The Accidental Successful CIO

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

You think about hackers, viruses, Trojans, social engineering, and all of the other threats that we find in the modern definition of information technology. You buy firewalls and virus scanners and anything else that is sold to the IT sector to protect you.

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CIO Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

Social Distancing" will influence your plans to a large degree. If you have a small staff find vendors to help you with implementing strategies. Can your firewall/IDS/IPS support more bandwidth? So for CIOs the question is how best to support the organization during this unusual time. Citizens may refuse to come to city hall.

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GeekWire

APRIL 27, 2024

.” Amazon’s lax internal controls for confidential data: “I learned that Amazon, even though they’re one of the biggest, most sophisticated companies in the world, has very primitive firewalls in place to protect confidential data. “That’s not limited to private-label.

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Galido

JANUARY 23, 2019

VPN networks are also an interesting tool to maintain your privacy if you have to surf securely from an open Wi-Fi hotspot, thus preventing someone from capturing your data and getting passwords and access data to your social networks , email accounts and even bank details. Check the Antivirus and the Firewall.

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Galido

JULY 11, 2018

If business sites are not social media friendly, such entrepreneurs seriously need to re-think their online business strategies. On an average, people spend around 135 minutes browsing through social media feeds on a daily basis. Adding targeted keywords in the metadata also makes the website stand out.

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Kitaboo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

These may include their contact information, academic and health records, financial information, social security numbers, etc. Hence, educational institutions must include mobile security as a part of their cyber security strategies. Access to these data without authorization is called a data breach. Denial-of-Service (DoS) Attacks.

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Galido

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Well, this article will be telling some strategies to help protect you from phishing attacks. Again, phishing is a form of social engineering meaning that your defense is only as strong as your weakest link. It is estimated that phishing attacks cost businesses an average of $1.6M. What is a Phishing Attack? Train Employees.

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Galido

AUGUST 22, 2018

If business sites are not social media friendly, such entrepreneurs seriously need to re-think their online business strategies. On an average, people spend around 135 minutes browsing through social media feeds on a daily basis. Adding targeted keywords in the metadata also makes the website stand out.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Attackers are more easily able to circumvent email security controls of even the most mature organizations through well-crafted social engineering tactics, resulting in stolen account credentials and ultimately account takeovers. This proactive strategy can fortify your defenses without compromising your team's strength."

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Victus pro Scientia Opus -- Food for the Knowledge

APRIL 4, 2009

At this week's KM Forum event at Bentley College in Waltham, the theme of the discussion was "Leveraging Virtual Teams and Social Tools for Business Advantage.". Ifyour collaboration strategy doesn't include people outside your entity/firewall/premises, you're missing the point.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

This popular gathering is designed to enable dialogue about business and technical strategies to leverage today’s big data platforms and applications to your advantage. Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera. Proven Strategies for Promoting Innovation and Technology Adoption. 9:00– 9:30 AM. Technology Insights Keynote. Eddie Garcia.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 18, 2015

This popular gathering is designed to enable dialogue about business and technical strategies to leverage today’s big data platforms and applications to your advantage. Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera. Proven Strategies for Promoting Innovation and Technology Adoption. 9:00– 9:30 AM. Technology Insights Keynote. Eddie Garcia.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2020

Digitial Shadows says that many connect to video, music streaming, or social media. Here's what Rick Holland, CISO and VP of Strategy at Digital Shadows, has to say about the new data: “The sheer number of credentials available is staggering and in just over the past 1.5 Deploy an online Web Application Firewall.

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Fountainhead

MARCH 25, 2013

unique network topology (including load balancing, firewalls, etc.). That might mean continuous orchestration between specific apps and networking, storage, firewalls, IaaS, DBs and more. A Tale of Two Cloud Strategies. But as I dug into the complexities of maintaining. cloud only helps to a point. Because a complex.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

A strategy gaining prominence is known as "depth of defense." To mitigate this vulnerability, the emphasis lies on adopting multiple layers of security—the crux of of depth-based defense strategy. This involves implementing multiple security measures to fortify systems against diverse cyber threats. decrease in successful breaches.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 27, 2024

A study by Verizon in their 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report found that 68% of breaches involved a human element, such as social engineering, misuse of privileges, or simple mistakes. The breach was caused by a misconfigured web application firewall, which allowed an attacker to access sensitive data stored on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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CIO Rant

OCTOBER 9, 2011

For CIOs and any member of the IT department or function: think broadly — this is less about giving corporate e-mail access to iPhone users or enabling social media through the firewall than it is about federating a governance model within your organizations. Interop and is reaching critical hype mass. What is IT governance?

