Cybersecurity Leaders Suffer Burnout as Pressures of the Job Intensify

Cybersecurity Leaders Suffer Burnout as Pressures of the Job Intensify

Relentless cyberattacks and pressure to fix security gaps despite budget constraints are raising the stress levels of corporate cyber leaders and their worries about personal liability, a growing concern since the criminal case against Uber Technologies ’ former security chief. Hacks on companies’ IT systems often come with business disruptions, reputational damage, regulatory investigations and lawsuits. Chief information security officers must manage cybersecurity risks and, at the same time, educate C-suite colleagues and the board….

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A chilling Russian cyber aim in Ukraine: Digital dossiers

A chilling Russian cyber aim in Ukraine: Digital dossiers

BOSTON (AP) — Russia’s relentless digital assaults on Ukraine may have caused less damage than many anticipated. But most of its hacking is focused on a different goal that gets less attention but has chilling potential consequences: data collection. Ukrainian agencies breached on the eve of the Feb. 24 invasion include the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which oversees the police, national guard and border patrol. A month earlier, a national database of automobile insurance policies…

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