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The Face of Cybersecurity Excellence: Jess Parnell Wins CISO of The Year

In the world of cybersecurity being proactive is a necessity. Cyber threats loom large, and only those who dare to innovate, lead, and push boundaries can truly make a difference. That’s why it’s no surprise that our very own Jess Parnell, has been named the CISO of the Year in the 2024 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards.

CISO of the Year Award: Jess Parnell

We are proud to announce that we have won three prestigious Cybersecurity Excellence Awards! Join us in congratulating Jess Parnell for being named CISO of the Year. We are also honored to be recognized for: Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company Intelligence Powered Cybersecurity These awards showcase our unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation in cybersecurity. Thank you to our incredible team and the Centripetal community for their hard work and support. Together, we will continue to push the boundaries of cybersecurity to build a secure digital future.

Important Security Defenses to Help Your CISO Sleep at Night

This is Part 13 in my ongoing project to cover 30 cybersecurity topics in 30 weekly blog posts. The full series can be found here. If you search recent cybersecurity news it's easy to find the threats that keep your CISO awake at night. While there are many, a short list is: However, it's quite a bit harder to find articles discussing defenses against these attacks, so let me help out by offering a select set of security best practices that, if properly deployed, should help your CISO sleep at night.

Analyzing Utilities Sector Cybersecurity Performance

With economic sanctions being levied by the US against Iran and a trade war heating up with China, some security experts are cautioning that attacks targeting US critical infrastructure may be inevitable. Are electric utilities prepared to defend themselves and their facilities against these attacks?

How Cybersecurity Financial Quantification Helps CISOs Make Their Case to the Board

More enterprise business leaders are beginning to understand that cybersecurity risk equates to business risk—and getting a clearer sense of the impact that cyber exposures can have on the bottom line. Consider the MGM Resorts and Clorox Company cybersecurity incidents that occurred last year. Both suffered considerable attacks, reportedly led by the Scattered Spider cybercriminal group, causing widespread business disruption and substantial financial losses.

Afni's Brent Deterding on deploying MFA for 10,000 employees and becoming "the Happy CISO"

In this week’s episode of The Future of Security Operations podcast, Thomas is joined by Brent Deterding. Brent has over 25 years of experience in security, both on the vendor side and now as a security leader. He spent a big part of his career with cloud-native security analytics platform SecureWorks, and he’s currently the CISO of Afni, a global provider of contact center solutions in the U.S., Philippines, and Mexico.

Afni's Brent Deterding on deploying MFA for 10,000 employees and becoming "the Happy CISO"

In this week’s episode of The Future of Security Operations podcast, I'm joined by Brent Deterding. Brent has over 25 years of experience in security, both on the vendor side and now as a security leader. He spent a big part of his career with cloud-native security analytics platform SecureWorks, and he’s currently the CISO of Afni, a global provider of contact center solutions in the U.S., Philippines, and Mexico.

Championing Supply Chain Cybersecurity Amid Evolving Regulations-A New CISO Imperative

Supply chain cybersecurity and resilience have become pivotal across various cyber regulations, most notably NIS2 and DORA. In this blog, stemming from our latest ebook '5 Proven Strategies to Maximize Supply Chain Cyber Risk Management’, we will explore the reasons why resilience is a new mandate for CISOs today and, most importantly, how to secure the supply chain at scale—in line with evolving regulatory requirements.