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GUEST ESSAY: NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework update extends best practices to supply chain, AI

The Last Watchdog

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated their widely used Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) — a free respected landmark guidance document for reducing cybersecurity risk. It seeks to establish and monitor your company’s cybersecurity risk management strategy, expectations, and policy.

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

” Also read: Cybersecurity Employment in 2022: Solving the Skills Gap. If you are going to study the subject anyway, you might as well get a certification out of it.”. Also read: How to Get Started in a Cybersecurity Career. The Top Cybersecurity Certifications. How to Choose a Security Certification.

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How Information Sharing Helped Curtail WannaCry Harm

Data Breach Today

The latest ISMG Security Reports leads with a top DHS cybersecurity leader, Jeanette Manfra, providing a case study on how information sharing helped mitigate the WannaCry attack in the U.S. Also, the SEC mulls toughening its cyber risk reporting requirements.

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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Related: Atrium Health breach highlights third-party risks. Third-party cyber risks are likely to persist at the current scale for a while longer. According to a recent Ponemon Institute study , some 59% of companies experienced a third-party data breach in 2018, yet only 16% believe they are effectively mitigating third-party risk.

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In-Person Event: A Perfect Storm? Panel Discussion on Handling a Cybersecurity Incident

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

Please join us in our London offices for a lively panel discussion on what financial institutions and service providers need to know about cybersecurity and cyber incident preparedness. Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Time: 5:00pm GMT – Registration. 5:30pm GMT – Panel discussion. 7:00pm GMT – Networking reception.

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Recent Tesla Hacks Highlight Importance of Protecting Connected Devices

eSecurity Planet

Teslas have plenty of vulnerabilities, as cybersecurity researchers have recently discovered. The zero-days reveal just how many items can threaten an organization’s cybersecurity. While we’ve known about the dangers of IoT devices for a long time, plenty of cybersecurity tools still don’t sufficiently cover them.

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Watch out, ransomware attack risk increases on holidays and weekends, FBI and CISA

Security Affairs

The FBI and CISA issued a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn organizations to remain vigilant against ransomware attacks during weekends or holidays. ” Clearly, the FBI and CISA focus on attacks against organizations in the United States, they proposed as case studies the attacks against Colonial Pipeline , JBS , and Kaseya.