CSO Update

Apr 23, 2017

10 interview questions for hiring cloud-literate security staff

The answers will paint a picture of whether this candidate understands cloud security. Read More ▶

Your Must-Read Stories

•	What's in the fine print of your disaster recovery vendor agreement?

•	Most employees willing to share sensitive information, survey says

•	Secure card maker Plastc Inc. considering Chapter 7 bankruptcy, halts operations

•	Hackers use old Stuxnet-related bug to carry out attacks

•	Flaws let attackers hijack multiple Linksys router models

•	Drupal fixes critical access bypass vulnerability

Video/Webcast: Dell EMC & Intel®

Data Lake: Harnessing the Power of Unstructured Data

Gain control over the flood of unstructured data. In this webcast, you'll hear how a Data Lake efficiently consolidates all your unstructured data within a single data fabric. Read More ▶

What's in the fine print of your disaster recovery vendor agreement?

Make sure these points are in your service-level agreements with DRaaS vendorsWhen considering DRaaS vendors, ask your potential partner how far they are willing to go in protecting your business and your data, and if these promises will be reimbursable if not met. Bluelock's Brandon Jeffress reviews what is essential to be in an ironclad SLA. Read More ▶

Most employees willing to share sensitive information, survey says

According to an end user security survey released this morning, 72 percent of employees are willing to share confidential information. In the financial services sector, the percentage was even higher -- 81 percent said they should share sensitive, confidential or regulated information. Read More ▶

Secure card maker Plastc Inc. considering Chapter 7 bankruptcy, halts operations

Early supporters of Plastc, the E-Ink and touchscreen smart card that offered a number of security features, got some bad news on Thursday. Plastc Inc. is exploring options for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy protection, and none of the pre-orders will ship. Read More ▶

Hackers use old Stuxnet-related bug to carry out attacks

Users that run unpatched software beware. Hackers have been relying on an old software bug connected to the Stuxnet worm to carry out their attacks. Read More ▶

Flaws let attackers hijack multiple Linksys router models

Two dozen Linksys router models are exposed to attacks that could extract sensitive information from their configurations, cause them to become unresponsive and even completely take them over. Read More ▶

Drupal fixes critical access bypass vulnerability

The Drupal project has released a patch to fix a critical access bypass vulnerability that could put websites at risk of hacking. Read More ▶

Video/Webcast: Druva | AWS

From On-Premises to Cloud: Modernize Data Protection with Druva Phoenix and AWS

In this webinar, learn how Druva helped AWS customer TRC Companies Inc. (NYSE:TRR) to significantly lower their backup costs and storage footprint as well as modernize their overall data protection strategy. Hear how to leverage modern backup technology to scale on demand, how to maintain security and compliance across all data, and how to implement additional best practices for moving backup to the cloud. When: May 17, 2017 | 10 am PDT/1 pm EDT Read More ▶

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