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On Aug 18, 2020
@winklhawk shared
‘Cyber Storm’ drill for critical infrastructure focuses on corruption of key IT services #securitynews #feedly https://t.co/NcPT8mUIlm
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‘Cyber Storm’ drill for critical infrastructure focuses on corruption of key IT services

‘Cyber Storm’ drill for critical infrastructure focuses on corruption of key IT services

In a drill this week that drew some 2,000 participants, the DHS tested the ability of companies in the health care, manufacturing and other key sectors to withstand hypothetical hacking ...

On Aug 17, 2020
@SCMagazine shared
Five security points CISOs must communicate to the corporate board https://t.co/dLpvfhp084
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Five security points CISOs must communicate to the corporate board

Five security points CISOs must communicate to the corporate board

Hiroshi Kodama, executive vice president, CIO and CISO at NEC speaks at NEC headquarters in July. NEC has transformed its Tokyo headquarters into a smart

On Aug 18, 2020
@WeldPond shared
"The problem is that we have gotten really good at finding flaws, and we haven't seen ... as an industry the same attention paid to actually fixing stuff that we find." says @angus_tx. I agree. https://t.co/LuXAJjXVHM
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Firms Still Struggle to Prioritize Security Vulnerabilities

Firms Still Struggle to Prioritize Security Vulnerabilities

Security debt continues to pile up, with 42% of organizations attributing remediation backlogs to a breach, a new study shows.

On Aug 15, 2020
@StephaneNappo shared
RT @ChuckDBrooks: 10 cybersecurity myths you need to stop believing ASAP https://t.co/M4gfsbzzeY
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10 cybersecurity myths you need to stop believing

10 cybersecurity myths you need to stop believing

False tales about ransomware, data breaches and scams are common. Brush up on cybersecurity with these tips and stop believing those dangerous myths.

On Aug 13, 2020
@snlyngaas shared
"Those other agencies in DHS are forcing CISA to work twice as hard to stay above the fray and show the community that they can continue to be trusted." - @nejenkins: https://t.co/zGvUfGwLoX
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Ex-DHS officials urge department to double down on its cybersecurity work

Ex-DHS officials urge department to double down on its cybersecurity work

The Department of Homeland Security has been the face of some of the Trump administration’s most fiercely criticized policies, from aggressively rounding up migrants to detaining ...

On Aug 13, 2020
@StephaneNappo shared
Criminals with few skills can hack 3 out of 4 companies in less than 30 minutes... #CyberSecurity #Cybercrime #CISO #hacker https://t.co/Wm44C2f7Rm
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Report: Unskilled hackers can breach about 3 out of 4 companies

Report: Unskilled hackers can breach about 3 out of 4 companies

Positive Technologies found in a recent study that criminals with few skills can hack a company in less than 30 minutes.

On Aug 19, 2020
@wbm312 shared
RT @josephfcox: New: obtained and published full list of firms buying data from the California DMV. ~98,000 entities. Includes private investigators explicitly marketing their services for surveillance, finding cheating spouses. DMV making $50 million a year on this data https://t.co/7u3HTfCaTT
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California DMV Is Selling Drivers' Data to Private Investigators

California DMV Is Selling Drivers' Data to Private Investigators

An internal document obtained by Motherboard lists the commercial requesters for California DMV data.

On Aug 18, 2020
@ISC2 shared
RT @helpnetsecurity: 2020 (ISC)² Global Achievement Awards: Celebrating achievements in cybersecurity - https://t.co/maEpsSHPAz - @ISC2 @jackfreund3 @NIST @haveibeenpwned @troyhunt @USNavy @USArmy @TimesofIsrael @wef @Tesla @lyft @intel https://t.co/2U4hFVAjLM
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2020 (ISC)2 Global Achievement Awards: Celebrating achievements in cybersecurity

2020 (ISC)2 Global Achievement Awards: Celebrating achievements in cybersecurity

(ISC)2 announced the honourees for its 2020 (ISC)2 Global Achievement Awards, honouring those at every phase of a cybersecurity career.