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In the leadership and communications section, Is Your Board Prepared for New Cybersecurity Regulations?, 32% of cybersecurity leaders considering quitting their jobs, 40 Jargon Words to Eliminate from Your Workplace Today, and more!   Positive change is coming to cybersecurity. In this segment, Mike Devine (CMO) and John Grancarich (EVP of Strategy) at Fortra discuss the business of leading a cybe...

Threat actors use automation and technology to do evil at scale. Yet, even with cutting edge technology available to them, smaller organizations feel overwhelmed. Analysts struggle from the "alt-tab, swivel-chair" problem, and security products just don't feel… powerful. So how does a SOC maximize its most valuable asset–the humans–in combination with technology to overachieve? This talk will teac...

In the leadership and communications section, Is Cybersecurity Leadership Broken?, Cybersecurity career mistakes, 13 Cybersecurity Horror Stories to Give you Sleepless Nights, and more!   Cyber risk quantification should be at the center of an enterprise's actions to understand and measure risk posed in the event of a cyberattack. That data should then be used to estimate - financially - cyber ris...

Robert Herjavec, CEO of Cyderes, was the keynote speaker at InfoSec World 2022, where he discussed the momentum we continue to see in the cybersecurity industry. Topics included mergers & acquisitions, Robert's outlook on the cyber market, staffing shortages, and nation state threats. Robert joins BSW to expand on his ISW keynote presentation.   In the leadership and communications section, Boards...

In the leadership and communications section, So you do not want to become a CISO anymore?, Which cybersecurity metrics matter most to CISOs today?, 15 Effective Tips on How To Talk Less (And Listen More!), and more!   One of my favorite segments! We track the top 25 public companies and provide you an update on the overall market. The Security Weekly Index has taken a beating, but so has the broa...

As 2023 approaches, security leaders are hard at work preparing their budgets, identifying their projects, and setting their priorities for the next twelve months. At the same time, the growth mode days of cybersecurity spending appear to be over as budgets receive more scrutiny than ever. Join us as we discuss the pressures and problems that CISOs will encounter in 2023, and how they can best def...

In an effort to diversify the cybersecurity talent pool and improve cybersecurity literacy, CYBER.ORG created Project Access, a nationwide effort designed to expand access to cybersecurity education for blind and vision impaired students between the ages of 13-21 who are in pre-employment transition (Pre-ETS). Through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Cybersecurity Education a...

New fourth-annual research report analyzes ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2021 and July 2022 In the past 12 months, Barracuda researchers identified and analyzed 106 highly publicized ransomware attacks and found the dominant targets are still five key industries: education, municipalities, healthcare, infrastructure, and financial. Researchers also saw a spike in the numb...

In the leadership and communications section, Cybersecurity's Too Important To Have A Dysfunctional Team, In a Crisis, Great Leaders Prioritize Listening, White House Announces Stricter Cybersecurity Guidelines and Rules, and more!   Paul will discuss a risk-based approach to security that prioritizes fixing the most critical issues that will reduce risk in your organization. He'll walk through a...

While applications and APIs are developed with cloud in mind, many organizations must rely on a hybrid architecture and edge computing to deliver their services given the high cost of cloud services. However, many organizations lack the right security stack to protect data and applications in these unique environments, or from threats added through reliance on open source code. With today's attack...

In this segment, BARR Advisory founder and president Brad Thies will use real-world examples to discuss how cybersecurity scorecards and KPIs can help organizations measure and manage the effectiveness of their cybersecurity programs. Thies will also reveal which metrics he sees as most valuable in evaluating cybersecurity posture and discuss how to define accountability for security within an org...

In the leadership and communications section, CISO salaries balloon, likely spurred by demand, 4 Steps to Being an Authentic Leader, Keeping Your Team Motivated When the Company Is Struggling, and more!   In order to run a successful SOC, security leaders rely on tools with different strengths to create layers of defense. This has led to a highly siloed industry with over 2,000 vendors, each with...

In 1995, Craig Newmark started curating a list of San Francisco arts and technology events, which he personally emailed to friends and colleagues. People were soon calling it "Craig's List." Most know the rest of the story. But what did that rapid entry into tech entrepreneurship teach him about information security? And how did that lead to a passion for, among other things, cyber philanthropy? S...

