No Respect.Chief Information Security Officers Misunderstood and Underappreciated by Their C-Level Peers

Despite their rising profile in recent years, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) still face a long climb in gaining the respect of many C-level executives. There is a prevailing notion that CISOs are primarily a scapegoat for security breaches, have not earned a seat at the senior leadership table and are unlikely to succeed in a leadership role outside of information security. A ThreatTrack Security survey of 203 C-level executives at U.S.-based enterprises employing a CISO revealed that 44% of C-level executives believe CISOs “should be accountable for any organizational data breaches,” but 54% believe CISOs should not be responsible for cybersecurity purchasing decisions. In other words, while CISOs deserve the blame for breaches in the minds of many executives, they should have limited say in acquiring the technology and resources to prevent them.

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2023 Data Protection Trends Executive Brief United States Edition

whitePaper | February 8, 2023

In late 2022, an independent research firm completed their survey of 4,200 unbiased IT leaders and implementers on a variety of data protection drivers, challenges, and strategies — including 1175 in United States. This broad-based market study on unbiased organizations is conducted annually on Veeam’s behalf to understand how the data protection market continues to evolve, so that Veeam can ensure product strategies and market initiatives align with where the market is going.

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The EU Cybersecurity Certification Scheme

whitePaper | September 28, 2022

GlobalPlatform is a technical standards organization that enables the efficient launch and management of innovative, secure-by-design digital services and devices, which deliver end-to-end security, privacy, simplicity, and convenience to users. It achieves this by providing standardized technologies and certifications that empower technology and service providers to develop, certify, deploy, and manage digital services and devices in line with their business, security, regulatory, and data protection needs.

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Embracing Security Operations in the Educational Sector

whitePaper | December 22, 2022

Nearly every part of the educational sector has fallen victim to a cyberattack, from elementary schools to universities. Securing education is no longer a “nice to have” but a “must do” and is a growing concern among the global educational community. Creating and maintaining effective information security and cybersecurity operations in education comes down to people, processes, and tools. It’s crucial for IT and security leaders across the entire spectrum of educational institutions to find the right balance between the three. While there are success stories of achieving that balance, there’s always more to do to identify, understand, and mitigate cybersecurity risks to these organizations. Establishing and improving existing cybersecurity operations must become a priority.

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The Ethics and Security of Cloud Computing

whitePaper | October 17, 2022

Nearly four thousand years ago, Hammurabi engraved the laws of Babylon onto a stone plinth and revolutionized the codication of law. Today, lawyers of all walks of life are engaged in a new revolution, with the ability to practice law armed with nothing more than a tablet device and an internet browser—a revolution brought about, in large part, by the rise of cloud computing.

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Cyber Security State of Tech in 2022

whitePaper | August 4, 2022

The Coronavirus pandemic accelerated technology adoption in ways thought unimaginable just a few short years ago. But in the background and often without much fanfare, cybercrime grew far worse. Threat actors continued their work – often backed by millions of dollars from hostile foreign governments – to penetrate networks and wreak havoc on digital infrastructures

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Best Practices for Row Level Security with Entitlements Tables

whitePaper | September 16, 2022

Row Level Security (RLS) in Tableau refers to restricting the rows of data a certain user can see in a given workbook or data source at the time they view the data. It contrasts with permissions within Tableau Server (or Tableau Online), which are used to control access to content and feature functionality.

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