3 Interesting Articles

Amazon’s Security Chief Keeps Focus on Recruiting and Retaining Talent 

Wall Street Journal: While companies like Amazon have recently announced hiring freezes and are expected to lay off up to 10,000 employees, Amazon’s Chief Security Officer is continuing to hire for his growing team – security isn’t a discretionary spend. However, it’s been a challenge to find good candidates since there is a worldwide cyber talent shortage. But one successful recruiting strategy Amazon is using is internally hiring security professionals through their customer service department. These individuals transition well into security because they have an existing focus on solving customer problems, and having that mindset is helpful when working with developers to build products securely. 

Utah governor bans TikTok on state-owned devices, citing cybersecurity concerns

Axios:  Utah joins a growing number of states banning the use of TikTok on government-issued devices. Other states include Texas, Maryland, Nebraska, South Dakota, and South Carolina, in addition to the US military. The state of Indiana has gone even further by suing TikTok, alleging security and safety violations, and exposing children to mature content. However, cybersecurity expert, James A. Lewis, states that banning the app on government-issued devices “doesn’t actually improve cybersecurity that much.”

14 lessons CISOs learned in 2022 

CSO Magazine: 2022 is coming to an end and there are some important lessons learned by CISO’s this year. First, training employees should continue to be a top priority for companies as phishing scams are not going anywhere. Secondly, governments around the world are bulking up their legislation for cybersecurity, and companies need to ensure compliance for upcoming and new regulations. Finally, having plans in place for various security situations is critical for any sized organization. Being reactive will slow down or even completely shut down a company permanently, so it is essential for leaders to create robust policies and procedures ahead of time. 

2 Stats You Should Know

For 88% of users, their willingness to share personal data depends on how much they trust a company (source) 

84% of users are more loyal to companies with strong security controls (source)

1 More Thing 

The 8 million dollar data mistake…happy watching: https://vimeo.com/390575018