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The Cybersecurity Resilience Quotient: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Security Measures

Nguyen Michael1 year ago010 mins

The Cybersecurity Resilience Quotient: Measuring Security Effectiveness Introduction In today’s ever-changing cybersecurity landscape, organizations face increasing challenges in evaluating the effectiveness of their defenses. Traditional metrics such as the number of security incidents or mean time to detect provide only a limited perspective on an organization’s security posture. What is needed is a holistic and…

Is the US Government’s Security Guidance for Open Source Software in OT, ICS Effective Enough? Title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of US Government’s Security Guidance for Open Source Software in OT, ICS

Morgan Sarah1 year ago011 mins

US Government Releases Security Guidance for Open Source Software in OT, ICS The US government, comprising agencies such as CISA, FBI, NSA, and the US Department of Treasury, has joined forces to provide new cybersecurity guidance for the use of open source software (OSS) in operational technology (OT) environments. The guidance, which is designed to…

Securing the Future: Enhancing Effectiveness of Security Awareness Training

Patel Maya2 years ago08 mins

Phishing Security Awareness Training Isn’t Working – How Can We Improve It? Introduction Phishing remains a significant cybersecurity threat, with social engineering techniques becoming increasingly sophisticated. While security awareness training is meant to help individuals recognize and avoid phishing attacks, it is apparent that it is not working effectively. This raises the question: why doesn’t…

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Side-Channel Attack Mitigations: MIT Introduces New Framework

Reynolds Alex2 years ago07 mins

New MIT Framework Evaluates Side-Channel Attack Mitigations Introduction A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a framework called Metior that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of side-channel mitigation schemes against data leaks. This framework provides insights into the impact of various programs, attacker techniques, and obfuscation scheme configurations on…