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Panel Discussion: To Pay or Not to Pay Ransom: The C-Suite Debate

Parag Deodhar, Managing Director - Internal Audit, Global IT Audit Lead, Large IT Services Company , Krishna Sastry Pendyala (Advisory Member), Partner, Cyber Security, Ernst & Young , Ashish Gopal Saxena, Chief Information & Digital Officer, Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd • July 4, 2022

Ransomware attacks continue to plague organizations at an alarming pace; the debate among the C-suite on the issue of paying the ransom or refusing to pay and dealing with the consequences is getting critical. Some experts say that paying the ransom makes an organization vulnerable to reputational risk. This also...

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Profiles in Leadership: Rob Hornbuckle

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 30, 2022

Beyond advising the seniormost levels of the business in the strategic use of technology, the need to recruit new cybersecurity professionals often also tops the list of tasks facing today's security leaders, says Rob Hornbuckle, CISO of Allegiant Air.

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The Criticality of Reporting Cybercrimes

Anna Delaney • June 30, 2022

For the seventh year in a row, business email compromise produced the largest losses of any type of cybercrime, according to Steve Dougherty of the U.S. Secret Service. He says organizations need to build and maintain relationships with law enforcement agencies before an attack happens.

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The Security Testing Imperative

June 30, 2022

In today’s dynamic environment, with the proliferation of a wide array of different security products and the high chance for misconfigurations, testing security is more imperative than ever, says Scott Register, vice president of security solutions at Keysight. “The only way to see if all these products have...

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Ransomware Groups Pursue Fresh Monetization Strategies

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 29, 2022

Ransomware-wielding criminals constantly refine their behavior and tactics to maximize the chance of a payday, and recently they have been implementing fresh strategies for monetizing stolen data, says Steve Rivers at threat intelligence firm Kela.

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Move From a Reactive to a Proactive State With Intelligence

Michael Novinson • June 29, 2022

Building out a threat intelligence program is no easy feat for even the largest and most resource-rich organizations, and the challenges are only amplified for smaller companies that have limited budget or personnel, according to AJ Nash, ZeroFox's vice president of threat intelligence.

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Preparing for Retaliatory Attacks From Russia

Anna Delaney • June 29, 2022

"I'm concerned that at some point the Russians are going to launch cyber retaliatory attacks against the United States at election infrastructure and the transportation, financial and energy sectors," says Elvis Chan, supervisory special agent at the San Francisco Division of the FBI.

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The Future of Corporate Network Security on the Internet

Anna Delaney • June 29, 2022

The emergence of remote working, the cloud, and digital transformation initiatives are prompting companies to look toward replacing traditional on-premises firewalls, say Perimeter 81 co-founder and CEO Amit Bareket and CMO Gily Netzer. They discuss the future of securing hybrid work environments.

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Mitigating the Impact of Ransomware With Data Science

Anna Delaney • June 27, 2022

Unlocking the data generated by ransomware attacks is helping organizations better understand the risks, adopt defensive technologies and prepare for future attacks, says Wade Baker, partner at Cyentia Institute. He discusses new data on how quickly organizations are remediating vulnerabilities.

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Strategies for Reskilling and Filling Cybersecurity Jobs

Anna Delaney • June 27, 2022

The gap between cybersecurity workforce demand and the number of skilled workers available to fill those jobs widened during the pandemic. So organizations need to take a multi-pronged approach to attract, reskill and retain employees, says Vishal Salvi, CISO and head of cyber practice at Infosys.

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Bridging the Divide Between Digitization and Cybersecurity

Anna Delaney • June 27, 2022

The move to remote working has created two sets of tools, policies and personnel that are making it harder for security teams to protect the enterprise, says Airgap Networks CEO and co-founder Ritesh Agrawal. He discusses how Airgap is addressing the challenges of hybrid work.

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Profiles in Leadership: John McClure

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 27, 2022

Emerging cybersecurity guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is helping to make boards of directors more informed and more eager to discuss cyber risks and how to mitigate them, says John McClure, CISO of Sinclair Broadcast Group.

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Profiles in Leadership: Ankit Patel

Michael Novinson • June 27, 2022

Humana Business Information Security Officer Ankit Patel says the doctors, physician assistants and leaders that he deals with on a daily basis are laser-focused on providing care to patients and consider technology and security only as it relates to providing patient care.

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Profiles in Leadership: Jeff Farinich

Anna Delaney • June 27, 2022

It was the ultimate challenge: Build a cybersecurity program from scratch. Three years later, Jeff Farinich, CISO of New American Funding, talks about the transformation, aligning security with business needs and helping raise the bar on the enterprise's security maturity.

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Latest Blow Falls on the 'Scourge of Passwords'

Information Security Media Group • June 27, 2022

Tired of keeping track of passwords? Recent announcements by major platform vendors Google, Apple and Microsoft could have passwords down for the count in the next six years, says Andrew Shikiar, executive director of the FIDO Alliance, which has been on a 10-year mission to eliminate passwords.