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CISO interview with Darren Desmond, the CISO with the Automobile Association in the UK

Philip Ingram (PI) talked to Darren Desmond (DD). Darren currently works with the Automobile Association (AA) in the UK as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), joining in 2018. He started his professional career in the British Army's Royal Military Police, before a stint in the Special Investigation Branch, and Military Intelligence.

Azure Bicep security fundamentals

Azure Bicep is getting more popular by the day and is rapidly becoming the replacement for Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates. In this post, I am going to go over some security fundamentals when using Bicep. If you are not familiar with Bicep then I recommend taking a look at the Microsoft Learn documentation to find out more.

GDPR Compliance for Email Marketing and Cold-Callings

Cold calling and emailing have always been popular and effective techniques of sales and communication with prospective clients. It is a way how brands can reach out to potential clients who may not be aware of your service or product offerings. It is a technique of creating brand awareness and lead generation. However, many customers see these activities as spamming.

Cyberint Mentioned in Three 2022 Gartner Reports

We are proud to announce that Cyberint has been named a Sample Vendor in the ‘Hype Cycle for Security Operations, 2022’ under three categories: Digital Risk Protection Services; External Attack Surface Management and Threat Intelligence Products & Services. Cyberint has also been named in 2022 Gartner reports ‘Emerging Tech Impact Radar: Security’ and ‘Emerging Tech: Adoption Growth Insights in Digital Risk Protection Services’.

2023 Cybersecurity predictions

Cybersecurity is a relatively new discipline in the realm of computing. Once computing became more democratized with PCs connected via local area networks (LAN) and client/server environments, adversaries quickly saw opportunities. The more democratized computing – the more risk and the potential for cyber adversaries. Dealing with cyber risk and adversaries is now part of a normal business plan.

Our Customers Have Spoken: CrowdStrike Delivers the Best in EDR, EPP and XDR

Time and again, analyst reports, independent tests and numerous other awards and acknowledgements affirm CrowdStrike is a leader in cybersecurity. Why is this important? Because when CrowdStrike is #1, it’s our customers who win. But to us, the best validation of the power of the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform comes from our customers themselves. We are proud to have earned the trust of so many organizations — over 20,000 customers and counting — around the world.

Top 10 Cybersecurity Conferences of 2023

2023 is coming in hot. If you don't want to miss out on this year's best events, you better start planning your conference schedule early. To help you out, I created an overview of my personal top 10 favorite cybersecurity events in 2023 about application security, cloud security, IoT, and all the other topics that currently occupy the cybersecurity world.

Continued Exploitation and Evolution of ProxyShell Vulnerabilities - The Monitor, Issue 22

In August 2021, threat actors started to exploit ProxyShell vulnerabilities in certain Microsoft Exchange Server versions. Today, not only is Kroll seeing actors continue to leverage ProxyShell in larger network intrusions but also now organizations must also be on guard for the so-called ProxyNotShell vulnerabilities, which surfaced in September 2022.

Distraction on overdrive: Security in a time of permacrisis

We can probably all agree that we’re living in a state of permacrisis right now. After grappling with Covid-19, the world has been rocked by volatile stock markets, record-setting inflation, and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. No wonder Collins Dictionary chose permacrisis as its word of the year for 2022.