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The drivers of a sustainable industry at Hannover Messe 2024

"Energizing a sustainable industry." That is the overarching theme of the 2024 edition of Hannover Messe (April 22- 26). But what does it mean, and why did the organizers choose this theme? At first glance, "Energizing a sustainable industry" seems quite far removed from many...

The Chief Supply Chain Officer and third-party security risk

The importance of good supply chain management has grown in recent years with numerous supply chain challenges ranging from various disruptions to the impact of evolving customer expectations. Not surprisingly, more companies give the supply chain manager a seat in the C-suite with a...

Five behaviors that make highly effective CISOs stand out

In a world where digital transformation is rapidly creating new opportunities but simultaneously new challenges, the required skills and roles of cybersecurity executives, such as Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), are also changing. Of course, this is not so much about the "new" opportunities and...

CNAPP adoption: Cloud Native Application Protection Platform drivers

The number of organizations implementing a Cloud Native Application Platform (CNAPP) is rising with the surge in multi-cloud strategies as an adoption accelerator since complex distributed cloud environments require the kind of integrated security approach CNAPPs can enable. Cloud-native application protection platforms comprise an integrated...

SaaS security in an expanding reality of third-party connected apps

Cloud security on the level of SaaS (Software as a Service) is less straightforward than people often think, especially now that the use of SaaS applications and SaaS-to-SaaS connections is more vast than ever and SaaS security is confronted with additional challenges. The Software as...

Over a quarter million enrollments for ISC2 CC cybersecurity certification

In the late 1980s, the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, abbreviated (ISC)², was founded. It is an originally American nonprofit organization dedicated to training and certifications of cybersecurity professionals. On Aug. 17, 2023, the organization announced that it now has half a million...

TQM (Total Quality Management) in a Quality 4.0 context – meaning and role

TQM stands for Total Quality Management. It is an approach to management that focuses on continuously improving organizational processes, products, and services. TQM aims to meet or exceed customer expectations and customer experience by involving all employees in the quality improvement approach. TQM strives to...

The attack surface and importance of attack surface management

The rapid and continuous expansion of organizations' attack surface and digital footprint has led to (external) attack surface management being one of the most important cybersecurity trends.  Attack surface management (ASM) is hot. In fact, several factors are not only contributing to the expansion of...