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 15, 2023

It’s important to understand that launching an offensive cybersecurity strategy does not mean abandoning traditional defensive measures such as deploying firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), anti-malware software, patch management, security information and event management (SIEM), and other such tools.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Using the “same old” low-skill tactics, common tools, and a bit of social engineering, hackers can get around complex security policies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity and access management (IAM) systems. Let’s revisit the most prevalent security threats and see how they’re evolving in 2023. Cybercrime, Security

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Victus pro Scientia Opus -- Food for the Knowledge

APRIL 8, 2011

His were culinary, mine are centered around social computing, as my expertise is in working environments far less noisy and hot than his. Source: "Is Business-centric Social Networking a Revolution -- or a Ruse?", The SIM (Society for Information Management) CIO panel on social computing, April 14 at the Needham Sheraton.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

MARCH 21, 2012

The definition of information technology tells us that we need to use firewalls to keep the bad guys out and strict corporate policies to restrict just exactly what can be connected to the corporate network. Couple all of the standard threats and then add in today’s popular social media sites and you have a real problem on your hands.

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Kitaboo

JANUARY 18, 2024

Since humans are often the weakest link in the IP defense chain, it is important to make sure that your IP security strategy does not rely just on firewalls and focuses equally on employee knowledge and preparation. This can be of significant help in preventing instances of piracy and accidental infringement of your IP data.

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Victus pro Scientia Opus -- Food for the Knowledge

MAY 22, 2009

In fact, they emphasized that CIOs should use this downturn as an opportunity to prune their portfolio of projects (and vendors) to focus on those most closely aligned with the organization's strategy. applications behind their firewall. the blended lines between private and public communications (save for regulated communications).

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Galido

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

According to Ottawa IT support experts from Firewall Technical , data breaches can very well be prevented if adequate cybersecurity strategies and best practices are only observed. Educating workers about security strategies is critical; especially that human-error remains the leading cause of data breaches.

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Dataconomy

MARCH 20, 2023

In this article, we will explore the world of computer worms, the damage they can cause, and the strategies that individuals and organizations can use to prevent, detect, and remove these threats. Here are some key strategies for preventing computer worms: Anti-virus software Anti-virus software is a key tool in preventing computer worms.

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CTOvision

JULY 8, 2015

Faced with the demands for process management, enterprise search, access beyond the firewall, mobile device support, social interaction, and cloud deployment, enterprises have been sold add-on modules and product integrations to enable wall-to-wall content management across the enterprise and outside its walls. ECM Hurdles.

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Dataconomy

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Check your ISP’s website and social media pages, or contact them to inquire about any reported outages. Another strategy is to relocate your router to a more central position, reducing the distance and potential interference between the router and your devices. We offer a guide to assist you in changing your router’s channel.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 21, 2022

Most organizations will use a combination of training, policy, and resources to create the foundation for their cybersecurity strategy. For example, training can help employees develop an awareness of common social engineering attacks, like phishing, that hackers may use against them while trying to break into their employer's network.

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Dataconomy

MARCH 20, 2023

In this article, we will explore the world of computer worms, the damage they can cause, and the strategies that individuals and organizations can use to prevent, detect, and remove these threats. Here are some key strategies for preventing computer worms: Anti-virus software Anti-virus software is a key tool in preventing computer worms.

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Fountainhead

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

She shares these folders with her co-workers as well as client contacts within each company (and who are behind each clients firewall) as interactive project-based workspaces. In these cases, each of Margos clients provides a shared (or dedicated) desktop OS behind their firewall. Act II: The (Troubling) Reality. Ken Oestreich.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

They offer insights into trends and the overall direction in which hacker strategies are moving, often covering retrospectives over specific periods. And if a threat actor employs social engineering , the analyst might even need a basic grasp of psychology.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

We do the same thing for firewalls. And on top of that, social engineering woes are growing, that's becoming more and more of fraudulent payments, just all these other things. You know, you've read the cybersecurity strategy that's just come out where security is being pushed onto the manufacturer. It's not really a dip.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

Find out what Daniel looks for and how he does digital forensics using social media and other open source resources. While I produced this episode, a 21 year old Massachusetts National Guard airman is alleged to have photographed and distributed copies of classified US Military material on Discord, a social media site. You find clues.

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mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

It’s interactive, social, and user-generated. We use social sites like Facebook (a middleman) to keep in touch with friends. Enterprises that use a modular strategy can outperform their competitors in terms of new feature implementation by up to 80%,” says Daniel Carter, SEO Manager of Skuuudle. “As That being said, Web 2.0

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Dataconomy

APRIL 11, 2023

In this article, we will explore the world of database encryption, discussing the various types of encryption available, the benefits and drawbacks of encryption, and why organizations should consider implementing encryption as part of their broader security strategy. What is data encryption?

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

Yesterday we talked about the audio-only social network Clubhouse , which found itself at the center of controversy after failing to take action or even make a public comment after users began to experience harassment within the app. To its credit, TikTok has owned up to its overly draconian approach to the problem. “In

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The Verge

AUGUST 7, 2020

TikTok does gather a lot of personal data , but it’s no more than what Facebook and other social networks also gather. But consider this 2018 New York Times article about social media use by the younger generation in mainland China. The thorniest privacy dispute of 2020 isn’t about privacy or technology at all — it’s about China.

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