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Zero Trust

Phil Windley

Past practices included techniques like virtual private networks (VPNs) that tried to emulate the idea of an intranet where trusted computers and people were protected from hackers by a firewall that "kept the bad stuff out." Often the bad actors are hard to tell apart from your employees, partners, and customers.

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CIOs Deal With The Problem Of How People Create Passwords

The Accidental Successful CIO

The importance of information technology requires that firewalls have to be deployed, encryption schemes have to be put in place, and end user training that has to be delivered. It turns out that no matter how much cybersecurity training is provided, people will be resistant to creating passwords that are more secure.

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Fed Tech Roundup October 26

CTOvision

Deadline for train safety technology undercut by industry lobbying - Washington Post. NASA Awards Contract for Research, Education Program Support. Firewall Feud Lunch & Learn. Northrop Grumman to Continue Logistics Support for Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Advanced Targeting Systems.

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INE Security Enables CISOs to Secure Board Support for Cybersecurity Training

CIO Business Intelligence

If there is a single theme circulating among Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) right now, it is the question of how to get stakeholders on board with more robust cybersecurity training protocols. Framing cybersecurity training as an essential investment rather than an optional expense is critical.”

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Arun DeSouza

SecureWorld News

He pioneered an integrated information security and privacy program leveraging Identity as the cornerstone for secure delivery of digital applications and services. Enlisting people as the first line of defense and enabling the "human firewall" can bolster cybersecurity many fold. Is it a necessary evil? How can it be used for good?

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A CISO POV: Securing AI in your company

CIO Business Intelligence

Here are the key recommendations I provided: AI training implementation: Introduce AI training aligned with company policies and processes to empower employees with the necessary skills and awareness. How much of this usage is part of ‘approved and budgeted’ corporate policy and programs? Embrace AI—it’s here!

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Ransomware Evolves: Entire Hospital Including Emergency Rooms Disrupted

CTOvision

The typical organization already has firewalls, anti virus solutions, encrypted data solutions, data backups, network monitoring and security information management tools to hold data on how all that is working. Most will also have in place user training programs. How does the ransomware usually get in? This is a good question.

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