Security

CISO salaries balloon, likely spurred by demand

Tenure matters, but not as you might suspect. Median total cash compensation fell for CISOs who have been in their roles at least five years, Heidrick & Struggles found. 

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 18, 2022

Zero trust skyrockets, nearing universal adoption

A report from Okta shows organizations fully embracing zero-trust principles, as hybrid work requires long-term changes to identity management. 

By David Jones • Aug. 16, 2022

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Cybersecurity

Security strategies benefit from nimbleness as companies respond to Log4j and other high-profile vulnerabilities, a boundless perimeter and questions about supply chain trust. 

By CIO Dive staff

Don’t count on government, tech vendors to fix security woes, former CISA chief Krebs says

The state of cybersecurity is bad and it’s going to get worse, Chris Krebs said at Black Hat. But somehow things might eventually get better.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 11, 2022

AWS, Splunk lead open source effort to spot and curb cyberattacks

A broad group of 18 tech companies is collaborating to establish a less cumbersome model for cybersecurity defense coordination.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 10, 2022

Delivering the promise of resiliency across all tenets of risk

To protect data against a number of risks, organizations need comprehensive, end-to-end resiliency.

By Stephen Manley, Chief Technology Officer, Druva • Aug. 8, 2022

Slack resets passwords en masse after invite link vulnerability

The bug, which went undetected for five years, impacts at least 60,000 users but likely more.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 5, 2022

Ransomware defense guidance risks hang-ups under many steps

Small and mid-sized businesses don’t typically have the resources to meet every safeguard. But every action, however small, helps.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 4, 2022

Most cyberattacks come from ransomware, email compromise

Attackers are scanning for vulnerabilities in unpatched systems within 15 minutes, stressing the pace and scale of the threat.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 2, 2022

AWS wants to be an enterprise security strategy advisor

The cloud giant advised customers to focus on specific needs, and rely on embedded defenses running automatically behind the scenes.

By Matt Kapko • July 27, 2022

Where 5 programs are investing to close cyber skills gap

In line with a White House push to close the cyber skills gap, technology firms, nonprofits and other organizations have launched a range of programs to develop a new generation of workers.

By David Jones • July 26, 2022

Threat actors use Google Drive, Dropbox to launch cyberattacks

By using trusted applications, threat actors gain a low-cost way to collect data and host malware, Unit 42 researchers said.

By David Jones • July 20, 2022

Fake GitHub commits can trick developers into using malicious code

Threat actors can easily alter the identity and timestamp associated with software updates, putting developers at serious risk, Checkmarx research shows.

By Matt Kapko • July 18, 2022

5 experts demystify post-cloud migration challenges

Businesses must think about what comes after cloud migration and prepare for the challenges that arise once workloads are transferred.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • July 15, 2022

Log4j is far from over, cyber review board says

Exploitation of Log4j occurred at lower levels than experts predicted, yet it remains an "endemic vulnerability," the Cyber Safety Review Board said.

By Naomi Eide • July 14, 2022

Latest Marriott breach shows a human error pattern

The latest incident at the hotel chain is relatively minor compared to major breaches in late 2018 and early 2020, but it signals a pattern of neglect.

By Matt Kapko • July 7, 2022

Cybersecurity expertise creeps onto Fortune 500 boards

Companies are trusting technology experts to advise on cybersecurity and regulatory pressures from the board’s perspective.

By Barbara DeLollis • July 6, 2022

CISO priorities for the second half of 2022

Security executives from Zoom, NS1 and Oomnitza shared their security priorities for the rest of 2022, with a special emphasis on mastering the basics. 

By Sue Poremba • July 5, 2022

Is your remote IT job candidate legit?

Organizations are seeing a rise in deepfakes and stolen identities during the job application process, the FBI said.

By Naomi Eide • June 29, 2022

Organizations lag on confidence and policies to manage open source security

It's taking longer for companies to find open source vulnerabilities, and shaky policies mean only the most critical flaws are attended to. 

By David Jones • June 24, 2022

Analysts nudge businesses to decentralize cybersecurity leadership

The push is to enable employees to make informed security decisions while meeting enterprise needs with spread out security leadership. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 22, 2022

What enterprise leaders can divine from software bills of materials

Cyber defense tool: Software bills of materials (SBOMs) can expose elements of risks in applications.

By Jen A. Miller • June 13, 2022

5 takeaways from the RSA Conference

The event tried to pick up where it left off 28 months ago. Can companies keep up with the accelerated pace and scale of cyber threats?

By Matt Kapko • June 13, 2022

Organizational changes required to mitigate security risks

CIOs are implementing new strategies to lower software supply chain risk, but evaluating internal operations could prove more effective.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 7, 2022

Attackers aim for Atlassian Confluence zero day with mass, targeted exploitation

The threat activity comes days after the company released a security fix for the on-premise vulnerability.

By David Jones • June 7, 2022

Microsoft Office zero day leaves researchers scrambling over the holiday weekend

The company warns a successful attack could allow an attacker to install programs, delete data or create new accounts. 

By David Jones • Updated May 31, 2022