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Best Practices Q&A: Guidance about what directors need to hear from CISOs — from a board member

The Last Watchdog

Related: The ‘cyber’ case for D&O insurance Vanessa Pegueros knows this all too well. She serves on the board of several technology companies and also happens to be steeped in cyber risk governance. CISOs can sometimes be their own worst enemy, especially when it comes to communicating with the board of directors.

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MY TAKE: Poorly protected local government networks cast shadow on midterm elections

The Last Watchdog

It’s easy to think of it as a problem the federal government must address or something that enterprises deal with, but cybersecurity has to be addressed closer to home, as well. His company supplies a co-managed SIEM service to mid-sized and large enterprises, including local government agencies. I spoke to A.N. Election threat.

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How IBM and AWS are partnering to deliver the promise of AI for business

IBM Big Data Hub

In today’s digital age where data stands as a prized asset, generative AI serves as the transformative tool to mine its potential. A leading insurance player in Japan leverages this technology to infuse AI into their operations.

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E-Verify’s “SSN Lock” is Nothing of the Sort

Krebs on Security

But KrebsOnSecurity recently discovered that this is not the case with all federal government sites built to help you manage your identity online. The site didn’t explain why it was asking me to do this, but I assumed it would prompt me for the answers in the event that I later chose to unlock my SSN within E-Verify.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S., of cyber attacks IBM handled. 70% of attacks were on banks.

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

These new attacks affect everything from private citizens and businesses to government systems; healthcare organizations; public services; and food, water, and fuel supply chains. Capital markets, insurance, financial services, and banking are now online. Security information and event management (SIEM). Other methods.

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Envisioning new and hidden realities with data and augmented reality—a digital “twin city” example

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They could also capture the household recycling data, add data visualizations, and sell or share that to other companies, local governments or environmental agencies. A variety of open data could be owned by or at least available to the city to monitor, control and predict events. What would you want to see and do there?

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