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Transmit Security announced it has named Meron Behar as its new Chief Information Security Officer. Meron will be integral to Transmit Security's growth initiatives, helping to further the company's position as a leader in the identity and access management space.

An overwhelming percentage of CISOs consider their organization to be at greater risk of a cybersecurity attack due to the transition to home working, with a third admitting they've taken their eye off the ball during these past 12 months losing track of leavers and devices, according to a new survey from BlueFort Security, a provider of cybersecurity solutions. The study, which surveyed 600 CISOs from a variety of UK organizations, found that the combination of the pandemic, the resulting accelerated shift to digital, and the ongoing skills gap, have created a perfect cybersecurity storm leaving them more vulnerable to attacks than ever before.

Boards of directors and executives seem increasingly interested in understanding their companies' security posture. The first two questions are routine concerns for every security manager and should not generate any sweat, except perhaps if you work at a company like F-Secure where the chair of the board has been working in cybersecurity for more than three decades and knows as much about the industry as anyone.

Paired with the slew of new threats impacting businesses amid a global pandemic, and the increased scope of what needs to be secured, the past year has propelled the evolution of the CISO. Specifically: While CISOs were once known solely as the security risk managers, CISOs are now expected to be business enablers of an organization. Resonating, communicating and understanding the needs and concerns of business units and their stakeholders within an organization is the most crucial aspect of the CISO role.

Zhou will lead all aspects of security risk management for Linode, including enterprise security architecture, governance, product and platform security, network security, secure software development, security awareness training, penetration and vulnerability management, identity and access management, incident response, disaster recovery, business continuity, and supply chain security risk management. "Security is integral to everything we do," said Christopher Aker, founder and CEO of Linode.

Recognizing the importance of SaaS security, Gartner named a new category, SaaS Security Posture Management, to distinguish solutions that have the capabilities to offer a continuous assessment of security risks arising from a SaaS application's deployment. The results of the 2021 SaaS Security Survey Report present a picture of widespread SaaS application security concerns as well as uncovers less-than-best practices organizations are turning to de facto, while trying to manage the overwhelming amount of SaaS security configurations.

Managing the security of your third parties is crucial, but security assessments are riddled with problems, including a lack of context, scalability and relevance. In this comprehensive guide, we provide the direction you need to make your organization's third-party security program efficient and scalable.

How are you dynamically provisioning access for temporary workers? How are you managing privileged access? The challenges in terms of risky account discovery and clean-up, risk-based access certifications, as well as risk-based authentication has become a critical area for our customers. The next critical customer goal is around detecting and preventing insider threats.

SoftServe has appointed Adriyan Pavlykevych as Chief Information Security Officer, effective immediately. Pavlykevych has almost 20 years of experience with SoftServe.

CloudBees named Prakash Sethuraman as chief information security officer. Sethuraman, previously global head of cloud security at HSBC, joins CloudBees at a time when the company is experiencing significant growth, surpassing $100 million in revenue and leading enterprise customer initiatives to accelerate innovation and streamline the complexities of software delivery.