Security News

What are CISOs’ most pressing cybersecurity challenges?
2019-12-20 06:00

CISOs are increasingly preoccupied with digital transformation, migration to cloud environments, and data governance, a recent YL Ventures survey has shown. The Israeli venture capital firm polled...

CISOs are skeptical about claims made by cybersecurity vendors
2019-12-18 06:00

There is a high level of skepticism about claims due to vague product descriptions, ambiguous statistics, limited ability to measure product effectiveness, and a general lack of follow-through by...

Fidelis Cybersecurity appoints Chris Kubic as CISO
2019-12-16 23:30

Fidelis Cybersecurity, a leading provider of threat detection, threat hunting, and response solutions, announced the appointment of Chris Kubic as Chief Information Security Officer. Kubic brings...

How This CISO Handles Security in Multiple Business Sectors
2019-12-12 14:33

What challenges does a CISO face when dealing with issues facing several industries? Abid Adam of Axiata Group, a conglomerate based in Malaysia, describes his efforts to manage privacy and...

CISO Magazine Honors KrebsOnSecurity
2019-12-10 16:46

CISO Magazine, a publication dedicated to covering issues near and dear to corporate chief information security officers everywhere, has graciously awarded this author the designation of...

CyberSaint Governance Dashboard empowers CISOs to communicate compliance and risk posture in real-time
2019-11-20 02:15

CyberSaint Security, the developer of the leading platform for automated, intelligent risk and compliance, announced significant updates to its Governance Dashboards that empower CISOs to...

PrivSec conference highlights CISO concerns and future data privacy laws
2019-11-18 19:12

The conference, hosted by Columbia University, brought together CISOs, lawmakers, academics, and businesses to discuss GDPR, CCPA, and data privacy in all its forms.

Reasonable doubt: Only 17% of CISOs believe their stack is "completely effective" against attacks
2019-11-12 15:00

An overabundance of confidence can lead to blind spots, but a Nominet report finds widespread doubt in organizations' security posture.

Following Massive Breach, Capital One Replacing CISO: Report
2019-11-08 20:18

Bank Reportedly Will Look Outside the Company for Security LeadershipNearly four months after Capital One revealed a massive data breach, Michael Johnson, the bank's CISO, is being moved into an...

Security services and network security still top spending priorities for CISOs in MENA
2019-11-01 05:00

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) enterprise information security and risk management spending will total $1.7 billion in 2020, an increase of 10.7% from 2019, according to a recent forecast by...