CISO Stressbusters: Post #4: 4 tips for running a highly effective security operation

Rebecca Wynn, Global CISO & Chief Privacy Officer CISO of 247.ai , shares her advice for relieving stress in today’s CISO Stressbuster post. In many organizations, CISO is held accountable for security breaches, yet they don’t have control over all the decisions and systems that impact cyber risk...

The Security Value of Inefficiency

For decades, we have prized efficiency in our economy. We strive for it. We reward it. In normal times, that's a good thing. Running just at the margins is efficient. A single just-in-time global supply chain is efficient. Consolidation is efficient. And that's all profitable. Inefficiency, on th...

Message from Eva Chen – as a human being, not a CEO: We need to speak out and act against racism

I would like to express my outrage over the brutal killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery – not as the CEO of an international company, but as a human being and a citizen of the world. It makes me very sad, but also intensely frustrated and angry to realize how little is bein...

Respect and Equal Protection For Everyone

We are profoundly distressed by the racism, bigotry and violence committed against people of color in our society and by public institutions. Here at Akamai, we have no tolerance for discrimination. We value our diversity. It is a strength of our organization. And in a moment when many people are...

diversity-jobs.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-1171455 Following coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspa. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspb. notified the website...

On Cyber Warranties

Interesting article discussing cyber-warranties, and whether they are an effective way to transfer risk as envisioned by Ackerlof's "market for lemons" or a marketing trick. The conclusion: Warranties must transfer non-negligible amounts of liability to vendors in order to meaningfully overcome t...

Welcoming and retaining diversity in cybersecurity

I doubt I’d be in the role I am now if leaders at one of my first jobs hadn’t taken an interest in my career. Although I taught myself to code when I was young, I graduated from college with a degree in English Literature and began my post-college career in editorial. I worked my way up to...

Welcoming more women into cybersecurity: the power of mentorships

From the way our industry tackles cyber threats, to the language we have developed to describe these attacks, I’ve long been a proponent to challenging traditional schools of thought—traditional cyber-norms—and encouraging our industry to get outside its comfort zones. It’s important to expand ou...

Afternoon Cyber Tea—From threat intelligence to chatbots: A look at AI in cybersecurity

I’ve often said our teams should be as diverse as the problems we are trying to solve. Hiring a diverse security team isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also good business. This is a topic I’m very passionate about, so I was delighted to interview Jane Frankland for the second podcast of...

Podcast: The Roadblocks and Opportunities For Women in Cybersecurity

In 2019, diversity in the cybersecurity was thrust to the forefront with recognition from both vendors and experts. The tech industry is facing challenges around diversity in general, but women are particularly underrepresented. And with an estimated 3.5 million jobs are expected to remain unfill...

Increasing Female Leadership in Technology

The lack of women in technology is a well-documented issue. In the United States, women account for only about 25% of computer and mathematical occupations, and only about 16% of engineering jobs. Worse still, women hold only 5% of leadership positions in the tech industry. Clearly the industry h...

CISO series: Better cybersecurity requires a diverse and inclusive approach to AI and machine learning

Artificial Intelligence AI and machine learning have created lots of buzz with vendors. Being cast as the superheroes of technology is great for getting attention. But even Superman and Supergirl had their kryptonite. Could the lack of diversity and inclusiveness in the design teams and data type...

Diversity of Thought in Tech

At Akamai, we believe innovation is only possible when the various viewpoints and experiences of a collective, culminate to make a great idea. It is the variety of these ideas which is important. Why does diversity of thought matter? When...

Finding Beauty in the IT Architecture

I have a confession to make. I’m a sucker for good architecture. Visiting places like Singapore, London, Rome, Buenos Aires, and New York City, I quickly find myself gravitating towards beautiful archways, spires, and even the voids used in designing some of the world’s most amazing buildings. I...

In Conversation: Career Development as a Parent

Technology can only continue to thrive with the direct influence of those involved in its evolution. When the experiences of those people are broad, the tech industry benefits from the diversity of what they bring to the table. At Akamai,...

The Struggle is Real

We’ve all heard the phrase, “We live in a male dominated world.” This phrase is most often delivered with a negative connotation when someone perceives that they’re getting an unfair chance, at the mercy of men. What if we could live in a world where everyone’s unique contributions were equally...

UK launches cyberstrategy with long-term relevance

Like most major global economies, the United Kingdom continues to place cybersecurity issues front and center. The National Cyber Security Strategy: 2016-2021 document—published by the UK Government and released nearly two years ago—describes the plan to make the UK secure and resilient in...

Five Carbon Black Team Members Honored on CRN’s 2019 Women of the Channel List, One Named to the Power 100 List

We are excited to announce that five of Carbon Black’s talented employees have been named to CRN’s 2019 Women of the Channel list: Christine Bufalini, Senior Marketing Director Melanie Holterhoff, Channel Marketing Manager Toni Pommet, Senior Channel Marketing Manager Ashley Tranfaglia, Senior...

Friday Squid Blogging: New Squid Species off the New Zealand Coast

There's a new diversity of species. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

The language of InfoSec

As the cybersecurity industry has evolved, one dynamic has remained consistent: our industry-"speak". We use a language that is very unique, difficult for new folks to understand, and oftentimes just plain sensationalistic. While any industry has its own technical terms, our language can also be ...