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Tech Moves: Nordstrom names chief information security officer; Meta research scientist joins AI2

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Nordstrom Photo) — Nicole Ford joined Nordstrom as chief information security officer. Ford previously served as vice president and CISO at Rockwell Automation, with past experience leading security transformation initiatives and developing cybersecurity programs. Nicole Ford.

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Our Top Recommendations For Your Security Program: CISOs Get An Offer They Can’t Refuse

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The Scorsese classic has a few surprising parallels with today's chief information security officer.

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DoD Announces Third 'Hack the Pentagon' Bug Bounty Program

SecureWorld News

Department of Defense (DoD) is turning to the private sector to bolster its cyber defenses with the launch of the third iteration of its "Hack the Pentagon" bug bounty program. These firms will host crowdsourced security activities on behalf of the DoD. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.".

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Combatting Phishing with Enhanced Cybersecurity Awareness Programs

SecureWorld News

At the end of the day, it turned out that this was the work of the company's information security team, aimed at showing management how simply attackers could gather data for targeted phishing campaigns. Consequently, the task of enhancing employee security awareness often lands on the shoulders of information security or IT teams.

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The 10th Cyber & Information Security Research (CISR) Conference at Oak Ridge Tn, 7-9 April 2015

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The 10th Cyber & Information Security Research (CISR) Conference, 7-9 April 2015, will be held at the Conference Center, 2nd Floor, Building 5200, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Cyber Security and the Data Protection Act (acunetix.com). manufacturing program (bizjournals.com). April 08, 2015.

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Cybersecurity Mentorship Program Pairs CISOs and Students

SecureWorld News

And this match came up with $300,000 to get things started in a brand new pilot program. Georgia State University cybersecurity mentorship program. How does the cybersecurity mentorship program work? And the program includes a matchmaking system. It's like a match made in cybersecurity heaven.

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DHS Launches Program to Hire 'World-Class Cybertalent'

SecureWorld News

In an effort to get more cybersecurity professionals into government roles, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its Cybersecurity Talent Management System (CTMS), which will allow DHS to recruit top cybersecurity talent—and pay them much more. And the FBI reported that ransomware payments totaled over $400 million.