In September 2019, Unbound Tech surveyed 500 members of the Cyber Security Competency Group
(CSCG), a group of cybersecurity professionals (analysts, engineers, and architects) from different industries across North America. The survey addressed cryptographic key management and certificate management practices.
This document evaluates nine leading digital risk monitoring vendors: ZeroFox, Proofpoint, RiskIQ, Digital Shadows, DigitalStakeout, LookingGlass, Crisp Thinking, and ListenLogic. It assesses their capabilities for continuously monitoring digital channels like social media, mobile apps, and websites to detect risks like brand hijacking, cyber threats, and physical risks to personnel. Vendors are evaluated based on their current offerings, strategies, and market presence. The document finds that ZeroFox, Proofpoint, RiskIQ and Digital Shadows currently lead in capabilities, while others offer competitive options or lag behind. It aims to help security and risk professionals select the right solution.
Data privacy and protection has become the gold standard in IT. Scale Venture Partners and Wisegate share what they learned from over 100 IT professionals questioned about the risks and technology trends driving their security programs. Read about the move towards data centric security and the need for improvement in automated security controls and metrics reporting.
Managed Detection and Response: Selective Outsourcing for Understaffed SOCs a...
Leading IT research firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) surveyed 179 IT and IT security respondents to assess the level of interest in MDR services, query MDR services users on the value they receive from their MDR service providers, and understand the drivers behind the growing interest in outsourcing the threat detection and response function.
These slides provide some of the highlights from this research.
How close is your organization to being breached | Safe Security
This document discusses the need for organizations to quantify their digital business risk and cybersecurity posture using mathematical models. It introduces SAFE, a unique method developed by MIT researchers to measure an organization's cyber risk using a Bayesian network and machine learning. SAFE analyzes data from various sources to provide a breach likelihood score between 0-5, indicating how likely a breach is in the next 12 months. It also demonstrates how SAFE could have helped detect and prevent a recent ransomware attack on a large shipping company.
- Artificial intelligence/machine learning, GDPR compliance, and DevSecOps were ranked as the top three security trends for 2019 by survey respondents.
- Adoption of AI tools focused on security analytics, incident management, and endpoint protection, but proper integration and skills are needed to fully leverage AI.
- Implementing GDPR requirements such as data subject rights and third party contracts posed the greatest challenges for organizations impacted by the regulation.
- While DevSecOps aims to embed security in the development process, adoption of practices like automated responses and configuration controls remains limited, showing security is not fully integrated.
Michael Daly, Chief Technology Officer for Cybersecurity & Special Missions at Raytheon, described global cybersecurity trends during his presentation at the 2015 Chief Information Officer Leadership Forum in Boston on March 26. In his presentation, “Global Megatrends in Cybersecurity – A Survey of 1,000 CxOs,” Daly pointed out that cybersecurity is becoming a major concern for C-level executives.
The IT security skills shortage continues to widen, making it even harder for enterprises to maintain their defenses in the face of increasingly complex threats to a continually expanding attack surface. With open IT security positions numbering in the millions worldwide, and enterprises seeing an increase in the number of those positions as turnover occurs, greater levels of automation and better integration of security tools becomes all the more important.
Leading IT research firm EMA surveyed IT and IT security respondents to better understand how the shortage impacts organizations and what automation can do to help alleviate the side effects of the shortage. These slides dive into some of the results.
Get Ready for Syncsort's New Best-of-Breed Security SolutionPrecisely
Since Syncsort's acquisition of security products from Cilasoft, Enforcive, Townsend Security and Trader's - we've been working hard to blend best-of-breed technology and create a powerful, integrated solution. We're happy to announce that the wait is almost over!
In just a few short weeks, Syncsort will announce the first release of this new security solution. We want partners like you on-board with all the latest information on how this great new product will meet your customers' needs to:
• Identify security vulnerabilities
• Pass audits for industry, state or governmental security regulations
• Detect and report on compliance deviations and security incidents
• Lock down access to systems and databases
• Ensure the privacy of sensitive data - both at rest and in motion
This document evaluates nine leading digital risk monitoring vendors: ZeroFox, Proofpoint, RiskIQ, Digital Shadows, DigitalStakeout, LookingGlass, Crisp Thinking, and ListenLogic. It assesses their capabilities for continuously monitoring digital channels like social media, mobile apps, and websites to detect risks like brand hijacking, cyber threats, and physical risks to personnel. Vendors are evaluated based on their current offerings, strategies, and market presence. The document finds that ZeroFox, Proofpoint, RiskIQ and Digital Shadows currently lead in capabilities, while others offer competitive options or lag behind. It aims to help security and risk professionals select the right solution.
Assessing and Managing IT Security RisksChris Ross
Data privacy and protection has become the gold standard in IT. Scale Venture Partners and Wisegate share what they learned from over 100 IT professionals questioned about the risks and technology trends driving their security programs. Read about the move towards data centric security and the need for improvement in automated security controls and metrics reporting.
Leading IT research firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) surveyed 179 IT and IT security respondents to assess the level of interest in MDR services, query MDR services users on the value they receive from their MDR service providers, and understand the drivers behind the growing interest in outsourcing the threat detection and response function.
These slides provide some of the highlights from this research.
