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Is the CISO Evolving to Embrace More Risk?

by Jeremy Sporn | Aug 24, 2020 | InfoSec Strategies

Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the traditions on The Virtual CISO Podcast is asking our guests to name a real person or fictional character whom they feel would make a great or not-so-great CISO, and why. Almost every one of the answers has opened up new...

Tips for Personal Device Use for the Forced Remote Workforce under COVID-19 Pandemic

by Larry Moore | Mar 30, 2020 | InfoSec Strategies

Reading Time: 4 minutes Coronavirus has taken many businesses by surprise. Our society is starting to feel the financial impact as a result of this pandemic and our challenges will be around, unfortunately, for some time. The quarantine rules implemented by...

Don’t Let Fear Be the Reason You Don’t Hire a vCISO

by Jeremy Sporn | Mar 27, 2020 | InfoSec Strategies

Reading Time: 3 minutes Cybersecurity firms, especially tool vendors, have been called out for “selling fear” and using hype to gain sales traction. One problem with this tactic is that it can backfire. In a climate already rife with fear, uncertainty and...

A vCISO’s Role in a Growing SaaS Business

by Jeremy Sporn | Mar 25, 2020 | InfoSec Strategies

Reading Time: 3 minutes More and more companies are looking to engage a virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO). The compelling advantages include “more bang for the buck” versus a full-time CISO, shorter time to value given the enormous...

Think of Your vCISO as Your Security Blanket

by Andrew Farkas | Dec 16, 2019 | InfoSec Strategies

Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m a big fan of Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts comic strips. Recently I came across an excellent fan wiki devoted exclusively to Linus’ security blanket, including all the many different ways that the blanket was reconfigured and put...
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