A popular social gaming company turned to a virtual global security operations center (vGSOC) service when its threat landscape shifted dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96984-virtual-security-operations-center-protects-gaming-company-assets

Risk assessments, security and business continuity plans, threat monitoring and more can help enterprise security professionals maintain safety in a winter weather emergency.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96983-5-ways-to-prepare-for-a-winter-weather-emergency

Implementing strong cyber hygiene will sharpen standardization throughout your organization will in turn bring about an increase in security and efficiency.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96985-implementing-strong-cybersecurity-hygiene-standards

Former Boeing Company and NASA CISO Howard Whyte has joined Truist as the new Chief Information Security Officer.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96980-howard-whyte-named-ciso-at-truist

The Global Threat Report from Zix highlighted the significance of business email security, detailing the status of malware delivered via email in 2021.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96979-securing-business-email-accounts-from-malware-threats

Global biopharmaceutical company Merck has won a $1.4B legal dispute against its insurer for the NotPetya attacks.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96972-merck-wins-14b-lawsuit-over-notpetya-attack

Ryan Manning has been named the new Chief Compliance Officer at Allied Universal, a global security and facility services firm.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96978-ryan-manning-joins-allied-universal-as-cco

With multi-million-dollar ransoms and threats to public safety, the stakes are high. Security leaders can no longer afford to leave vulnerabilities unaddressed for five months or five years.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96977-security-leaders-must-proactively-remediate-vulnerabilities-to-combat-modern-threats

Canada’s foreign ministry has been hacked, and some services are still experiencing disruption.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96973-canadas-foreign-ministry-hacked

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department updated community service officer uniforms to improve approachability in response to a third-party review of the campus climate.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96975-university-of-nebraska-lincoln-updates-officer-uniforms

The Q3 Internet Security Report from WatchGuard Technologies found trends relating to ransomware, network attacks and zero-day malware.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96974-top-3-quarterly-trends-in-internet-security

Registration is now open for the (ISC)² entry-level cybersecurity certification exam pilot program, which aims to help close the cyber skills gap.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96970-isc-entry-level-cybersecurity-certification-exam-program-now-open

Elias Oxendine has been named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Yum! Brands, a fast food provider operating Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and other restaurants around the globe.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96971-elias-oxendine-named-ciso-of-yum-brands

Virginia lawmakers will consider multiple amendments to the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act in advance of its January 1, 2023 effective date.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96968-amendments-proposed-to-virginia-consumer-data-protection-act

Despite industry efforts to mitigate it, real estate cyber fraud has steadily grown. Here is how best to mitigate the fraud risk in your organization.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96967-how-to-defend-against-real-estate-wire-fraud

Ransomware was the most common attack method behind third-party breaches in 2021, initiating more than one out of four incidents.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96969-ransomware-accounted-for-27-of-third-party-attacks-in-2021

Business interruptions, cyberattacks, natural catastrophes and more will likely remain the key underlying risk themes in 2022. How can businesses prepare?

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96931-top-global-security-business-risks-in-the-next-year

Raise funds for security workforce development and register for a morning of golf with other security executives in Las Vegas ahead of the ISC West conference in March.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96966-registration-opens-for-fast-golf-event-ahead-of-isc-west

One-third of cyberattacks in 2021 targeted healthcare organizations, according to the Third-Party Breach Report from Black Kite.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96965-33-of-third-party-data-breaches-in-2021-targeted-healthcare-orgs

Mark Bullock, longtime law enforcement official and higher ed security officer, has been named Assistant Vice President, Director of Public Safety at the University of Iowa.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96964-mark-bullock-named-u-of-iowa-director-of-public-safety