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Inflation Is Making Cybersecurity Even More Challenging for Leaders

SecureWorld News

The cost of security tools and services is rising, and organizations may not have the budget to keep up. Also, let's face it, table top exercises don't cost anything." However, job seekers often face challenges in interviews where job requirements appear overwhelming due to tight security budgets. According to Forbes , the U.K.’s

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Enhance Your Security Posture: Doing Four Things Can Reduce Unauthorized Penetrations by 85%

CTOvision

Secure Configurations for Network Devices such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches. href="[link] Control 10: Secure Configurations for Network Devices such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches. Penetration Tests and Red Team Exercises. href="[link] Control 20: Penetration Tests and Red Team Exercises.

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Pandemic Planning - CIO Style

CIO Musings

Even if you don't need it, the planning exercise is productive. Your CFO or budget director should be high on your list of people to coordinate with. Can your firewall/IDS/IPS support more bandwidth? You can begin by getting your IT staff together for a discussion. Remember that disasters have a way of happening more than once.

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Robin Hood of the Internet or the apocalypse of an industry

Dataconomy

The Good, the Bad, the Onion; Data Security on the Dark Market Caution must be exercised when dealing with these rogue enterprises, as the advertised payment methods often veil their true nature. Ensure that your network and devices are protected by up-to-date antivirus and firewall software.

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A CISO's Guide to a Good Night's Sleep

SecureWorld News

CISOs worry about the latest incident, end of life technology in their environment, breaches in the news, insecure users and vendors, penetration testing results, budget and resources, and the latest vulnerability report (to name a few). Is the firewall configured appropriately to block a threat? You get the point.

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5 Technologies that CIOs and IT Leaders Can’t Ignore in 2022

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

As IT departments face challenges such as talent shortages and stagnant software budgets, more will turn to low-code/no-code tools which can reduce development time and save money. It is imperative that CIOs and their IT departments direct a part of their IT budgets towards adoption and implementation of CSMAs in their enterprises in 2022.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Gentle Art of Lockpicking

ForAllSecure

Within infosec, where so many challenges that are intangible -- like configuring network or firewalls. You don't want to give them the hardest exercise or the heaviest weights that will discourage them. It’s either open or it is still locked. This is something concrete that you can literally hold in your hand.

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