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Why IT leaders are putting more business spin on security spend

CIO

Gartner projects that spending on information security and risk management products and services will grow 11.3% To better focus security spend, some chief information security officers (CISOs) are shifting their risk assessments from IT systems to the data, applications, and processes that keep the business going.

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United Airlines CISO Deneen DeFiore on elevating cyber’s value to the business

CIO

Deneen DeFiore is a Hall of Fame technology executive who currently serves as vice president and chief information security officer at United Airlines, where she leads the cybersecurity and digital risk organization to ensure the company is prepared to prevent, detect, and respond to evolving cyber threats.

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Leveraging Cybersecurity to Supercharge Retail’s Frontline

CIO

By Ravi Balwada, CTO of Guitar Center In retail, we don’t have the luxury of thinking about security as an afterthought. Also thanks to modern cybersecurity , new use cases have become available in retail that were never possible before. There is also the challenge of forensics and investigation of security incidents.

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What Executives Should Know About Shift-Left Security

CIO

Shift-left security” is the concept that security measures, focus areas, and implications should occur further to the left—or earlier—in the lifecycle than the typical phases that used to be entry points for security testing and protections. How did the term shift-left security originate?

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UScellular and Palo Alto Networks Join Forces to Secure 5G

Palo Alto Networks

Remember when securing your network meant throwing up a firewall and calling it a day? A decade back, UScellular’s quest for IT security solutions ignited a long-standing partnership with Palo Alto Networks. Second, the leading position of Palo Alto Networks in 5G security is a significant draw. What’s the twist?

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FireMon Policy Analyzer Delivers Powerful, Free Solution to Combat Firewall Misconfigurations

Firemon

According to Gartner, 99% of firewall and cloud security failures can be attributed to errors in configuration. According to Gartner, 99% of firewall and cloud security failures can be attributed to errors in configuration.

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Palo Alto Networks a Leader in Forrester Enterprise Firewalls Report

Palo Alto Networks

We created the first Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) more than a decade ago and have continued to keep our customers ahead of fast-evolving threats in the years since then. Forrester has named Palo Alto Networks a Leader in its Forrester Wave : Enterprise Firewalls, Q3 2020 report. The 70+ innovative new capabilities in PAN-OS 10.0