Dan Burke is the director of strategy, risk, and compliance for AppDynamics, a company acquired by Cisco in 2017. Burke and his team are a vital part of the Cisco acquisition process in helping acquired companies adhere to a higher level of cybersecurity. This blog is the fourth in a series focused on M&A cybersecurity, following Shiva Persaud’s post on When It Comes to … [Read more...] about Making Merger and Acquisition Cybersecurity More Manageable
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Cybersecurity Re-Launchers: Pivoting into Cybersecurity as a Mid-Career Professional
It is never too late to start a career in cybersecurity — this may sound cliché, but it holds a lot of truth. If you are passionate about the topic and are ready to put in the work to acquire the skills and knowledge needed, anyone, regardless of educational background, can break into cybersecurity. At the age of 26, I started a four-year bachelor’s degree in digital forensics. … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity Re-Launchers: Pivoting into Cybersecurity as a Mid-Career Professional
Managing Cybersecurity Risk in M&A
As Technology Audit Director at Cisco, Jacob Bolotin focuses on assessing Cisco’s technology, business, and strategic risk. Providing assurance that residual risk posture falls within business risk tolerance is critical to Cisco’s Audit Committee and executive leadership team, especially during the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process. Bolotin champions the continued … [Read more...] about Managing Cybersecurity Risk in M&A
Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms: The ABCs of EDR and MEDR Security
In the first part of this blog series on Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms, we provided a high-level overview of the different threat detection and response solutions and went over how to find the right solution for your organization. In this blog, we’ll do a deeper dive on two of these solutions – Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Managed Endpoint Detection and … [Read more...] about Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms: The ABCs of EDR and MEDR Security
Debunking 4 Cybersecurity Myths About Machine Learning
Machine learning has infiltrated the world of security tooling over the last five years. That’s part of a broader shift in the overall software market, where seemingly every product is claiming to have some level of machine learning. You almost have to if you want your product to be considered a modern software solution.This is particularly true in the security industry, where … [Read more...] about Debunking 4 Cybersecurity Myths About Machine Learning
CrowdStrike Jointly Debuts Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework
CrowdStrike is excited to announce the release of the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) project, a collaborative open-source effort among cybersecurity and technology leaders to break down silos that impede cybersecurity teams’ abilities to quickly and effectively detect, investigate and stop breaches. Detecting and stopping advanced cyberattacks demands coordination … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike Jointly Debuts Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework
Become a Cybersecurity Expert with 18 New Online Courses @ 98% OFF
With more data stored in the cloud than ever before, now is a good time to get into cybersecurity. Many top corporations are looking for new talent, and even junior professionals can earn $80,000 or more. The only barrier to entry is education. How do you learn about security protocols and white hat hacking? Enter the All-In-One 2022 Super-Sized Ethical Hacking Bundle. This … [Read more...] about Become a Cybersecurity Expert with 18 New Online Courses @ 98% OFF
Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms: The ABCs of Endpoint Security
Ransomware and other advanced attacks continue to evolve and threaten organizations around the world. Effectively defending your endpoints from these attacks can be a complex undertaking, and a seemingly endless number of security acronyms only compounds that complexity. There are so many acronyms – EPP, EDR, MEDR, MDR, XDR, and more – for various cybersecurity products and … [Read more...] about Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms: The ABCs of Endpoint Security
Cisco Salutes the League of Cybersecurity Heroes
We have entered a world where uncertainty has become the normal operating mode for everyone. Within this new frontier, cybersecurity has become even more challenging. However, some cybersecurity professionals have stood out, using their unique skills and resourcefulness to protect the integrity of their businesses, and to withstand unpredictable and dynamically changing … [Read more...] about Cisco Salutes the League of Cybersecurity Heroes
Callback Phishing Campaigns Impersonate CrowdStrike, Other Cybersecurity Companies
Today CrowdStrike sent the following Tech Alert to our customers: On July 8, 2022, CrowdStrike Intelligence identified a callback phishing campaign impersonating prominent cybersecurity companies, including CrowdStrike. The phishing email implies the recipient’s company has been breached and insists the victim call the included phone number. This campaign leverages similar … [Read more...] about Callback Phishing Campaigns Impersonate CrowdStrike, Other Cybersecurity Companies