Cybersecurity risks for state and local governments are both escalating and evolving. The rapid shift to remote work created a new landscape of vulnerabilities that potentially expose government agencies to ransomware attacks and other security exploits. And a massive supply chain attack at the end of 2020 which impacted public- and private-sector organizations nationwide offers what may be a preview of highly complex and sophisticated threats on the horizon.
Government Technology is gathering a small group of cybersecurity leaders for a conversation around how to plan for, mitigate and respond to these evolving risks. Along with our partner, Palo Alto Networks, we’re organizing a virtual roundtable that will explore issues such as:
Cybersecurity risks for state and local governments are both escalating and evolving. The rapid shift to remote work created a new landscape of vulnerabilities that potentially expose government agencies to ransomware attacks and other security exploits. And a massive supply chain attack at the end of 2020 which impacted public- and private-sector organizations nationwide offers what may be a preview of highly complex and sophisticated threats on the horizon.
Government Technology is gathering a small group of cybersecurity leaders for a conversation around how to plan for, mitigate and respond to these evolving risks. Along with our partner, Palo Alto Networks, we’re organizing a virtual roundtable that will explore issues such as:
Why Do Chief Security Officers Leave Jobs So Often?
In both public and private organizations, chief information security officers have shorter tenures than CIOs. Why do cybersecurity heads so quickly leave jobs or get forced out?
Is it time to look elsewhere?
Everyone knows that cybersecurity is a red-hot career field, and chief security officers (or chief information security officers in many organizations) are the ones leading the online security defense. So how can we explain the current situation where about 24 percent of Fortune 500 CISOs last just one year, according to Cybercrime Magazine?
Digging deeper, the average tenure of a CISO is just 26 months, according to ZDNet.
Cybersecurity startup exits stealth mode to address identity and credential compromise.
SOMERSET, N.J. (BUSINESS WIRE) 1Kosmos, the only cybersecurity solution to provide digital identity proofing and passwordless authentication, announced a $15 million investment from ForgePoint Capital, the premier venture investor for early-stage cybersecurity companies. With the closing of this funding round, 1Kosmos comes out of stealth mode to offer a unique security platform that brings the highest identity and authentication assurance levels through advanced biometrics and a private blockchain ecosystem. Led by CEO Hemen Vimadalal, CTO Rohan Pinto and CSO Mike Engle, 1Kosmos’ family of products BlockID Verify, BlockID Workforce and BlockID Customer delivers unmatched security for enterprises and individuals.
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