet those needs.
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Proactive Boards Lead to Flexible CISOs as Companies Prepare for What’s to Come – BSW #326
In the leadership and communications section, Proactive Boards Enable More Reliable Cyber Governance, CISO Best Practices for Managing Cyber Risk, The Evolution of Work: How Can Companies Prepare for What’s to Come?, and more!
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- Proactive Boards Enable More Reliable Cyber Governance
In the face of growing cyber threats, boards play a critical role in effective cybersecurity governance. The SEC’s new cybersecurity disclosure regulation puts even greater emphasis on the board’s duty to oversee how management addresses cyber risk and compliance obligations. It’s more important than ever for directors to understand the threat landscape, identify knowledge gaps, nurture a cyber-aware culture and evolve their governance practices. By taking a proactive approach to cybersecurity governance, boards can help management protect the organization and meet compliance needs.
- Are We Ready for CISOs To Be More Flexible?
Love them or hate them, companies need their CISOs and security teams.
Ask DevOps teams or lines of business leaders, and they will groan about the security measures, the constant security updates, and the inflexibility of some policies reining in their growth.
It’s not that CISOs do not want their business teams to seize opportunities and explore new revenue opportunities quickly; they just feel that the risks aren’t worth it.
- CISO Best Practices for Managing Cyber Risk
Leading CISOs have offered best practices for security leaders on how to manage cyber risks effectively during the ISC2 Security Congress 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Andrew Smeaton, CISO at Affiniti, and Greg Rogers, CISO for the State of Maryland, set out a range of tips on how to undertake cyber risk management sustainably amid an increasingly complex threat and regulatory environment.
- Cybersecurity Regulations and Risk Assessment Requirements
Free Tool for Regulatory Requirements for Risk Management
- Strategic Leadership
Strategic leadership is a practice in which executives, using different styles of management, develop a vision for their organization that enables it to adapt to or remain competitive in a changing economic and technological climate. Strategic leaders can use this vision to motivate employees and departments, fostering among them a sense of unity and direction to implement change within their organization.
The main objectives of strategic leadership are to streamline processes, boost strategic productivity, promote innovation and cultivate an environment that encourages employees to be productive, independent and to push forward their own ideas. Strategic leaders sometimes make use of reward or incentive programs to encourage employees and help them reach their goals.
- The Evolution of Work: How Can Companies Prepare for What’s to Come?
Analysts predict the AI revolution could disrupt the jobs of 70% of the global workforce. Companies need to adapt to a world of flexibility, agility and accelerated upskilling, says Protiviti’s Jim DeLoach.
