Business Security Weekly (Video)

The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act was a watershed moment in corporate governance, fundamentally altering how companies approached financial reporting and internal operational controls. By holding executives personally accountable for the accuracy of financial reports, SOX restored investor confidence in the wake of corporate malfeasance. The SEC's new cybersecurity rule represents a similar pursuit to restore investor confidence — this time for the digital age, centered on integrating cybersecurity into overall risk management.

Padraic O'Reilly, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at CyberSaint, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the similarities between SOX and SEC's Cyber Rule. The SEC's cybersecurity rule introduced several vital requirements that build on the principles established by SOX, including:

• Companies must report material cybersecurity incidents on Form 8-K, ensuring timely and transparent disclosure to investors.
• Companies must provide regular updates on their cybersecurity risk management policies, the role of management in implementing these policies and the board's oversight of cybersecurity risks.
• The rule encourages companies to disclose the cybersecurity expertise of their board members, highlighting the importance of informed oversight in managing cyber risks.
• The rule requires cybersecurity disclosures to be presented in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language, or Inline XBRL, ensuring consistency and comparability across filings.

This segment is sponsored by CyberSaint . Visit https://securityweekly.com/cybersaint to learn more about them!

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In the leadership and communications segment, Managing Cybersecurity Stress: A Deep Dive into the 93% CISO Burnout Rate, How to Win at Cyber by Influencing People, Boost Your Team's Productivity by Hiring Force Multiplier, and more!

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Stress in cybersecurity is an industrywide problem. The CISO role is one of the most stressful in any organization. And the stress levels are at an all time high, leading to a mental health crisis. How should CISOs cope with this stress and improve their mental health?

Ram Movva, CEO & Founder at Securin, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the CISO challenges leading to this increased stress and how to cope. Ram will discuss how networking, peer groups, and trusted partners can help CISOs deal with stress and improve their overall mental health.

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In the leadership and communications segment, How to Find the Right CISO, New Security Leadership Style Needed for Stressed Workers, Combatting Human Error: How To Safeguard Your Business Against Costly Data Breaches, and more!

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Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in finally starting to pick up. Although the allure of financial gains and market expansion drives these deals, the digital age demands a rigorous assessment of cybersecurity risks accompanying such mergers. Unanticipated cyber issues, like dormant malware or inconsistent access controls, can transform an ideal transaction into a costly headache for the acquiring company post-merger.

So how do you assess the potential cyber risks of the transaction? Craig Davies, Chief Information Security Officer at Gathid, joins Business Security Weekly to review the five crucial cyber questions to ask before finalizing any deal. If you're in a merger or acquisition, or plan to merge or acquire another company, don't miss this episode.

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Identity continues to be one of the most used attack vectors by cybercriminals. From phishing to credential stuffing to password spraying – threat actors are finding new ways to infiltrate systems and cause costly problems to companies. David Bradbury, Chief Security Officer at Okta, joins Security Weekly's Mandy Logan to discuss today's threat landscape, what he's seeing across Okta and our customers and what security leaders need to know about identity threats to stay one step ahead of threat actors today.

Segment Resources: https://www.okta.com/oktane/ https://www.okta.com/press-room/press-releases/okta-openid-foundation-tech-firms-tackle-todays-biggest-cybersecurity/

Though 75% of cybersecurity professionals say the threat landscape today is the most challenging they've seen in the last five years, cutbacks on the cybersecurity workforce and widening skills gaps are creating challenges for the industry. It is becoming harder to find people with the right skills to meet growing and evolving needs. Erin Baudo Felter, Vice President, Social Impact & Sustainability at Okta, joins Security Weekly's Mandy Logan to discuss the widening cybersecurity skills gap and the initiatives Okta has in place to help companies develop, recruit and retain talent within the cybersecurity workforce.

Segment Resources: https://www.okta.com/oktane/

This segment is sponsored by Oktane, to view all of the CyberRisk TV coverage from Oktane visit https://securityweekly.com/oktane.

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In the leadership and communications segment, The CISO Mindset: A Strategic Guide for Aspiring CEOs and The Board Members, The Top Strategy to Earn More Respect at Work: A Leadership Expert's Proven Method, The Problem with Mandating Office Presence Without Purpose, and more!

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In the leadership and communications section, Joe Sullivan: CEOs must be held accountable for security too, More tech chiefs have success measured by profitability, cost management, Is Your Career Heading in the Right Direction?, and more.

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Getting C-Suite execs aligned on cyber resilience and cybersecurity can be a challenge. LevelBlue's recent Futures™️ report sought to uncover the barriers that prevent companies from achieving cyber resilience in the enterprise today. The report not only surveyed C-Suite execs (CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs), but non-C-Suite leaders from engineering and architecture roles as well.

Segment Resources:

• LevelBlue Finds CISOs Challenged Most by Cybersecurity Tradeoffs, AI Implementation Pressures, and Reactive Budgets Compared to C-Suite Peers - Report Summary and Press Release
• Executive Accelerator: C-Suite Cyber Resilience Responsibilities Report

This segment is sponsored by LevelBlue. Visit https://securityweekly.com/levelblue to learn more about them!

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In the leadership and communications segment, The CEO's Role in Setting Tone at the Top, CISOs, C-suite remain at odds over corporate cyber resilience, Warren Buffett's Secret To Success? Run It 'Like A Small Family Business,' Says One Of His CEOs, and more!

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-368