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Features

• Transitioning to the role of CISO: Dr. Alissa Johnson

  Serving as White House deputy CIO prepared Johnson for her CISO role: "When we let the culture in a company or agency drive security governance or innovation, that's a problem."  Continue Reading

• Are security operations centers doing enough?

  SOCs are maturing, but organizations facing the increased threat landscape understand that improving their effectiveness must be a priority in the year ahead.  Continue Reading

• The vulnerability management process after Equifax

  Cataclysmic security incidents highlight the importance of a vulnerability management program versus a patch management system. Here's how to implement a risk-based approach.  Continue Reading

• The Basics of Cyber Safety

  In this excerpt from chapter four of The Basics of Cyber Safety, authors John Sammons and Michael Cross discuss basic email security.  Continue Reading

• Deception in the Digital Age

  In this excerpt from chapter five of Deception in the Digital Age, authors Cameron H. Malin, Terry Gudaitis, Thomas J. Holt and Max Kilger discuss phishing and watering hole attacks.  Continue Reading

• Grossman: Cyberinsurance market is like the 'Wild West'

  Jeremiah Grossman, chief of security strategy at SentinelOne, talks with SearchSecurity about the value of cyberinsurance and why the rapidly growing market needs to mature.  Continue Reading

• The art of the cyber warranty and guaranteeing protection

  Jeremiah Grossman, chief of security strategy at SentinelOne, talks with SearchSecurity about the science of developing a cyber warranty for threat detection products.  Continue Reading

• The CISO job seems to be finally getting the credit it's due

  The CISO job has risen from the trenches of the IT department to a seat at the C-suite decision-makers' table. But time in the spotlight comes with great risk and responsibilities.  Continue Reading

• Recent ransomware attacks: Is it an epidemic or overblown?

  Until WannaCry and NotPetya, estimates of ransomware cost and damages were likely overblown. But indications are that companies lost hundreds of millions from these malicious attacks alone.  Continue Reading

• Agnes Kirk on the role of CISO, Washington's state of mind

  A state CISO champions innovation for Washington, from early development of a single sign-on system to leadership of the new Office of Cyber Security.  Continue Reading

• Securing SQL Server: Protecting Your Database from Attackers

  In this excerpt from chapter nine of Securing SQL Server, author Denny Cherry discusses why SQL injection attacks are so successful.  Continue Reading

• What SIEM features are essential for your company?

  On the hunt for the best SIEM tool for your company? Learn how to evaluate the capabilties of the newest security information and event management products.  Continue Reading

• Machine learning in cybersecurity: How to evaluate offerings

  Vendors are pitching machine learning for cybersecurity applications to replace traditional signature-based threat detection. But how can enterprises evaluate this new tech?  Continue Reading

• Safety of Web Applications

  In this excerpt from chapter three of Safety of Web Applications, author Eric Quinton discusses symmetric and asymmetric encryption.  Continue Reading

• Symantec Data Loss Prevention: Product overview

  Expert Bill Hayes checks out the Symantec Data Loss Prevention suite, featuring an architecture consisting of content-aware detection servers, endpoint agents and unified management.  Continue Reading