Germany’s Office for Information Security (BSI) recommended users find alternatives for Kaspersky products, saying the antivirus software company could be forced to carry out attacks or spy on behalf of the Russian government.
At one point during his career as a chief information security officer, James Christiansen said he found himself in a unique position: working for a CEO that would approve his wish list during a budget period while other departments were experiencing cuts.
This week Dr. Doug talks: ASCII Porn, Pirate Hunting, The Ukraine, Conti, Pandora, Mobile Device Hell, and Crypto ATMs, along with Jason Wood on this edition of the Security Weekly News!
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) wrapped up a three-day cyber exercise with more than 2,000 participants from about 200 private and public organizations.
Security awareness training company AwareGO recently announced the availability of a free 30-minute cybersecurity training course for up to 500 employees.
In the Leadership and Communications section: CISOs are still chiefs in name only, Defining “Reasonable” Cybersecurity: Lessons from the States, Security Leaders Find Value in Veterans to Solve Cyber Skills Shortage, and more!
Financial institutions tend to run an average of seven cyber exercises per year, according to an Immersive Labs study, but the sector did not fare well in cyber crisis response.
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