Displaying items by tag: CISO

GUEST INTERVIEW: In this interview with Anthony Woodward, CEO of Logicalis, we learn about Logicalis itself; Logicalis’ recent global CIO Report (and how Australia fits into it); how malware and ransomware are dropping and what’s replacing them); why CIOs and CISOs are spending in the wrong place and the company’s focus on risk, governance and compliance.

GUEST EVENT: Following recent localised cyber-attacks and publicised breaches to Australia’s Financial Services and Legal organisations, Com-X is looking to help you address these vulnerabilities and elevate your security postures aligned to a robust security framework.

Join our Webinar on 3 August for FSI and Legal customers to learn how to demystify your Cyber Security Management and Supplier Risk using the MyCISO platform to assess, improve and manage an effective strategic security uplift program across your organisation, wherever you are in your journey.

GUEST EVENT: Following recent localised cyber-attacks and publicised breaches to Australia’s Financial Services and Legal organisations, Com-X is looking to help you address these vulnerabilities and elevate your security postures aligned to a robust security framework.

Join our Webinar on 3 August for FSI and Legal customers to learn how to demystify your Cyber Security Management and Supplier Risk using the MyCISO platform to assess, improve and manage an effective strategic security uplift program across your organisation, wherever you are in your journey.

GUEST OPINION: Do you remember when malware was a PC problem, and Apple Macs were considered virus free? Nowadays, it’s hard to imagine a digital device or service that isn’t the relentless target of cyberattacks.

COMPANY NEWS: In response to growing use of generative AI tools, Darktrace today announces the launch of new risk and compliance models to help its 8,400 customers around the world address the increasing risk of IP loss and data leakage. These new risk and compliance models for Darktrace Detect and Respond make it easier for customers to put guardrails in place to monitor, and when necessary, respond to activity and connections to generative AI and large language model (LLM) tools.

GUEST OPINION By David Coleman Lead Security Solution Engineer (ANZ), Rapid7: The spate of high-profile data breaches has many senior leadership teams concerned their organisation may be hit next. While it’s not possible to be prepared for any eventuality, the new (old) adage of “when, not if” applies.

Protects organisations from accidental misuse of AI tools like OpenAI ChatGPT

GUEST OPINION: We’re only as strong as our weakest link, so in a time when our attack surfaces are growing beyond what traditional security measures can keep up with, we must work to understand unknown threats and improve attack signal clarity.

2021 began with the SolarWinds supply chain attack and ended with the Log4j vulnerabilities, with vastly increased levels of ransomware in between. Cybercriminals are on the rise and 2022 shows no sign of abating. SonicWall’s comprehensive 66-page report brings you research, trends, and insights that make it a must-read for all CISOs, CTOs, and CIOs.

McAfee Enterprise and FireEye have come together to create a resilient digital world as Trellix, and the new company’s first research report has come out. It reveals the magnitude of the Log4j vulnerability which dominated headlines and the focus of security teams and defenders alike - along with other insights into security issues in the third quarter of 2021. The report is a fascinating - and deeply sobering - read.

Local research and advisory firm Adapt has today urged organisations to rethink their cloud migration strategy as their survey, which polled more than 1,000 digital transformation leaders, reveal evolving challenges and shifts in IT workloads brought on by cloud migration.

Nozomi Networks announced its MSSP (managed security service provider) Elite Program – a complete program for OT and IoT managed security services. The program fully equips MSSPs with Nozomi Networks’ OT and IoT cybersecurity solutions, expertise and selling resources.

A majority of Chief Information Security Officers are ready to pay premium to cybersecurity vendors or “thought leaders”, according to Code Red’s global research report. Trust is also a key factor when CISOs access thought leadership content and making crucial decisions.

Security vendor Forcepoint today delivered research exploring how CEOs and CISOs are addressing cybersecurity concerns finding leaders now see cybersecurity as the key to business advantage, shifting from the previous view as traditional infrastructure.

SolarWinds has announced the extension of its executive team with three new appointments, including Chief Product Officer, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and Chief Customer Officer.

Data management vendor Cohesity has hired Brian Spanswick to be the company's first chief information security officer.

The first chief information security officer of the US Government says he cannot figure out why the intelligence community did not find out about the attacks launched on various government agencies and private firms in advance "and give US Cyber Command the information needed to interdict these actors before they struck".

With Zscaler’s new research showing attackers turning to encrypted attacks during the pandemic, and encryption-based threats growing by 260% this year, not even healthcare was able to avoid the onslaught of SSL-based attacks - but thankfully, there are defences in active use by businesses to protect IT infrastructure, customers and users.

Thycotic, a provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions to more than 10,000 organisations, including 25 of the Fortune 100, today released its CISO Decisions survey, an independent global study that examines what most influences the board to invest in cyber security and the impact this has on CISO decision-making.

Security thought leadership conference, CISO Online A/NZ, is coming to your web browser in early September and brings an impressive array of speakers for technology and non-technology leaders and experts alike.