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Is Information Security the Right Profession for Me?

Linux Academy

Wondering if information security is the right profession for you? I’ve been working in information security for many years and have had the opportunity to fill a variety of roles. In this post, I’ll fill you in about some of the available jobs in information security and what it takes to succeed in each one.

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Digital Risk Management Leader RiskIQ Raises New Funding To Expand Platform Ecosystem, Sales and Digital Risk Applications

CTOvision

New Capital Infusion to Expand Platform Ecosystem, Sales and Digital Risk Applications. This financing will enable the company to expand its ecosystem, global sales, and platform applications within the disruptive Digital Risk Management market. Threats outside the firewall are vast and dynamic. Million in Series C Funding.

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InfoSec Policies and Standards: Some strategic context for those just diving into this world

CTOvision

Organizations are giving more priority to development of information security policies, as protecting their assets is one of the prominent things that needs to be considered. So an organization makes different strategies in implementing a security policy successfully. Targeted Audience – Tells to whom the policy is applicable.

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Arun DeSouza

SecureWorld News

Arun DeSouza is the Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer for Nexteer Automotive. He has been a CISO for 20 years and has extensive global IT and security leadership and transformation experience. A : The World Economic Forum found that 95% of security incidents are due to human error.

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Why IT leaders are putting more business spin on security spend

CIO Business Intelligence

Gartner projects that spending on information security and risk management products and services will grow 11.3% To better focus security spend, some chief information security officers (CISOs) are shifting their risk assessments from IT systems to the data, applications, and processes that keep the business going.

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How OPM Could Have Avoided the Data Breach

CTOvision

To achieve this defense in depth, it’s important to first understand the security environment. Knowing the interaction of firewall rules, and uncovering vulnerabilities introduced by misconfiguration, is vital. Compliance to security standards must be maintained, and audits will help to ensure this compliance.

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What Executives Should Know About Shift-Left Security

CIO Business Intelligence

By Zachary Malone, SE Academy Manager at Palo Alto Networks The term “shift left” is a reference to the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) that describes the phases of the process developers follow to create an application. Why is shift-left security important in cybersecurity? This creates risks.