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“I’m a security professional who has worked in and out of Government roles. I can tell you the pros and cons. Ask me anything.” That was the prompt—and our four The post Navigating Security Careers In and Out of Government appeared first on CISO Series.

At Black Hat 2025, I talked with Danny Jenkins, CEO at ThreatLocker, about a sobering statistic: 90% of successful ransomware attacks happen because security tools weren’t properly configured. Organizations have The post Using Configuration Management to Build Resilience appeared first on CISO Series.

Please join us on Friday, September 5, 2025, for Super Cyber Friday. Our topic of discussion will be “Hacking AI in Meetings: An hour of critical thinking about how to The post Join Us 09-05-25 for “Hacking AI in Meetings” – Super Cyber Friday appeared first on CISO Series.

In today’s cybersecurity news… UK agrees to drop ‘backdoor’ mandate for Apple devices Britain dropped its demand that Apple build a “backdoor” into its encrypted services, following months of talks The post Cybersecurity News: UK drops Apple backdoor mandate, Allianz Life breach impacts 1.1M, attack stifles speed cameras appeared first on CISO Series.

While making informed technical decisions is key for a CISO, the biggest problems they face often aren’t technical. Instead they stem from a failure to translate conversations about risk to The post I Just Can’t Communicate With the Business. I’ve Tried Condescension AND Derision. appeared first on CISO Series.

In today’s cybersecurity news… Workday confirms data breach Over the weekend, the human resources technology giant confirmed that threat actors accessed a third-party customer relationship database, obtaining personal information. This The post Cybersecurity News: Workday breach, post-quantum alliance, Chinese group targets Taiwan appeared first on CISO Series.

CISO Series Podcast will be at the 2025 SFISSA Hack the Flag Conference to do a live audience recording of our show. Joining me on stage will be Brett Conlon, The post PREVIEW: CISO Series Podcast LIVE in Boca Raton, FL 9-12-25 appeared first on CISO Series.

Proving trust is one of the primary challenges facing cybersecurity today. Just look at the rash of data leaks coming from third parties in the news every week. There’s a The post Proving Trust with Drata appeared first on CISO Series.

Cisco warns of maximum-severity defect in firewall software According to an advisory published by the company on Thursday, this flaw affects the company’s Secure Firewall Management Center Software and could The post Cybersecurity News: Cisco firewall warning, Colt Telecom cyberattack, CISA’s OT request appeared first on CISO Series.

In today’s cybersecurity news… New wave of NFC relay fraud, call hijacking, and root exploits in banking sector Researchers at ThreatFabric have released a report describing a new Android trojan The post Cybersecurity News: NFC fraud reappears, Canada government breach, Zoom’s critical flaw appeared first on CISO Series.