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73% of security professionals failed to act upon security alerts

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73% of security professionals failed to act upon security alerts

A new report by Coro sheds light on the challenges that cybersecurity professionals are facing in regard to their workload. The report surveyed 500 cybersecurity decision-makers in the United States, all of whom worked for companies with 200 to 2000 employees. The survey focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), finding that many lacked the resources and abilities to properly handle the large volume security alerts received.  In fact, 73% of security professionals in SMEs…

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Developing a security coaching tree

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Developing a security coaching tree

Former NFL coach Bill Parcells’s coaching tree — consisting of assistant coaches who went on to become head coaches in their own right — is legendary. Parcells hired and trained Bill Belichick among 14 head coaches who have collectively won nine Super Bowls. One of today’s most powerful coaching tree branches out from Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, who himself sprouted from the legendary Bill Walsh tree. Does the corporate security world have its own…

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Improve safety and reduce liability using school security cameras

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Improve safety and reduce liability using school security cameras

Modern security camera systems can provide convenience, improve investigations of incidents, and — with the vast improvement of cameras and analytic software — can often help prevent incidents. Safe Havens International’s school safety assessment of more than 9,000 K-12 schools and serving as expert witnesses for the largest school security lawsuits the U.S. to date have helped find ways to get even more benefits from school security cameras. While focused on K-12 schools, the concepts…

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Why women should consider cybersecurity to help close the skills gap

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Why women should consider cybersecurity to help close the skills gap

Children are often asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” For the majority of individuals, professions such as teacher, nurse, pilot or astronaut were popular responses. However, for generation alpha, these responses have shifted to viral YouTube sensations or TikTok content creators due to today’s popularity of social media apps. So what does this mean for low visibility jobs like cybersecurity? There are countless jobs that are necessary for the safety…

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Security's Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2024

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Security's Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2024

Security magazine presents the honorees of our fourth annual Top Cybersecurity Leaders program, which recognizes enterprise information security executives and professionals and their industry accomplishments. This year’s nominees represent the wide range of cybersecurity professionals making a difference across the field and in their organizations. Our 2024 awardees lead by example and improve security through innovative approaches to risk and technology. The goal of the Top Cybersecurity Leaders program is to spotlight cybersecurity professionals who…

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Shannon Brewster | Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2024

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Shannon Brewster | Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2024

When Shannon Brewster took his first job out of college at a telecommunications company, he never would have thought his career would take him down the cybersecurity path. “In that job, as a Senior Enterprise Solutions Manager, I was exposed to cybersecurity elements in terms of the engineering of networks and designing of networks,” he recalls. That exposure certainly piqued his interest. In 2013, while working at AT&T as Director of Sales, Industry & Mobility…

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Dr. Ryma Abassi | Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2024

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Dr. Ryma Abassi | Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2024

Dr. Ryma Abassi’s security introduction came through a love of science when she was a girl. She was a successful student across subjects, making the decision regarding her future a challenging one. Like many Tunisians, her original university options were to go into either medicine or engineering. The National Institute of Applied Science caught Abassi’s eye, inspiring her decision to become a computer science and network engineer. “I wanted a job that’s challenging, where each…

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Sushila Nair | Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2024

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Sushila Nair | Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2024

As much as she’d like to say she spent her youth dreaming of a cybersecurity career, “that’s not really how it rolled out,” says Sushila Nair, Vice President, Head of Cybersecurity Services at Capgemini Americas, a global leader that partners with companies to transform and manage their business by unlocking the value of technology. “I initially started as an engineer,” Nair says. “The reason I studied engineering was I had a physics teacher who was…

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Ossie Munroe | Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2024

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Ossie Munroe | Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2024

While Ossie Munroe is relatively new to the security industry, his career at Bloomberg spans three decades. Munroe joined the organization in 1990, moving through a variety of positions before transitioning into the security field in 2013. “While my career journey within Bloomberg has seen me move between five departments since my start at the company, that bares no reflection on the company’s culture for internal career changes. Instead, this decision was driven mostly by…

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Jorge Mario Ochoa | Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2024

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Jorge Mario Ochoa | Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2024

Learning is a lifelong process and is something Jorge Mario Ochoa has certainly taken to heart. The cybersecurity leader complements his knowledge with master’s degrees in seven disciplines including leadership, business administration, project management, talent management, big data and data analysis, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and deep learning, as well as a Ph.D. in psychology. Jorge Mario considers a well-rounded education an important tool for cybersecurity professionals. “I am a firm advocate for education and collaboration,”…

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