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Five Things You Should Know About Burnout In Cybersecurity But Probably Don’t

Jinan Budge 23 hours ago
The cybersecurity industry continues to focus almost exclusively on technology at the expense of dealing with the heart of cyberdefenses: the people. Yet the stress of expectations, limited resources, and detriments to well-being continues to cause havoc with the mental and physical health, productivity, and retention of the cybersecurity workforce.
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Modernize Your Cloud Governance To Match Today’s Cloud Strategy

Tracy Woo 2 days ago
As the cloud landscape adapts to new changes, there is a renewed interest in cloud governance programs. But implementation of cloud governance may prove to be more difficult than expected. Find out why.

Learn How AI Can Be Used In Detection And Response

Watch this video for a reality check on what can (and can’t) be done with AI and security.

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Where High-Performance IT Meets Digital Sovereignty: Security, Privacy, And Resilience

Dario Maisto April 9, 2024
High-performance IT rests on a foundation of security, privacy, and resilience that is necessary to build trust. Having a digital sovereignty strategy can help. Learn three key digital sovereignty considerations to keep in mind.
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The New Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Role Balances AI Champion And Risk Manager

Alla Valente April 3, 2024
US federal agencies must now have a chief artificial intelligence officer responsible for operationalizing the safe use of AI. Learn more about this move and the implications in this blog post.
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GenAI: GRC Enters Accelerator Era, And Not A Minute Too Soon!

Alla Valente April 2, 2024
Generative AI offers an opportunity for risk management to reinvent itself from the department of “no” to the discipline of “go.” Find out how in this blog post.
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Forrester’s Not-So-TayTay Southeast Asia Cybersecurity Trends Roundtable Tour

Jinan Budge March 24, 2024
Get six key learnings about Southeast Asia cybersecurity trends and challenges following a series of roundtables with CISOs and security leaders in the region.
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Digital Asset Custody: A Primer

Meng Liu March 21, 2024
We analyze the key trends and drivers of the digital asset custody market, key tech supporting digital asset custody, the core capabilities of representative custody providers, and early good practices for integrating these solutions.

Conquer Your GenAI Security, Risk & Privacy Fears

Watch our webinar to learn how security leaders can identify and manage enterprise genAI risk across models, APIs, and applications — and follow paths to secure, trusted adoption.

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Get Ready For Takeoff: Microsoft Copilot For Security

Jeff Pollard March 13, 2024
Microsoft announced the launch date of Copilot for Security. Find out what this means for security professionals and how you can prepare.
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The European Cybersecurity Consulting Services Market Is Ready For Disruption

Madelein van der Hout March 12, 2024
As digital threats grow more sophisticated and European and international regulatory landscapes more intricate, the role of cybersecurity consulting services is critical. Hence, I’m excited to announce The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Consulting Services In Europe, Q1 2024 (available for Forrester clients). In this report, my colleagues and I scrutinize the offerings of major players in […]
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Relationships, Leadership, And Communication: Advancing Cybersecurity Via Soft Skills

David Levine March 7, 2024
Toxic leadership and poor or inadequate communication can fuel frustration, confusion, burnout, and a lack of trust in the cybersecurity organization. Learn the value of soft skills in this blog post.
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2024 Security Recommendations: Tackle Change Head On

Jess Burn March 6, 2024
Changing tech, changing threats, and changing consequences. 2024 will be a busy year for security professionals. Get a preview of our top security recommendations for 2024 in this blog and then read our full report.
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Breaking Down The US Executive Order To Protect Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data

Stephanie Liu February 29, 2024
Learn the key takeaways and market impacts from the Biden administration’s executive order to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data.

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Don’t Miss Our 2024 Predictions Deep Dive

Hear directly from the tech, CX, and B2B analysts behind our 2024 global predictions and get an important generative AI update from Forrester’s CEO, George Colony.

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Prescription For Change: Cybersecurity Outage Highlights Critical Vulnerabilities In Healthcare

Jeff Pollard February 23, 2024
A recent cybersecurity incident at Change Healthcare cause the pharmacy claims processors to take its systems offline. Learn the implication of this event and five things firms can do to prepare.
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Sustainability Reporting Standards And Frameworks And Regulations, Oh My!

Alla Valente February 21, 2024
Finding the right sustainability reporting frameworks and standards can be a daunting task. Get some insights in this preview of our new report.
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Putting The New Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative Priorities Into Action

Brian Wrozek February 20, 2024
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently announced the 2024 cybersecurity priorities for the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC). Get a preview of them in this blog.
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Insider Intercepted In Fantasy Football Game

Joseph Blankenship February 15, 2024
Forrester data shows that 22% of data breaches in 2023 were the result of internal incidents. What does that have to do with fantasy football? Find out in this post.
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Secure Your Use Of Generative AI

Watch and learn how to use a security framework to secure genAI adoption and explore the security controls and skills crucial for safeguarding this emerging technology.

60% Of Skeptics Will Use (And Love!) GenAI

Surprised? Download Forrester’s 2024 Predictions guide to see why progress will be driven by exploration — and 14 other global predictions on AI, privacy, B2B buyers, hybrid work, and more.

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The Future Is Now: Introducing Human Risk Management

Jinan Budge February 13, 2024
The market that used to be called the security awareness and training (SA&T) is now human risk management. This blog explains why.
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Higher Ed Rethinks The Three R’s To Close The Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Jess Burn February 8, 2024
Thanks to the widely publicized cybersecurity talent shortage, degree requirements are fading from job postings – even for US Federal contractors – and being replaced by demonstrable skills challenges, making expensive four-year programs less appealing to high school grads and those in the workforce looking for a career change. To keep up, colleges and universities are doing some rethinking of their own as many attempt to carve out a slice of the cybersecurity skills and training pie. In the process, these institutions are renaming the traditional “three Rs” of education.
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High-Performance IT: Security Enters The Chat

Sandy Carielli February 8, 2024
You've heard about high-performance IT. Now learn how the CISO and the security organization fits into this new technology model.
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