Cyber CEO

Every year as December winds down and the New Year approaches, I reflect and look back at the year I'm leaving behind. Needless to say, in 2021 cybersecurity was front and center for individuals, enterprises, and governments alike. Data breaches and cybersecurity threats were at an all-time high this past year. This forced security leaders and enterprise executives to assess... Read More

As many people start cautiously re-entering the world, I think it's safe to say that many of the changes the COVID-19 Pandemic caused will remain. We all knew e-commerce was becoming one of the major players in the way people shop and access goods and services, but no one could have imagined the explosion of online shopping that resulted from... Read More

The cybersecurity skills gap has continued to be a problem - one that's only gotten worse due to the pandemic and digital transformation that most organizations recently experienced. Drastic changes to business operations coupled with shrinking budgets mean in-house cybersecurity professionals are both difficult to come by and often too expensive to hire to develop comprehensive cybersecurity programs. When (ISC)2... Read More

 The pace that enterprises experienced digital transformation over the past 18 months was lightning fast. For many teams, the priority was set on keeping the lights on and surviving, leaving their security teams grappling to catch up once the company's operations were already online. As the rate of cyber breaches like ransomware attacks skyrocket, organizations now have no choice but... Read More

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past...the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. – Robert Herjavec In the past 18 months, we've experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Since the pandemic began, cybersecurity has been named a... Read More

Halfway through 2021 and it's been a year unlike any other in cybersecurity ! While the world transitions out of the pandemic, cyber adversaries have continued to take advantage of the chaos - cyber attacks have skyrocketed and are only becoming more frequent, destructive, and sophisticated. It seems every time we turn on the news there's been another breach, each... Read More

Last month I discussed the importance of gaining board and executive-level buy-in to build a strong cybersecurity program. But it shouldn’t just stop there! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – your business must take an integrated, full team approach to infosec. The past 18 months have proven that any person in an organization can be the vulnerability that leads to a disastrous attack... Read More

In the past, cybersecurity was a technical, IT responsibility. Executive teams and boards prioritized the business, not IT. How can we stay competitive? How can we increase revenue? How can we enhance enterprise operations? The irony is that a strong cybersecurity posture is one of the greatest business-enabling tools an organization can have in its arsenal. So why the disconnect?... Read More

Third-party risk is a hot topic in the world of cybersecurity. The recent SolarWinds breach was a tough reminder that technological advancement will always carry inherent risks. In the wake of the pandemic, we continue to see rapid digital transformation – including big changes to the way enterprises require and engage third parties. I joined Art Coviello, board member at... Read More