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CSO Update Apr 24, 2016 Hacking competitions that will get you noticed The government's announcement of a pilot program "Hack the Pentagon" serves as a reminder of the opportunities available to newbies trying to get a foot in the door of the cyber security industry. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • You've been hit with ransomware. Now what? • Hacking Team postmortem is something all security leaders should read • Two perspectives on social media for security leaders • Why can't the public security sector and the government get along? • New point-of-sale malware Multigrain steals card data over DNS • Whaling emerges as major cybersecurity threat White Paper: Progress Software 5 Reasons to adopt Business Rules Learn 5 simple reasons you need business rules to help speed up workflows, bring new products to market and better serve your customers. Read More ▶ You've been hit with ransomware. Now what? When their data has been stolen, and is being held hostage, companies are increasingly caving in to cybercriminal demands for payment. Short of paying up, the best defense is a good offense. Read More ▶ Hacking Team postmortem is something all security leaders should read Hacking Team is back in the news again. Last weekend, the person responsible for Hacking Team's meltdown posted a recap of the incident, including a detailed overview of how they hacked the Italian firm. It's a fascinating read on its own, but the postmortem should be essential reading for anyone that supports or manages a security program. Read More ▶ Two perspectives on social media for security leaders Brian Reed and Ian Amit from ZeroFox blend two unique perspectives and experience on social media into an action plan for security leaders Read More ▶ Why can't the public security sector and the government get along? The divide between government and the security industry presents several challenges when looking to form partnerships with the goal of improving cybersecurity. In order to illustrate what it will take to move forward with these partnerships, security professionals explore the main roadblocks for collaboration between the private and public sectors. Read More ▶ New point-of-sale malware Multigrain steals card data over DNS A new memory scraping malware program steals payment card data from point-of-sale (PoS) terminals and sends it back to attackers using the Domain Name System (DNS). Read More ▶ Whaling emerges as major cybersecurity threat Fraudsters are using legitimate executive names and email addresses to dupe unsuspecting employees to wire money or sensitive documents to their accounts. The CTO of the Boston Celtics, for one, is fighting back. Read More ▶ White Paper: Progress Software Achieving Business Agility Fundamental to business agility is the ability to make the right business decisions at the right time. Of course, data drives decisions-therefore, business agility actually starts with corporate IT and extends throughout the enterprise. Read More ▶ Top 5 Stories 1. Hacking Team postmortem is something all security leaders should read 2. That man who 'deleted his entire company' with a line of code? It was a hoax 3. What to do when Locky strikes 4. These CISOs explain why they got fired 5. 10 whaling emails that could get by an unsuspecting CEO 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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