Cybersecurity Leadership
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Cybersecurity Leadership
A reference resource for the CIO and the CISO on cyber security, looking beyond the technology horizon into leadership, management, culture, governance, resilience and the real dynamics of security transformation
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September 11, 1:03 AM
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Changing the Dynamics Around Cybersecurity Awareness

Changing the Dynamics Around Cybersecurity Awareness | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
We have been doing cybersecurity awareness the wrong way for the last two decades; here is what to do to get it right
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September 8, 8:20 AM
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Is the CISO role broken?

Is the CISO role broken? | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
It’s time to split the job before it breaks the business.
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September 7, 3:11 AM
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How Firms Can Keep Cybersecurity Top of Mind

How Firms Can Keep Cybersecurity Top of Mind | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it

Four interlocking ways to keep cybersecurity front of mind and deepen every employee’s involvement in this task.

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September 5, 1:44 AM
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Why cyber risks lurk in legacy technology

Why cyber risks lurk in legacy technology | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
No matter why older IT systems are still around, companies need to protect stacks and devices before they become a vector for attacks.
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September 4, 1:50 AM
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What is the Ideal CISO Reporting Structure?

What is the Ideal CISO Reporting Structure? | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it

A wide variety of reporting structures can work if the CISO is understood to be semi-independent and governed by a group of trusted business, regional, and functional leaders. 

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August 29, 1:23 AM
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The CISO succession crisis: why companies have no plan and how to change that

The CISO succession crisis: why companies have no plan and how to change that | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it

The problem isn’t just finding people with technical skills, it’s developing people internally who can also talk to executives and think like business leaders.

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August 27, 2:50 AM
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Personal Liability, Security Become Bigger Issues for CISOs

Personal Liability, Security Become Bigger Issues for CISOs | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it

While the furor from CISO prosecutions has died down, worries continue over a lack of liability protections and potential targeting by cybercriminals and hackers for their privileged roles.

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August 25, 2:57 AM
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Overseeing Cyber Risk in a Fragmented Regulatory Environment

Overseeing Cyber Risk in a Fragmented Regulatory Environment | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
Directors can ensure compliance and enable strategic success in a complex landscape of cybersecurity regulations by taking these actions.
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August 24, 2:58 AM
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How GenAI complacency is becoming cybersecurity’s silent crisis

How GenAI complacency is becoming cybersecurity’s silent crisis | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
The reliance on GenAI tools has inadvertently fostered a dangerous sense of complacency within organizations
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August 22, 3:18 AM
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Burnout, budgets and breaches – how can CISOs keep up?

Burnout, budgets and breaches – how can CISOs keep up? | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it

With regulatory pressure rising and the threat landscape evolving, resilience isn’t just a technical necessity, it’s a strategic imperative.

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August 21, 2:18 AM
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Cybersecurity Strategic Transformation: Why Is It So Hard?

Cybersecurity Strategic Transformation: Why Is It So Hard? | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
Cybersecurity strategic transformation is about governance, people, and long-term vision, more than flashy Powerpoint slides
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August 18, 2:24 AM
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Bridging the AI model governance gap: Key findings for CISOs

Bridging the AI model governance gap: Key findings for CISOs | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
AI model governance gaps are slowing enterprise adoption, with security risks and fragmented toolchains creating operational challenges.
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August 16, 1:52 AM
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Fragmented security: the hidden threat undermining your cyber defenses

Fragmented security: the hidden threat undermining your cyber defenses | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it

With every new innovation, the digital footprint of an organization expands - more devices, more applications, more endpoints. But this rapid growth has outpaced traditional cybersecurity strategies, leaving behind blind spots and disjointed defenses.

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September 9, 2:35 AM
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Insider Threats Surge: What CISOs Must Know to Protect Their Organizations

Insider Threats Surge: What CISOs Must Know to Protect Their Organizations | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
Insider threats are escalating and CISOs must act now to strengthen visibility, access controls and dedicated resources to defend against attacks from within
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September 8, 1:27 AM
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Cybersecurity Careers

How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Cybersecurity Careers | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it

This isn't just about adding AI tools to existing security workflows. It's about fundamentally new job categories that didn't exist even just a few months ago.

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September 6, 2:06 AM
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Lack of board access: The No. 1 factor for CISO dissatisfaction

Lack of board access: The No. 1 factor for CISO dissatisfaction | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
As C-level executives, CISOs are accountable for anything that goes wrong but are not given the same C-level treatment and access that would help them execute their functions with authority.
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September 5, 1:36 AM
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Why Cybersecurity Needs To Fix Faster, Not Just Find More

Why Cybersecurity Needs To Fix Faster, Not Just Find More | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
Cyber attackers move at machine speed. Preemptive exposure management shortens the gap between detection and remediation with context and automation.
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September 2, 1:39 AM
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Why OT security strategies fail without OT-native thinking

Why OT security strategies fail without OT-native thinking | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
The organisations best positioned to withstand future threats are those who adopt security practices designed with their OT context in mind.
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August 28, 1:02 AM
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Only 49% of companies to increase cyber budget after a breach

Only 49% of companies to increase cyber budget after a breach | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
Increasing security spending after a cyber incident is falling out of fashion, as boards evolve their risk strategies, accept fate, and seek to embrace AI for relief, sending cyber leaders to look inward for process fixes.
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August 27, 2:23 AM
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The evolving CISO role: Bridging the gap between security and strategy

The evolving CISO role: Bridging the gap between security and strategy | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it

For security and business leaders alike, this evolution highlights the critical need to embed cybersecurity into the fabric of strategic planning and decision-making for the business.

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August 25, 2:48 AM
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The ROI of Cybersecurity Investments: How Businesses Can Quantify and Justify Security Spending  

The ROI of Cybersecurity Investments: How Businesses Can Quantify and Justify Security Spending   | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
Cybersecurity is no longer a cost center. Learn how to measure ROI, reduce risks, and turn security into a strategic business advantage.
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August 24, 2:42 AM
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Why Your Security Culture is Critical to Mitigating Cyber Risk

Why Your Security Culture is Critical to Mitigating Cyber Risk | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
Nearly 60% of 2024 breaches involved human factors, showing weak security culture undermines advanced defenses
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August 21, 3:07 AM
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Slow and Steady Security: Lessons from the Tortoise and the Hare

Slow and Steady Security: Lessons from the Tortoise and the Hare | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it

By focusing on fundamentals, enterprises can avoid the distraction of hype and build security programs that are consistent, resilient, and effective over the long run.

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August 19, 2:39 AM
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25% of security leaders replaced after ransomware attack

25% of security leaders replaced after ransomware attack | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it
In a perfect world, such things would happen only when the CISO made explicit errors. In the corporate world, though, scapegoating is tradition.
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August 16, 1:58 AM
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Navigating the Cybersecurity Budget Tug-of-War

Navigating the Cybersecurity Budget Tug-of-War | Cybersecurity Leadership | Scoop.it

Companies ready to move beyond reactive defense and toward full-spectrum protection need to invest in strategies that rally around resiliency, unified cybersecurity, and data protection.

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