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M&A action is gaining momentum, are your cloud security leaders prepared?

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While this is the much-needed progress the economy is craving, it’s not without its potential pitfalls: we can agree security must be at the forefront of all these conversations. As cybersecurity professionals, we take a page from Ben Franklin – we know the only certainties in life are death, taxes… and breaches.

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Top 8 ways to improve cybersecurity for your organization

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As you plan your security budget, know that your recommendations to improve cybersecurity will be scrutinized more than ever before. Make sure you know which IT resources (servers, databases, applications, and dependent systems) are involved in critical processes. Know which has confidential, sensitive information.

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Bringing together DevOps and mainframe security

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Mainframe developers face unique challenges when ensuring their IT environments are secure. Tools like open source have helped give a boost to software development, but it also means security needs to always be top of mind. The DevOps ecosystem of today is becoming increasingly more complex. Chief among those challenges?

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PCI DSS version 4.0: Is your payment card data security program ready?

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The numerous new attack vectors being used by threat actors to obtain payment card data underscores the increasing necessity of compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). and remain compliant long-term, while continually strengthening their overall security stance. It is also a high-value target.

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Start Taking Your Embedded Partnerships Seriously

But if everyone knows that the development team is the lifeblood of your application and company, why are they often saddled with embedded technologies they don’t enjoy using? That means easy embedding, data integrations, seamless automation, total security, and much more. Choosing the right embedded partner matters.

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How to gain a five star security reputation in hospitality

CIO

Achieving and sustaining compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a daunting challenge for hotels because they handle many complex payment business cases. Do you know all your payment channels and credit card flows? This approach should help usher in a successful transition to PCI DSS version 4.0

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3 business benefits of stronger security using Zero Trust principles

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Historically, these weren’t designed with security in mind. OT assets are highly vulnerable to attack because they don’t have built-in security, traffic isn’t encrypted and there’s low visibility into their functioning. Security is paramount for the core infrastructure that supports manufacturing and industrial operations.

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Recovering from a Cyber Attack

Speaker: Mike Cramer, Director of HIPAA & Data Security at The Word & Brown Companies

If your organization stores data and is connected to the Internet, it is not a matter of “if” a cyber-security incident will happen, but “when.” How do we protect that data, knowing that no solution is 100% fail-safe? How do we protect that data, knowing that no solution is 100% fail-safe?

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?” Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. billion in 2022.

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The Product Dev Conundrum: To Build or Buy in a Digital World?

Speaker: Mark Ridley, Owner and Founder, Ridley Industries

Any PM or technical leader who’s led the charge of building a digital product knows that product engineering is one of the most expensive elements of business. He’ll explain how stitching together pre-existing solutions is often the best way to bring a stable, secure product to market most quickly.