Security Strategy, Plan, Budget

The latest AI-enabled tools are enticing, but don’t lose focus on what’s really important as the show continues on.

While bringing on an early-adopter security tool presents some risk for a CISO, it’s often a good choice for the right organization.

Aside from failing to perform risk assessments for the water and wastewater sector, the EPA has not also determined cybersecurity-related objectives, goals, activities, and performance measurements, as well as key roles and efforts coordination measures for the industry.

While 89% of industrial organization employees noted cybersecurity compliance being extremely or very important, 39% named cybersecurity as the leading challenge in industrial infrastructure operations and maintenance, mostly due to legacy system flaws, malware attacks, and insider threats, a report from Cisco showed.

IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach 2024 report revealed AI-driven defenses significantly lower breach expenses.

CISOs need to enhance their strategic influence and operational impact within their organizations. This calls for a departure from traditional, insular security approaches towards a partnership model that aligns security initiatives with business growth and value. By adopting an attitude of listening, humility, and interdisciplinary collaboration...

Back in April, we covered a story on episode #348 titled "CISO-CEO communication gaps continue to undermine cybersecurity". In that article, Sumedh Thakar, the CEO at Qualys, stated "CISOs must translate technical risks into business impact for CEOs." But he didn't say how. So, we invited him on the show to explain. In this episode, Sumedh walk...