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Passwordless Authentication: Myths and Realities
Oct. 13, 2021

Passwordless Authentication: Myths and Realities

Driven by a mission and passion to fight online crime, Ori Eisen, Founder and CEO of Trusona , explains the fundamentals of passwordless authentication and why it is a superior and simpler way of securing access. He also disp...

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Cybersecurity Risk Reduction Tips for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Sept. 29, 2021

Cybersecurity Risk Reduction Tips for Small and Medium-Sized Enterpri…

While small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face the same cybersecurity issues as large enterprises, SMEs don’t have the resources to effectively manage those risks. Research reports reveal alarming statistics on the stat...

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What Does Good Cyber Governance Look Like? A Legal Perspective
Sept. 15, 2021

What Does Good Cyber Governance Look Like? A Legal Perspective

From the standpoint of cybersecurity governance, how does an organization stay on the right side of the law? Rois Ni Thuama, Ph.D. (Doctor of Law), Head of Cyber Governance, Red Sift , spoke with great clarity and eloquence i...

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Multidisciplinary and Integrative Approach to Cybersecurity Education
Sept. 1, 2021

Multidisciplinary and Integrative Approach to Cybersecurity Education

In a very engaging and thoughtful discussion, Dr. Jimmie Lenz, Dir. Master of Engineering in FinTech and Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering , spoke to the importance of a m...

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Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Readiness
Aug. 18, 2021

Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Readiness

Ram R. Kumar, Executive Director, AT&T Business, discusses at length significant cybersecurity governance issues, from achieving inter-and intra-organizational buy-in to employee empowerment, education and training, integrat...

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Being An Effective Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Aug. 4, 2021

Being An Effective Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Richard Biever, Chief Information Security Officer, Duke University , shares valuable insights on how to create an effective CISO function. In a wide-ranging and substantive discussion that touched upon key aspects of cyberse...

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The Human Vulnerability Factor
July 21, 2021

The Human Vulnerability Factor

A widely reported 2019 survey found that 99% of the attacks are focused on exploiting human vulnerabilities by targeting people instead of computer systems and infrastructure. Some of the most significant data breaches were c...

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Going Above and Beyond the Mandated Checklist
July 7, 2021

Going Above and Beyond the Mandated Checklist

When top management proactively takes every possible precaution to protect sensitive data because it is the right thing to do and not because there is a legislative requirement, that’s when the organization would have taken a...

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Protecting Academic Institutions from Ransomware and Other Forms of Cyber Attacks
June 23, 2021

Protecting Academic Institutions from Ransomware and Other Forms of C…

Educational institutions have been the target and victim of ransomware attacks. Garry Scobie, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, The University of Edinburg , spoke at length with Dr. Dave Chatterjee on protecting acad...

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Role of Top Management in Cybersecurity Governance
June 8, 2021

Role of Top Management in Cybersecurity Governance

The recent ransomware attacks on Colonial Pipeline and JBS are grave reminders that organizations at all levels must constantly be in a high state of cybersecurity readiness and alert. This is no easy task as the points of vu...

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The Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Trailer
May 20, 2021

The Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Trailer

Welcome to the Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast! The Podcast serves to have a reflective, thought-provoking and jargon free discussion on how to enhance the state of cybersecurity at an individual, organizational and national ...

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