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GUEST ESSAY: Leveraging DevSecOps to quell cyber risks in a teeming threat landscape

The Last Watchdog

Lack of security awareness and education. Often, employees within organizations lack sufficient security awareness and education. Organizations need to invest in cybersecurity training programs to educate their employees about security best practices. Compliance and regulatory requirements.

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News alert: AppDirect poll reveals company leaders losing sleep over cyber risks, compliance

The Last Watchdog

The results show that while 92% of IT business leaders believe they’ve made the right security investments and 88% say they meet all compliance requirements, half are kept up at night over their company’s security. Their top areas of concern include cybersecurity risk (58%), information security risk (53%) and compliance risk (39%).

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Happy Compliance Officer Day!

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Happy Compliance Officer Day! Here’s the thing about compliance, most people know that it’s necessary, but it can often be seen as an arduous blocker to doing fun things like cycling on your own - or growing a business in a fast-paced digital economy! In the world of IT, the compliance officer's role is not a glamorous one.

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GUEST ESSAY: The case for network defenders to focus on leading — not lagging — indicators

The Last Watchdog

If targets such as defect density or compliance to scanner policy (i.e. This is exacerbated when factoring in the security and compliance defects that can’t be scanned for, like obtaining consent for privacy laws. The topics are often complex and require contextual education for non-security experts to interpret correctly.

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GUEST ESSAY: Why internal IT teams are ill-equipped to adequately address cyber risks

The Last Watchdog

Related: The case for augmented reality training Because of this, cybersecurity investments and regulatory oversight are increasing at an astounding rate , especially for those in the financial services industry, bringing an overwhelming feeling to chief compliance officers without dedicated security teams.

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XDR for ChromeOS: What Does It Mean for the Cyber Industry?

Data Breach Today

CrowdStrike's Michael Sentonas on Aiding Education Clients With XDR for Chromebooks CrowdStrike has focused on bringing its extended detection and response technology to users with less expensive devices such as Chromebooks by adding support for Google's ChromeOS.

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GUEST ESSAY: A roadmap for the finance teams at small businesses to improve cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

Adequate IT compliance. Every business has a standard of IT compliance that team members are accountable for upholding. If you have concerns about protecting your financial data, consider hiring a data protection officer or an outside firm to help you maintain compliance. Stay educated. Stay proactive.