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Solving the leadership paradox to avoid a cybersecurity AI skills generation gap
Transforming operations to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) is the leading challenge for organisations in every sector right now. Arguably, urgency is even greater in the technology sector, where leaders are acutely aware of AI’s potential to boost productivity and efficiency.
It’s Good to Talk: Dialogue and Community are Essential to Global Cybersecurity
by Leon Ward, Chief Transformation Officer, Securonix The recent World Economic Forum meeting focused on “A Spirit of Dialogue”. The conference themes emphasized the role of communication and connection in overcoming challenges and driving prosperity in the years ahead. Arguably, nowhere is this more relevant than in the fast-moving, borderless, and high-stakes cybersecurity arena. Here, knowledge is not just power; it is also safety, prosperity, and the foundation for future stability.
Same Mission, Different Mindsets: CISOs and Incident Response Leaders in the Age of AI and Automation
by Leon Ward, Chief Transformational Officer, Securonix When you work in cybersecurity, whether you’re steering the operational team, or in a more strategic role, the mission is the same: protect the business. But when it comes to executing that mission, finding consensus on the best approach can be hard. At this pivotal point in the evolution of cybersecurity, as automation becomes table stakes and AI adoption accelerates, it is important that stakeholders are pulling in the same direction.
How threat intelligence builds shared responsibility in cybersecurity
In times of geopolitical and economic instability, no organization would consider running without backups, additional support, clear end goals, and company-wide communication. Within business, the wisdom of strength in numbers and power in unity is widely understood. However, when it comes to its cybersecurity — a critical pillar that reputation, safety, and resilience rely upon — the opposite often happens.
What You Don’t Know: The Role of Threat Intelligence in Driving Cybersecurity Awareness
by Leon Ward, Chief Transformation Officer atThreatQuotient, A Securonix Company. In times of geopolitical and economic instability, no organization would consider running without backups, additional support, clear end goals, and company-wide communication. Within business, the wisdom of strength in numbers and power in unity is widely understood. However, when it comes to its cybersecurity – a critical pillar that reputation, safety, and resilience rely upon – the opposite often happens.
What You Don’t Know: The Role of Threat Intelligence in Driving Cybersecurity Awareness
by Leon Ward, Chief Transformation Officer atThreatQuotient, A Securonix Company. In times of geopolitical and economic instability, no organization would consider running without backups, additional support, clear end goals, and company-wide communication. Within business, the wisdom of strength in numbers and power in unity is widely understood. However, when it comes to its cybersecurity – a critical pillar that reputation, safety, and resilience rely upon – the opposite often happens.
Ransomware in the Global Healthcare Industry
Following the World Health Organisation (WHO) hosting a webinar to discuss the critical importance of cybersecurity in the healthcare sector, it is clear the severity of the situation the industry is facing is coming to the fore. Healthcare organizations are increasingly relying on digital systems to facilitate their daily workflow, but the prevalence of outdated legacy technology in the sector is rendering it vulnerable to cyberattacks with severe consequences.
Ransomware in the global healthcare industry
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Ransomware in the global healthcare industry
The World Health Organization (The WHO) hosted a webinar on the 18 July to discuss the critical importance of cybersecurity in the healthcare sector, highlighting the severity of the situation the industry is currently facing. Healthcare organizations are increasingly relying on digital systems to facilitate their daily workflow, but the prevalence of outdated legacy technology in the sector is rendering it vulnerable to cyber-attacks with severe consequences.
Ransomware in the Global Healthcare Industry
The World Health Organisation (The WHO) hosted a webinar on the 18th of July to discuss the critical importance of cybersecurity in the healthcare sector, highlighting the severity of the situation the industry is currently facing. Healthcare organisations are increasingly relying on digital systems to facilitate their daily workflow, but the prevalence of outdated legacy technology in the sector is rendering it vulnerable to cyber-attacks with severe consequences.
Ransomware in the Global Healthcare Industry
Written by Leon Ward, VP, Product Management, ThreatQuotient The World Health Organization (The WHO) hosted a webinar on the 18th of July to discuss the critical importance of cybersecurity in the healthcare sector, highlighting the severity of the situation the industry is currently facing.
Breaking the cybersecurity automation logjam won’t break the bank Original
Right now, to boost efficiency and achieve economies of scale, businesses want to automate as much as possible. In back office processes, approaches like Robotic Process Automation (RPA), are now increasingly standard and are expected to be a $20bn-plus market by 2030. In parallel, enterprises are looking to ChatGPT and Generative AI to help them speed up everything from creating marketing brochures to drug discovery.
Breaking the cybersecurity automation logjam won’t break the bank
Written by Leon Ward, VP Product Management, ThreatQuotient Right now, to boost efficiency and achieve economies of scale, businesses want to automate as much as possible. In back office processes, approaches like Robotic Process Automation (RPA), for example, are now increasingly standard and are expected to be a $20bn-plus market by 2030. In parallel, enterprises are looking to ChatGPT and Generative AI to help them speed up everything from creating marketing brochures to drug discovery.
