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6 Questions to Answer Before Hiring a CISO

"We aren't even quite sure what the position should be doing for us..." is a quote from a bank executive that I recently had a conversation with. He was describing some of the frustrations he had with his former CISO. He knew the position was...

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Share the Common Sense Security Framework with your Business Customers

A 2012 Small Business Administration survey in the United States found that 99.7% of U.S. employer firms were small businesses. The sheer number of...

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Analysis: FFIEC's Update to Cyber Assessment Tool Makes "Baseline" Maturity Easier

A just released update to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's Cybersecurity Assessment Tool will help make meeting regulators'...

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The Biggest Mistake Your New CISO Can Make

The CISO position has been around for some time now. Despite that, the role in many organizations is still maturing. Some companies still don't have...

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CAT 1.1: What are the Changes?

On Wednesday, May 31st, the FFIEC sent out a press release announcing updates to its Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT), which has not been updated...

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Is There Too Much Cybersecurity Technology?

Businesses are suffering from an influx of too much security technology packaged into too many solutions offered by too many vendors, says former RSA...

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Phishing Attacks - Do's and Don'ts to Protect Your Company

Our friends over a Rebyc Security recently wrote a post on phishing "Do's and Don'ts".

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Biometric Authentication in HSBC Telephone Banking Duped by BBC Reporter

HSBC’s voice ID authentication software designed to prevent bank fraud has been duped by BBC Click reporter Dan Simmons and his non-identical twin,...

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NIST’s new password rules – what you need to know

One of the biggest changes proposed by the new NIST Digital Identity Guidelines is getting rid of mandatory password changes. This would mean no...

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