In the leadership and communications section, The Number 1 Growth Killer is Leadership Debt, How to Talk to Your Board & C-Suite About Cybersecurity, 5 ways to unite security and compliance, and more!   Zero Trust is the security buzzword of the moment, and while it is a very powerful approach, nearly every enterprise security product on the market – and some that aren't even security products — a...

Neal Bridges, CISO at Query. AI and well-known cybersecurity influencer, breaks down the key differences between the CISO role at a startup vs. an enterprise. He also provides best practices to be successful in this changing role.   In the leadership and communications section, CISOs: Embrace a common business language to report on cybersecurity, The Strategic Impact of Verizon's 2022 Data Breach...

In the Leadership and Communications section, Uber CISO's trial underscores the importance of truth, transparency, and trust, 4 Leadership Strategies to Help Women Advance in the Tech Industry, 5 Best Predictors of Employee Turnover and What Leaders Should Do About Them, and more!   Data is the most valuable resource on the planet; but, as businesses collect and store data at an astonishing pace,...

Boards and CEOs are asking what their cyber risk posture is, and they aren't getting clear answers. Reports produced from assessments oftentimes are built on stale data rather than real-time compliance and risk data. How should C-levels be thinking about cybersecurity posture reporting, and how can they manage cyber risk in real-time as opposed to point-in-time? This segment is sponsored by CyberS...

In the leadership and communications section, 5 Cybersecurity Questions CFOs Should Ask CISOs, How Leaders Can Escape Their Echo Chambers, 10 Cybersecurity Compliance Statistics That Show Why You Must Up Your Cybersecurity Game, and more!   Most current security risk assessments are not effective. Doug Landoll joins BSW to explain how we can fIx this. Doug will share 5 Essential Elements of an Eff...

In the leadership and communications section, How CISOs can prepare for new and unpredictable cyberthreats, 8 Leadership and Management Principles from Ex-Navy Seal, Practice Transparent Leadership, and more!   IIoT infrastructure protection requires immediate attention. Barracuda just released key findings from a report titled "The state of industrial security in 2022," that covers the following:...

In the Leadership and Communications segment: How to build a cyber capable board, Who Is Legally Responsible for a Cyber Incident?, Building a security culture of 'Yes', and more!   This edition of Security money is a 2 quarter update for both Q1 2022 and Q2 2022. That's what happens when you have a lot of interest and interviews. Although the SW25 Index is down, it's still outperforming the Nasda...

There was a time when the perceived wisdom was to buy best of breed security technologies and that would do for your security program. Trouble of is, none of it integrates with each other or your wider IT. With budgets getting tighter, security pros are being asked to look again at big portfolio security providers and work out whether they can use their offerings to slim down. In this session I'll...

What does a CISO do all day? Do they eat bon-bons and read the WSJ? Do they read Threatpost or BleepingComputer or Twitter? Why does a company need a CISO, or better still, do they need one? All these questions and more will be answered in this weeks episode. Segment Resources: https://www.cbts.com/security/security-services/ https://www.cbts.com/blog/cloud-security-controls-mitigate-risk/ https:/...

In the Leadership and Communications section, Being concerned is not enough – What boards should know and do about cybersecurity, In the Case of Cybersecurity, the Best Defense is Education, Reskilling workers can help meet the cybersecurity staffing challenge, and more!   Defining Cyber Risk With Bryan Ware This year, RSAC is happening amidst the backdrop of major geopolitical tensions with cyber...

This week, we start off with an interview featuring Mike Ernst, VP of Sales Engineering, Worldwide at ExtraHop! Then, in the Leadership & Communications section: 6 information governance best practices, The Seven Deadly Sins Of Leadership, Secrets to building a healthy CISO-vendor partnership, & more! This segment is sponsored by ExtraHop Networks. Visit https://securityweekly.com/extrahop to lear...

In our first segment: Dave Klein, Cybersecurity Evangelist at Cymulate joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the value of "Extended Security Posture Management"! Then In the Leadership and Communications section for this week: SolarWinds breach lawsuits: 6 takeaways for CISOs, Navy Seals' 5 Leadership Principles That Will Transform Entrepreneurs Into Influential Leaders, More Powerful People E...