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Energy Is Embracing Zero Trust, All Industries Should Too

Forrester IT

I recently heard a segment on WBUR (a public radio station in Boston) on the emergence of microgrids and I was amazed at how much the concept of microgrids closely aligned with the concept of microperimeters within our Zero Trust model of information security.

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SecureWorld Returns to Houston with Energy and Enthusiasm

SecureWorld News

SecureWorld returned to Houston for the first time in four years with a conference agenda loaded with impactful panels, vendors tackling topics top of mind to cybersecurity professionals, and a buzz of excitement to be back together again to network, commiserate, and share successes. "It It has been years since I attended a SecureWorld event.

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Agencies Warn of Pro-Russia Hackers Targeting OT Control Systems

SecureWorld News

According to a new joint cybersecurity alert , the hacktivists have been observed gaining remote access to small-scale industrial control systems used in water/wastewater, dams, energy, and food and agriculture by exploiting internet-exposed human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and using default or weak passwords.

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Tech Moves: Adriane Brown joins KKR board; AI2 adds HR exec; Ossia and LevelTen hire CFOs; more

GeekWire

F5 Networks Photo). — F5 Networks named Equinix Chief Information Security Officer and Microsoft alum Michael Montoya to its board of directors. Prior to joining Equinix, he was SVP and chief information security officer at Digital Realty. LevelTen Energy appointed Ross Trenary as chief financial officer.

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SINET Showcase 2015 Update

CTOvision

We have previously written about the very positive impact the Security Innovation Network (SINET) is having on the community. Deputy Secretary of Energy. US Department of Energy. Deputy Chief Information Security Officer. Chief Information Security Officer. Department of Homeland Security.

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The 4 pillars of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: Customers share their successes

CIO Business Intelligence

The attack surface now extends to home offices, cloud applications, and public clouds, and there is an ever-increasing risk of lateral threat movement within highly interconnected hub-and-spoke networks protected by castle-and-moat security models. Since the deployment, NOV has experienced 35 times fewer security events.

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Federal CISO’s define greatest challenges to authority

Network World

If you are a federal Chief Information Security Officers – or even if you are not, you face some serious trials just to do your difficult job. Thus, CISOs' ability to effectively oversee these agencies' information security activities can be limited,” the GAO stated.