Surprising tips from a super-hacker

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CSO Update Mar 08, 2016 Surprising tips from a super-hacker Virtually everyone in technology knows about Kevin Mitnick, the one-time fugitive hacker who is now a security consultant. Mitnick has a wealth of security advice for the public. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • 5 questions: A short Q&A with Thomas Brown of Silk Road takedown fame • Consumer and enterprise social engineering tricks: What's working • Verizon provides a behind the scenes look at data breaches • Data breaches often result in CEO firing • CISOs must quickly adapt to any situation Video/Webcast: Veeam Software 18 Things NOT to do with your VM Backups There are best practice lists for areas of the modern data center, but do you know what NOT to do to ensure the highest levels of availability? Attend this webinar from Veeam with expert Rick Vanover to learn more. Read More ▶ 5 questions: A short Q&A with Thomas Brown of Silk Road takedown fame CSO Online checked in with Brown to learn more about his new role as Global Leader of Cyber Security/Investigations at BRG, the major cyber threats he's seeing now, and where enterprises are spending their security dollars. Read More ▶ Video Consumer and enterprise social engineering tricks: What's working At RSA Conference, we catch up with Markus Jakobsson, Founder and CTO of ZapFraud, about the latest trends in consumer and enterprise scams (phishing schemes), including the very successful "email from the CEO" trick. Watch Now ▶ Verizon provides a behind the scenes look at data breaches Without naming names, Verizon provides a bit of background information on some of its most intriguing cases. Read More ▶ Data breaches often result in CEO firing We will explore the issues of reputational damage, incident cost, stock price impact, and increased regulatory attention. We will also discuss the fate of four CEOs who have faced cybersecurity breaches in the past three years. Read More ▶ CISOs must quickly adapt to any situation Today's CISO is in the unique position of becoming an important conduit between the C-Suite and the operators that keep an organization running. The position is a pivotal spoke in a large wheel having visibility and influence in activities that range from tactical to strategic; that involve personnel as well as technologies; and create policy as well as ensure compliance. In the face of so many challenges, the CISO's greatest asset is the adaptability to not only juggle so many diverse projects but also help prioritize them in a way that makes the most sense from the business perspective. Read More ▶ White Paper: BlueWolf 2015-2016 The State of Salesforce The State of Salesforce is Bluewolf's annual report of how the best companies use Salesforce. With data collected from over 1,500 Salesforce customers, this year's report uncovers trends and opportunities specific to each Salesforce cloud. Read More ▶ Top 5 Stories 1. Verizon releases first-ever data breach digest 2. Is DevOps the Holy Grail for information security? 3. Cisco issues critical patch for Nexus switches to remove hardcoded credentials 4. Latest attack against TLS shows the pitfalls of intentionally weakening encryption 5. 8 of the most unsettling things you'll find on the darknet Editor's Picks 1. 15 hot, new security and privacy apps for Android and iOS 2. How to get creative with your penetration testing 3. 5 security bolstering strategies that won't break the bank 4. What's wrong with this picture? The NEW clean desk test 5. Inside an attack by the Syrian Electronic Army

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