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What is a Cyber Threat? How to Explain Cyber Threats to Your CEO
- February 19, 2017
- Posted by: Edem Glymin
- Category: Information Security, Risk Management
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What is a Cyber Threat? How to Explain Cyber Threats to Your CEO February 19, 2017 Posted by: Edem Glymin Category: Information Security, Risk Management No Comments How to explain cyber threats to your CEO and others. Learn more about the potential for risk What is a cyber threat? To explain what a cyber threat -
Database Architecture And Security
- February 18, 2017
- Posted by: Edem Glymin
- Category: Data Security, Information Security
Database Architecture And Security February 18, 2017 Posted by: Edem Glymin Category: Data Security, Information Security No Comments Security Architecture An essential but often missing element in an information security program is a well-defined and complete information security architecture that reflects the business decisions and the information security policy decisions of the organization. In -
The role of the CISO, the CIO and the Board
- February 18, 2017
- Posted by: Edem Glymin
- Category: Information Security, Leadership Insights
The role of the CISO, the CIO and the Board February 18, 2017 Posted by: Edem Glymin Category: Information Security, Leadership Insights No Comments Digital Transformation vs. Organisational Legacy The hybrid role of the CISO Beyond the functional distinctions we analysed in our reporting line article (CISO as a Figurehead / CISO as a -
Build a SOC or Choose an MSSP?
- February 8, 2017
- Posted by: Edem Glymin
- Category: Information Security
Introduction: The decision to build an internal Security Operations Center (SOC) versus selecting a Managed SecurityService Provider (MSSP) to handle operational information security concerns can be a difficult and time consuming task for organizations seeking to improve their security posture. This post will explore advantages and disadvantages of both options and provide context around my -
These CISOs explain why they got fired
- August 27, 2016
- Posted by: GSS Ghana
- Category: Information Security
These CISOs explain why they got fired August 27, 2016 Posted by: GSS Ghana Category: Information Security No Comments Today’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) leads an increasingly precarious life.Since the emergence of the job title in the late 1990s, the CISO job has become more complex - and demanding - by the day. Whereas -
The life of a social engineer: Hacking the human
- August 27, 2016
- Posted by: GSS Ghana
- Category: Information Security
The life of a social engineer: Hacking the human August 27, 2016 Posted by: GSS Ghana Category: Information Security No Comments A clean-cut guy with rimmed glasses and a warm smile, Jayson E. Street looks nothing like the stereotypical hacker regularly portrayed in movies (i.e. pale, grim and antisocial). But he is one – he -
The Cyber Kill Chain or: how I learned to stop worrying and love data breaches
- July 22, 2016
- Posted by: GSS Ghana
- Category: Data Security, Information Security
The Cyber Kill Chain or: how I learned to stop worrying and love data breaches July 22, 2016 Posted by: GSS Ghana Category: Data Security, Information Security No Comments Pulling off a heist is no easy feat – and in order to prevent theft, you best understand the plan of attack. Like any good ol’ -
The Information Security Leader, Part 1: Two Distinct Roles, Four Fundamental Questions and Three Persistent Challenges
- July 22, 2016
- Posted by: GSS Ghana
- Category: Information Security
The Information Security Leader, Part 1: Two Distinct Roles, Four Fundamental Questions and Three Persistent Challenges July 22, 2016 Posted by: GSS Ghana Category: Information Security No Comments “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” This kernel of wisdom comes from a certain high-tech headhunter in the -
The Security Cost of Free Smartphone Apps
- July 6, 2016
- Posted by: GSS Ghana
- Category: Information Security, Risk Management
The Security Cost of Free Smartphone Apps July 6, 2016 Posted by: GSS Ghana Category: Information Security, Risk Management No Comments There are hundreds of thousands of them to choose from now whether you have an iPhone, an Android or some other version of smartphone. Free mobile applications sound like a great bargain, but be