CSO Update

April 25, 2019

Solar flares or North Korean nukes: What's the bigger worry?

A new executive order from the White House directs critical infrastructure to prepare for electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks, but geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) events caused by solar flares are a greater threat to the enterprise. Read more ▶

Your Must-Read Stories

•	FREE Download: Get the Spring 2019 digital issue of CSO magazine

•	GandCrab attackers exploit recently patched Confluence vulnerability

•	Check your access control permissions before hackers do

•	Using citizen IDs for commercial services will take an identity ecosystem

•	The best password advice right now (Hint: It's not the NIST guidelines)

•	How to prep legacy Windows systems for the switch to SHA-2

Evolve Your ERP: Enable Corporate Agility with Dynamics 365

If you're wondering whether your company's ERP solution has fallen behind the competitive curve, here's your answer: More than likely, yes. Read more ▶

FREE Download: Get the Spring 2019 digital issue of CSO magazine

Learn how leading security organizations are rising to the cloud security challenge and finding new ways to protect data and assets. Read more ▶

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Buy More, Save More -- This HP Coupon Code Cuts Prices on Business PCs

Configure your new business PC to $599+ and save $60. Create a $1299 configuration and save $150. Spend $1,999 and save $350. For a limited time, and only with this coupon code. Read more ▶

GandCrab attackers exploit recently patched Confluence vulnerability

If your company uses Confluence, make sure you have the latest available patches for this vulnerability. Read more ▶

Check your access control permissions before hackers do

Every organization has devices, networks or cloud services with improperly configured permissions that expose sensitive data or could allow hackers to gain privileged access. Check them now. Read more ▶

Using citizen IDs for commercial services will take an identity ecosystem

Citizen identity systems like the UK's Verify initiative are costly. It only makes sense to offset that cost by allowing commercial entities to utilize citizen IDs. Here's what it will take. Read more ▶

The best password advice right now (Hint: It's not the NIST guidelines)

Short and crackable vs. long, complex and prone to reuse? The password debate rages on, but this columnist has a change of mind. Read more ▶

How to prep legacy Windows systems for the switch to SHA-2

Install these patches on Windows 7 and other legacy platforms now so you can continue to receive security updates. Read more ▶

ASG Technologies Named a Leader in Gartner MQ

ASG was recently named a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management Solutions. The report evaluated 14 vendors in the enterprise metadata management market based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute. As part of the evaluation, Gartner assessed ASG's Enterprise Data Intelligence solution. Read more ▶