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The 2023 Cyberthreat Defense Report: Top 5 Insights

Now in its tenth year, the CDR has become a staple among IT security leaders and practitioners by helping them gauge their internal practices and security investments according to those of their counterparts across multiple countries and industries. If you want to know what your peers in IT are are thinking and doing,...

9 Traits You Need to Succeed as a Cybersecurity Leader

Companies are still struggling to make cybersecurity an integrated and proactive part of their strategy, operations and culture. Even though cybersecurity professionals are responsible for securing businesses, when companies make big, strategic decisions cybersecurity is often an afterthought, resulting in increased...

The Ultimate Guide to the CISSP

You prove every day that you have what it takes to secure critical assets. But our profession is always changing, and even the brightest minds can benefit from having a guide on the journey to success. ISC2 is here to help you discover the right path, create your plan and thrive throughout your career. The Ultimate...

6 Essential Strategies for Enterprise Cybersecurity Workforce Development

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A Short Guide to Essential Cybersecurity Learning Metrics

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The Top 10 Cybersecurity Mistakes to Avoid

Staying ahead of the would-be attackers doesn’t have to be a constant game of whack-a-mole or something that keeps you up at night. You can protect your company’s assets and enjoy some peace of mind. Being aware of the problems, or potential problems, is step one. Vigilance is required, but you can take simple...

Preparing for New Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements

Government-imposed rules on incident reporting by organizations impacted by cyberattacks are not new – many sectors have been subjected to them for decades. What is new is that governments are introducing new, more stringent incident reporting rules that will affect a broader set of organizations. The new...

Executive Research Report: 2023 Security Awareness Study

How effective are your cybersecurity awareness programs—and do your employees agree? This central question was the cornerstone of this research project which assessed the efficacy of cybersecurity awareness programs from both perspectives—the security professional and the non-security employee. The responses...

Master Compendium: Gigamon's 2022 Thought Leadership Series with ISMG

This compendium brings together Gigamon's thought leadership work in collaboration with Information Security Media Group between during H1 2022. Gigamon's resources include two fireside chat webinars, two panel interview videocasts & eBooks, plus a field research survey, expert analysis and report of results....

2022 Survey Results | Ransomware, Cryptojacking and Beyond: Emerging Security Trends

Cybersecurity doesn’t have competitors, it has adversaries. They react to every defense we put in place and seek new ways to achieve their aims - whether they be cybercrime, espionage, or hacktivism. The attackers are innovative, and they share new ways to exploit any vulnerability, so defenders need to share...

RSAC 2022 | Call For Speakers Submission Trends

Each year, hundreds of cybersecurity professionals submit proposals to be a speaker at RSA Conference. And each year, we mine these proposals for trends and commonalities. In our latest RSAC 2022 Trends eBook, we examine the data from this year’s submissions to provide an interesting glimpse into what will be on...

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Results Report: 2022 State of Security Automation in Financial Services Study

Never have global financial institutions faced such adversaries. The cybercriminal gangs now wield tools that used to be the province of nation-states, and the nation-states now engage in activities that once were owned by cybercrime. Scams and schemes including account takeover, denial of service and ransomware...

ICS Cybersecurity: Protecting the Industrial Endpoints That Matter Most

A global, integrated oil and gas company operating across five continents is using digital transformation to grow its business, enter new markets and be more competitive. Critical to this effort is a cloud-based digitalization initiative to enable advanced analytics and decision-making, fueling greater efficiency,...

SANS Institute - Industrial Control System Resilience

Cyber attackers have skills well beyond traditional information technology (IT) intrusions and data exfiltration techniques—and they have set their sights on operating technology (OT) environments. They have demonstrated an understanding of industrial control systems (ICSs) and have an impressive ability to...

5 Key Ways CISOs Can Accelerate the Business

Now more than ever, chief information security officers (CISOs) are expected to weigh in on board-level decisions. In an increasingly competitive landscape, business acumen has become just as important as technical know-how, and executives rely on the CISO to map security programs to business objectives to promote...