SC Media caught up with Greg Touhill this week to learn what issues and projects he plans to prioritize in his role and how the old cybersecurity models we’ve relied on no longer work. In his words, "we need to change our game plan, because the traditional cybersecurity tactics, techniques and procedures that we’ve used for many years are no longer working the way we need them to be."
Efforts underway in both the DoD's geospatial intelligence agency and the U.K.'s signals intel and information assurance organization show neurodivergent men and women with an interest in cybersecurity are finding new opportunities to bring their unique ways of thinking to the government workforce.
In the Security Weekly News Wrap Up for this week: Government intervention in Ransomware, Joe Biden's response to Russia, Passwordstate, AI, Mitre, Chrome, contaminated instruments, and Dr. Doug's Favorite Threat of the Week!
This week in the Security News, Penetration testing leaving organizations with too many blind spots, A New PHP Composer Bug Could Enable Widespread Supply-Chain Attacks, Apple AirDrop Vulnerability Exposes Users’ Personal Information, Darkside Ransomware gang aims at influencing the stock price of their victims, Security firm Kaspersky believes it ...
All disciplines need to be able to demonstrate added value and track the ability to improve upon the current practices. The board, technical management, auditors, and engineers may each need a different view of the security initiatives performed. Join this podcast to how different metrics can be applied to different groups so each can improve their...
In the Leadership and Communications section, Outgunned CISOs navigate complex obstacles to keep rising attacks from turning into breaches, How to write a cyberthreat report executives can really use, Creating and rolling out an effective cyber security strategy, and more!
Cyber accountability is often overlooked by Board of Directors and the C-Suite. They tend to turn a blind eye to their cyber security mandates or avoid the issue. But as Solarwinds, MS Exchange and many other security incidents prove it, it’s not a strategy. Segment Resources: www.VigiTrust.com. https://forbesbooks.com/mathieu-gorge/.
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