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CISA is highlighting three practices critical infrastructures can implement to rapidly recover in the event of a significant disruption.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100142-building-resilience-and-increasing-your-value-to-the-organization

According to a recent ThreatQuotient survey, 75% of security professionals say cybersecurity automation is important, up from 68% last year.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100141-75-of-security-leaders-say-security-automation-is-important

In this edition of Security’s Top 5 from Security magazine, we showcase the top stories and new developments from across the security industry throughout October.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100140-securitys-top-5-october-2023

The reputational risks and financial costs of cybercrime are only growing in this interconnected world, and security leaders have to be prepared.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100139-easing-the-friction-between-it-and-security

New research recently released reveals an increase in malicious code disguised as Python obfuscation packages.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100133-malicious-python-packages-targets-developers

As is the case with any industry, more technology means more sensitive data stored in online environments, making safeguarding sensitive data, and maintaining privacy more of a priority than ever. As students and teachers increasingly rely on education-specific devices and applications, those users and organizations become more of a target for hackers.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100135-tips-for-safeguarding-student-data

How can we concretely address the workforce challenges facing the cybersecurity industry? In this column, Pam Nigro focuses on DEI, career development and AI.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100126-stubborn-workforce-challenges-call-for-new-approaches-in-building-security-teams

A recent BrandShield survey of chief information security officers (CISOs) found that CISOs reported an average loss of $2.1M USD per cyberattack.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100137-6-of-companies-have-not-had-a-digital-risk-cyberattack-since-2020

According to a report, 74% of IT and security decision makers said their organization’s IT or security budget increased compared to the year prior.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100138-72-of-security-leaders-are-concerned-about-the-adverse-effects-of-ai

Diana Lovati was hired as the first CISO at True Anomaly. Lovati has experience with risk management, compliance, IT and data protection.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100136-diana-lovati-hired-as-true-anomalys-first-ciso

The parking lot is often overlooked in security strategies, but it can provide one of the best opportunities to deter crime and keep a store safe.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100127-dont-forget-parking-lots-when-preventing-theft

Artificial intelligence has taken physical security from the reactive to the proactive era, especially in video surveillance and analytics.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100128-the-evolution-of-ai-and-physical-security

A retailer’s top priority is to keep its employees and customers safe. Technology is one tool that helps retailers mitigate retail violence.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100129-mitigating-retail-violence-requires-a-layered-approach

A new report highlights downtime due to a successful application DDoS attack costs organizations an average of $6,130 per minute.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100123-downtime-cost-of-an-application-ddos-attack-averages-6130-per-minute

Open AI announced that periodic outages across its popular AI chatbot ChatGPT were due to an abnormal traffic pattern reflective of a DDoS attack.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100130-security-leaders-discuss-chatgpt-ddos-attack

As cyber attacks continue and layoffs and economic uncertainty remains, the greater the need for strong, modern identity management and governance.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/blogs/14-security-blog/post/100132-the-road-ahead-for-identity-management

Indiana district will deploy AI gun detection technology across nine school campuses in an effort to proactively protect students and staff from potential threats.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100134-indiana-school-adopts-ai-gun-detection-to-combat-gun-related-violence

The Ten Commandments of Leadership all contain wisdom and truth, but security leaders should examine them closely rather than adopt them as articles of faith.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100112-thou-shalt-question-accepted-wisdom

Security leader Burke Brownfeld interviews Wendy Bashnan, Director of Security and Fire Protection at Scout Motors, about resilience, security culture and more.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100113-build-the-security-champions

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) decided that 3M Company violated federal regulations leading to an employee death.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100131-osha-finds-3m-violated-hazardous-workplace-regulations