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Microsoft Deputy CISO recounts responding to the CrowdStrike outage
The industry’s collective response to the massive outage underscored for Ann Johnson its ability to come together and put competitive interests aside.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 12, 2024 -
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Deep DiveAre cybersecurity professionals OK?
Absorbing the impacts of cyberattacks takes a personal toll on defenders. Separating the evil they see from all that’s good in the world doesn’t always come easy.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 7, 2024 -
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Budget constraints may be behind hiring uncertainty in 2024, survey says
Although most hiring managers have a positive outlook on the remainder of the year, some reported their companies don’t have enough money to hire.
By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 5, 2024 -
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White House, CISA name key cybersecurity officials as national resilience strategy rollout continues
Harry Wingo was named deputy national cyber director while Bridget Bean will become the new executive director at CISA.
By David Jones • July 26, 2024 -
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CrowdStrike CEO says 97% of Windows sensors restored in IT outage recovery effort
Coinciding with George Kurtz's update, Microsoft outlined its efforts to enhance resiliency just months after launching a massive security overhaul.
By David Jones • July 26, 2024 -
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CrowdStrike CEO’s quick apology stands out in an industry rife with deflection
The cybersecurity vendor’s swift and contrite response helped the company convey confidence and control over the mess it created, experts say.
By Matt Kapko • July 23, 2024 -
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What does your CEO need to know about cybersecurity?
CEOs can no longer skim over their cybersecurity plans. When big incidents occur, they risk shareholder lawsuits, regulatory charges or even job loss.
By Jen A. Miller • July 11, 2024 -
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As CISOs grapple with the C-suite, job satisfaction takes a hit
Research found CISO job satisfaction has direct ties to how much — or little — access security leaders have to company management.
By Sue Poremba • July 9, 2024 -
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Is the cybersecurity industry ready for AI?
As cybersecurity teams focus on how to thwart threat actors, they are missing the risks around the data they are sharing willingly.
By Sue Poremba • June 24, 2024 -
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Cyber, AI and data dominate upskilling priorities, Skillsoft finds
The three categories align with the positions businesses are having the greatest difficulty filling, according to the report.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 21, 2024 -
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To fill cybersecurity skills gaps, experts look to novel measures
The pace of change is driving workforce skills gaps and traditional learning pathways can't keep up with the demand.
By Rosalyn Page • Updated July 9, 2024 -
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Few CFOs control cybersecurity budgets
Tech executives, not CFOs, most often call the shots on cybersecurity spending at middle market companies, according to a recent RSM US survey.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 10, 2024 -
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CISOs under pressure from boards to downplay cyber risk: study
Research from Trend Micro shows tension between CISOs and senior enterprise leadership. Many security leaders say they're perceived as nags.
By David Jones • May 30, 2024 -
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Kevin Mandia to step down as CEO of Mandiant on May 31
The founder of the eponymous cybersecurity threat intelligence and consulting firm will shift to an advisory role.
By Matt Kapko • May 21, 2024 -
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CISA senior official Goldstein to leave agency in June
The executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA often served as the voice of the agency and helped steer its secure-by-design efforts.
By Matt Kapko • May 16, 2024 -
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Tech skills gaps put pressure on existing IT staff
Technologists surveyed by Pluralsight said skills gaps are adding to their workloads, especially across cybersecurity, cloud and software development jobs.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 7, 2024 -
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Deep DiveAt Microsoft, years of security debt come crashing down
Critics say negligence, misguided investments and hubris have left the enterprise giant on its back foot.
By David Jones • April 30, 2024 -
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Microsoft CEO says security is its No. 1 priority
The comments from Satya Nadella come weeks after a withering report from the federal Cyber Safety Review Board scrutinized how the company prioritized speed to market over security.
By David Jones • April 26, 2024 -
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What is success in cybersecurity? Failing less.
Defenders aren’t measured by pure wins or losses. Intrusions will happen, and their job is to keep a bad situation from getting worse.
By Matt Kapko • April 26, 2024 -
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OpinionThe art of threat modeling: 3 frameworks to know
Organizations should use the frameworks in a manual or automated way to better understand the security threats they’re up against, Gartner’s William Dupre writes.
By William Dupre • Updated April 24, 2024 -
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Cybersecurity jobs pay well, but gender disparities persist
ISC2’s analysis found significant financial upside for professionals in U.S. cybersecurity jobs, but there are gaps across levels of seniority by gender.
By Matt Kapko • April 11, 2024 -
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CISO role shows significant gains amid corporate recognition of cyber risk
A report from Moody’s Ratings shows CISOs and other senior-level cyber executives have become key decision makers within the C-suite.
By David Jones • April 9, 2024 -
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How CISO salaries are faring as businesses ask more of security
As CISOs become more welcomed as full members of the C-suite, they are enjoying the compensation and perks that come with the status.
By Sue Poremba • March 28, 2024 -
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Google Cloud CISO spots asymmetric advantage for AI in defense
Organizations have the upper hand in using generative AI for security because it’s trained on data they own and context they tune against it, Phil Venables says.
By Matt Kapko • March 13, 2024 -
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Visa spends ‘billions’ battling cybersecurity threats
“We are all in an arms race to protect this ecosystem, to protect the network,” Visa CEO Ryan McInerney said at an investor conference last week.
By Lynne Marek • March 12, 2024
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