Security News
CISOs face a rising 'security debt' to secure their organizations against an increasing volume of attacks by well-armed criminals. Despite going up against a criminal industry that enjoys advantages when it comes to speed and shared weaponry, CISOs and their teams report turning away increasing volume of attacks and preventing more of them from becoming breaches or compromises, according to a report from F-Secure.
With increasing dependence on third parties in today's interconnected world, vendor security risk assessments are more essential than ever. Failing to do them may result in hefty regulatory fines, legal fees, lost business and reputational damage.
Cohesity announced it has named Brian Spanswick chief information security officer, a new position at the company. A longtime technology and cybersecurity veteran, Spanswick will play a key role in advancing IT and security for both Cohesity and its customers - critical as the data management company continues to experience rapid growth while helping customers combat the ongoing threat of ransomware attacks.
European CISOs are shifting how they spend on security in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are having to adopt to a raft of new proposed EU cyber regulations. Forrester has recently explored three security topics: that of European cyber regulations, European CISO budgetary trends in 2021, and finally the career paths of CISOs at major UK FTSE 100 organizations.
LogMeIn has announced that security and privacy veteran, Michael Oberlaender, has joined the company as its new Chief Information Security Officer. Michael will be responsible for managing and growing LogMeIn's security program, including infrastructure, applications, and overall data security for both internal systems and the company's suite of award-winning software products.
Cloudflare announced Cloudflare Data Loss Prevention, a network-wide data loss prevention solution that protects all traffic routed through Cloudflare's global network from data loss and help businesses protect all of their information. Cloudflare DLP will sit between the corporate network and any applications employees use, to provide a layer of protection and control over all data entering or leaving the network.
Mitel announced the appointment of Arvind Raman as Chief Information Security Officer. Raman will lead all aspects of the company's information security strategy, architecture, operations and governance.
Backblaze announced the appointment of Mark Potter as Chief Information Security Officer as the company continues to bolster its leadership team to drive growth. Backblaze provides businesses and consumers with cloud services to store and use their data in an easy and affordable manner, serving as a foundation for developers, IT professionals, and individuals to back up & archive data, host content, manage media, build their applications, and more.
SailPoint announced the appointment of Heather Gantt-Evans as the company's new Chief Information Security Officer. In this role, Heather will be responsible for the overall cybersecurity of SailPoint's products, systems, and data as the company continues its global expansion.
Ride-sharing giant Uber has quietly snapped up veteran security leader Latha Maripuri to be its Chief Information Security Officer. Uber has been without a formal security chief since the departure of John 'Four' Flynn in July 2020.