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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. CISOs can sometimes be their own worst enemy, especially when it comes to communicating with the board of directors. She serves on the board of several technology companies and also happens to be steeped in cyber risk governance.

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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

A reader who was recently the victim of unemployment insurance fraud said he was told he should create an account at the Department of Homeland Security ‘s myE-Verify website , and place a lock on his Social Security number (SSN) to minimize the chances that ID thieves might abuse his identity for employment fraud in the future.

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

Cisco Umbrella , analyzing the threat environment for 2022, found that 86% of organizations experienced phishing, 69% experienced unsolicited crypto mining, 50% were affected by ransomware, and 48% experienced some form of information-stealing malware. Capital markets, insurance, financial services, and banking are now online.

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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. According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2%

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

The Last Watchdog

EventTracker has a bird’s eye view; its unified security information and event management (SIEM) platform includes – behavior analytics, threat detection and response, honeynet deception, intrusion detection and vulnerability assessment – all of which are coupled with their SOC for a co-managed solution. Election threat.

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Q&A: Why SOAR startup Syncurity is bringing a ‘case-management’ approach to threat detection

The Last Watchdog

There is a gaping shortage of analysts talented enough to make sense of the rising tide of data logs inundating their SIEM (security information and event management) systems. But this hasn’t done the trick. In many cases the tedious, first-level correlating of SIEM logs to sift out threats has moved beyond human capability. Smart money.