Tag: chief information security officer (CISO)
Cohesity issues 2024 Global Cyber Resilience Report
August 15, 2024SSN Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cyber resilience research commissioned by Cohesity has revealed that organizations overestimate their cyber resilience capabilities and maturity, leading to significant business continuity disruptions and ransom payments.
The Cohesity Global Cyber Resilience Report 2024 was polled from over 3100 IT and Security decision-makers in eight countries and Cohesity said that data confirms the threat of cyberattacks - especially ransomware - continues to rise, with the majority...
Tim Rains joins ADT as new CISO
March 29, 2024SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. – ADT has announced the appointment of its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Tim Rains.
With over 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, Rains is being tasked with spearheading initiatives in cybersecurity strategy, assurance, compliance, vulnerability management, risk management, and governance for ADT.
“I’m eager to see Tim’s influence on ADT’s cybersecurity efforts and know he will make a meaningful addition to an...
Quorum Cyber appoints Scott Burman as head of advisory
December 8, 2023SSN Staff
EDINBURGH, United Kingdom – Quorum Cyber announced that the company has welcomed Scott Burman as its new head of advisory.
With over 25 years of experience providing professional services and strategic advisory in cybersecurity, Quorum Cyber cited Burman's rich and varied background in advising customers from different sectors on prioritizing and managing their cyber risk and resilience.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Quorum Cyber at this exciting time and am looking...
Trick or treatise
November 1, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
As promised, I’m going to talk up a particular subject for this week’s Monitoring Matters, and we’re going to discuss lawsuits!
While I write this the witching hour has come to pass and Halloween has run its course for the year, although probably not all the sugar in some of your bloodstreams (shame on you, that was your child’s candy). October went out with a bang however, with a couple of really big announcements for the security industry over the course of the month....
SEC charges SolarWinds, CISO with fraud and internal control failures
October 31, 2023SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against software company SolarWinds and its chief information security officer (CISO), Timothy G. Brown, for fraud and internal control failures relating to allegedly known cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities.
A release from the SEC makes note of the complaint which alleges that, from at least its October 2018 initial public offering through at least its December 2020 announcement that it was the target...