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May 28, 2021

New US CISO appointments, May 2021

Keep up with news of CSO, CISO and other senior security executive appointments. Read more ▶

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Aligning security, compliance, and privacy across inventory tracking

Brad Wells, executive director, information security, and Kandice Samuelson, senior director, IT governance, at PPD lead a team enhancing the company's inventory tracking system. Learn how they distribute security resources for appropriate levels of protection, maintain compliance with government regulations and industry standards, and leverage information security controls aligned with client requirements, industry frameworks and privacy regulations.

The password hall of shame (and 10 tips for better password security)

Banish these common passwords now and employ these tips for better password security.

5 best practices for conducting ethical and effective phishing tests

Phishing tests have become a popular feature of cybersecurity training programs, but they should follow ethical frameworks to ensure they don’t do more harm than good.

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8 top open source intelligence tools

OSINT (open source intelligence) is the practice of collecting information from published or otherwise publicly available sources. These tools will help you find sensitive public info before bad guys do.

Credential stuffing explained: How to prevent, detect, and defend against it

Credential stuffing is the automated use of collected usernames and passwords to gain fraudulent access to user accounts.

The 10 most dangerous cyber threat actors

These are the most notorious global cybercriminal and state-sponsored groups according to security researchers.

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