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Shifting the Blame: How CISO Empowerment Can Create a Security-Focused Organization

September 11, 2024

A CEO’s involvement shouldn’t only come as a last resort. CEOs should take a proactive stance to highlight that security is also in the business’s best interest and can be balanced with the overarching goals of the business. With the CEO on board, the spotlight then shifts back to the CISO who must then begin work to create a security-focused organization.

Wall Street sign at night showing Solarwinds CISO and cybersecurity risks

Cyber Security News

SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO Alleging Years of Knowingly Ignoring Cybersecurity Risks, Profiting From Inflated Stock Value

November 6, 2023

SolarWinds and its CISO Timothy Brown are facing serious charges in connection with the catastrophic security breach of 2020, with the SEC alleging that he had knowingly ignored and downplayed serious security risks since at least 2018.

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Cyber Security Insights

What’s To Come In 2023? Modern Frameworks, CISO Elevation & Leaner Security Stacks

January 23, 2023

Some predictions for 2023. We will see most security frameworks continue to fail in 2023 for a simple reason: complexity. And the role of CISO will be elevated to be on the board or reporting directly to the CEO.

Team working together showing CCPA and the CISO role

Data Protection Insights

The Introduction of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) And the Change of the CISO Role in 2023

January 18, 2023

As the CCPA comes into effect in the new year, we should prepare to see stricter regulations unfold both in the US and at a national level. Companies hiring for the CISO role must ensure candidates are informed of the legal expectations and are up to speed with protocols for security incidents.

Executives discussing over laptop on CISO role

Cyber Security Insights

Five Ways To Get the Chief Information Security Officer Role Right

December 8, 2022

Cyber leadership is currently based on individual best effort, with no agreement on what ‘good’ looks like, with Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) typically blinkered on the implementation of controls rather than understanding the risks to the business and driving cultural change accordingly.

CISO standing in modern meeting room showing business risk

Cyber Security Insights

The CISO of Tomorrow Is Stepping Into the Business Spotlight

October 4, 2022

The days of managing from the shadows are long gone for the CISO. Today’s CISO is more than an advisor to the C-suite with 88% of boards of directors viewing cybersecurity as a business risk. The role for the CISO has expanded to encompass advising the entire business and employees on how they can help ensure data security.

Man working on laptop in cafe showing evolving role of the CISO in digital transformation

Cyber Security Insights

The Evolving CISO: From Naysayer to Enabler

June 3, 2021

Instead of only focusing solely on how to protect the existing environments, CISOs must also aim to provide the right environment for secure business innovation.

Emotional executive at the table in front of laptop showing impact of pandemic on cybersecurity programs

Cyber Security News

Cybersecurity Programs Struggling To Keep up With Attack Surfaces, Risk Priorities in Pandemic Conditions

March 19, 2021

Randori report indicates that cybersecurity programs are struggling to manage attack surfaces that have become significantly more difficult due to pandemic conditions.

CISO

Shifting the Blame: How CISO Empowerment Can Create a Security-Focused Organization

SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO Alleging Years of Knowingly Ignoring Cybersecurity Risks, Profiting From Inflated Stock Value

What’s To Come In 2023? Modern Frameworks, CISO Elevation & Leaner Security Stacks

The Introduction of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) And the Change of the CISO Role in 2023

Five Ways To Get the Chief Information Security Officer Role Right

The CISO of Tomorrow Is Stepping Into the Business Spotlight

The Evolving CISO: From Naysayer to Enabler

Cybersecurity Programs Struggling To Keep up With Attack Surfaces, Risk Priorities in Pandemic Conditions

New White House AI Platform to Foster Public-Private Coordination on Security Vulnerabilities

Russian Phishing Campaign Targets Messaging App Users to Steal Recovery Keys and Take Over Accounts

“Cyber Shield,” Britain’s Agentic AI Cyber Defense Project, Prepares for the World of Machine-Speed Attacks