Breaking the cybersecurity automation logjam won’t break the bank
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The CISO's next priority isn't technology. It's building a great Employee Experience
In security, we are very used to talking about features and functions in the tools we use.
The CISO View: Navigating the Promise and Pitfalls of Cybersecurity Automation
New 2023 State of Cybersecurity Automation research reveals that while adoption is rising, lingering hurdles undermine its effectiveness. Cybersecurity automation has steadily gained traction as organisations seek to improve efficiency, address talent gaps, and keep up with escalating threats.
Five ways your business can bridge the cybersecurity skills gaps to find and keep top talent
We hear a lot about the cybersecurity skills gap, which the latest research puts at 3.4 million globally. There are lots of reasons why organisations find themselves dealing with a skills deficit – from an actual dearth of qualified talent to internal factors including turnover, lack of budget/competitive wages, limited opportunities for growth and promotion, and lack of training. One aspect that is within a company’s control, but is often unremarked, is unrealistic hiring practices.
5 Ways Your Business can Bridge Cybersecurity Skills Gaps
Written by Leon Ward, Vice-President of Product Management, ThreatQuotient We hear a lot about the cybersecurity skills gap, which the latest research puts at 3.4 million globally. There are lots of reasons why organizations find themselves dealing with a skills deficit – from an actual dearth of qualified talent to internal factors including turnover, lack of budget/competitive wages, limited opportunities for growth and promotion, and lack of training.
Five ways your business can bridge the cybersecurity skills gaps to find and keep top talent
Written by Leon Ward, Vice-President of Product Management, ThreatQuotient We hear a lot about the cybersecurity skills gap, which the latest research puts at 3.4 million globally. There are lots of reasons why organizations find themselves dealing with a skills deficit – from an actual dearth of qualified talent to internal factors including turnover, lack of budget/competitive wages, limited opportunities for growth and promotion, and lack of training.
Five ways your business can bridge the cybersecurity skills gaps to find and keep top talent
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Five ways your business can bridge the cybersecurity skills gaps to find and keep top talent
We hear a lot about the cybersecurity skills gap, which the latest research puts at 3.4 million globally. There are lots of reasons why organizations find themselves dealing with a skills deficit -- from an actual dearth of qualified talent to internal factors including turnover, lack of budget/competitive wages, limited opportunities for growth and promotion, and lack of training. One aspect that is within a company’s control, but is often unremarked, is unrealistic hiring practices.
Budget and momentum are key to cybersecurity automation maturity -- and CISOs are feeling left behind
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Budget and momentum are key to cybersecurity automation maturity -- and CISOs are feeling left behind
As cyber threats intensify and the human and financial resources available to deal with them remain limited, there is a growing need for automation in cybersecurity. The intelligent automation of key cybersecurity processes can significantly improve an organization's posture and at the same time support under-pressure employees by reducing reliance on manual processes.
Budget and momentum are key to cybersecurity automation maturity -- and CISOs are feeling left behind
Article Details Author / Journalist: Leon Ward Category: Technology Markets: Topics: Source Website Secure: Yes (HTTPS) News Sentiment: Neutral Fact Checked: Legitimate Article Type: News Report Published On: 2022-12-12 @ 12:25:00 (8 hours ago) News Timezone: GMT +8:00 Ranking: #1105 (out of 1313 stories this day) News Source URL: betanews.com Language: English Article Length: 1175 words Reading Time: 7 minutes read Sentences: 43 lines Sentence Length: 28 words per sentence (average)...
5 Fun Agility Ladder exercises to put in YOUR plans! 🙌 💪
Want some inspiration with the Agility Ladder? Why not try these moves. The Agility Ladder is one of my favourite pieces of kit - inexpensive & effective. Feel free to put in your plans or your next bootcamp/circuit class. Here's some of my favourites. Apparently the US loves the Icky Shuffle. Here we have a twist: add cones for you to lateral shuffle and touch down. Final Thoughts Hope this gives inspiration to put in your plans & share with family/friends/clients etc...
5 reasons why I think Fitain's here to stay
My first post shared my story - starting as a cleaner, to become the product director of a promising Health & Fitness App. Now, I want to tell you about Fitain... Fitain is a health & fitness app where you can create, share, find and monetise your exercise plans. Our approach is a little different. What do we mean? Well let's take a look at some main features: Select up to 5 interests & a unique colour will be generated on your profile. Everything on Fitain has a colour associated to it.
From cleaner to a health & fitness app Product Director
Hey all, just wanted to share my journey on how I got this position as the Product Director of Fitain. I should mention, pre uni I went through a weight loss transformation which changed my entire outlook on life. I adopted a 'can-do' attitude and became happier in general. It all started when I finished Uni at 22 (ish). As an aside, I went to drama school and had some success with decent-sized productions.
Getting Your Company Out Of A Crisis Situation
Why situation rooms hold the key to dealing with a data breach You can imagine a scene in an action movie where the president is briefed on an ongoing incident, surrounded by generals, and chiefs of staff. Each in turn describe parts of the event, while the president asks questions and directs actions until the incident is over or a decisive move is made to combat the foe. What you can picture is called a situation room. In fact, the situation room is based in reality.
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