How close is your organization to being breached | Safe SecurityRahul Tyagi
This document discusses the need for organizations to quantify their digital business risk and cybersecurity posture using mathematical models. It introduces SAFE, a unique method developed by MIT researchers to measure an organization's cyber risk using a Bayesian network and machine learning. SAFE analyzes data from various sources to provide a breach likelihood score between 0-5, indicating how likely a breach is in the next 12 months. It also demonstrates how SAFE could have helped detect and prevent a recent ransomware attack on a large shipping company.
- Artificial intelligence/machine learning, GDPR compliance, and DevSecOps were ranked as the top three security trends for 2019 by survey respondents.
- Adoption of AI tools focused on security analytics, incident management, and endpoint protection, but proper integration and skills are needed to fully leverage AI.
- Implementing GDPR requirements such as data subject rights and third party contracts posed the greatest challenges for organizations impacted by the regulation.
- While DevSecOps aims to embed security in the development process, adoption of practices like automated responses and configuration controls remains limited, showing security is not fully integrated.
The document analyzes data from the RSA conferences in 2009 and 2010. It shows the popularity of different security products and technologies at each conference. In 2010, the number of exhibitors decreased by 15% from 2009. Compliance management and enterprise security management remained the most popular topics, while interest increased significantly in areas like data security, cloud computing, and mobile security. Authentication, databases security, and access control saw larger decreases in popularity from 2009 to 2010.
On the heels of the Insight Intelligent Technology Index, Insight set out to discover what it means to be an "IT company at heart." This whitepaper reveals our findings about today’s industry trends.
Learn more in the report: http://ms.spr.ly/6000rLaJ4
The document discusses cybersecurity challenges and capabilities in the insurance industry based on a survey conducted by Accenture Security. Some key findings include:
- Insurance companies have made progress in their cybersecurity capabilities but around 20% of attempted breaches are still successful, exposing risk.
- While insurance leaders are confident in their cyber defenses, attackers are becoming more sophisticated so overconfidence could be an issue.
- Insurance companies need to invest more in advanced technologies like AI and automation to keep up with cyber criminals.
- Achieving mastery in cybersecurity for insurance companies would mean things like identifying breaches quickly, involving more than just the security team, and focusing on the right performance metrics beyond just underwriting losses.
The document discusses the findings of a global survey on IT security risks conducted by Kaspersky Lab. Some key findings include:
- IT security is the top concern for businesses and almost half see cyber threats as a top emerging risk.
- The most common external threat experienced by companies is malware.
- Companies are cautious of new technologies like cloud computing and mobile devices.
- Most companies take measures like anti-malware protection but many feel more investment is needed in IT security.
Cyber risk represents both risk and opportunity for insurance companies. While cyberattacks can result in multi-billion dollar losses, there is growing demand from companies for cyber insurance coverage. Actuaries can help develop sustainable cyber insurance products by analyzing available breach data, determining appropriate policy terms, and encouraging policyholders to strengthen cybersecurity. Offering generous policy limits alongside strict security requirements and high deductibles allows insurers to expand in this area while properly managing risk. The increasing need for cyber coverage represents a chance for actuaries to add value and for insurers to generate new revenue streams.
Client is the leader in work orchestration and observability. Software platform helps enterprises more effectively plan, orchestrate and audit the human and automated activities that drive critical events, such as technology releases, resilience testing, operational readiness and major incident recovery.
2015 Scalar Security Study Executive Summarypatmisasi
The document summarizes a study on the cyber security readiness of Canadian organizations. It finds that only 41% of respondents believe they are winning the cyber war due to challenges like lack of in-house expertise. Organizations experience an average of 34 cyber attacks per year, with almost half involving sensitive information loss. High-performing organizations that invest more in cyber security (12% of IT budget vs 8% for low performers) are better prepared to mitigate risks and experienced fewer attacks involving information loss (38% vs 53%). The practices of high performers can help organizations improve cyber security effectiveness.
Effectively Defending Your IBM i from Malware with Multi-Factor Authentication Precisely
Your IBM i holds data that is vital to your business and can be a target for ransomware and other types of malware. Did you know a frequent vulnerability that is exploited to initiate a ransomware attack on your IBM i is a compromised password?
Security breaches caused by passwords written on sticky notes, guessed passwords, or bruteforce password attacks have compelled IBM i shops to implement stronger password management controls. One of the most effective protections against this type of attack is MultiFactor Authentication.
Watch this on-demand webinar to learn:
- What true multifactor authentication really is
- How malware gets on to the IBM i system
- Tips on implementing MFA for the IBM i
SecureGRC: Unification of Security Monitoring and IT-GRCxmeteorite
SecureGRC from eGestalt Technologies, is a comprehensive solution covering enterprise security, governance, risk management, audit, and compliance needs through a unified solution offering delivered via Software as a service.
The document summarizes the business case for adopting a next-generation security information and event management (SIEM) solution called QRadar from Q1 Labs. It discusses how QRadar can help organizations meet compliance requirements, detect complex threats, and improve operational efficiencies to lower costs. Specifically, QRadar integrates previously separate functions like log management, network monitoring, and security event management into a single solution to provide better visibility across networks and help protect assets and data.
Challenges and opportunities for European MSPsKaspersky
With ongoing digital transformation and transition to cloud infrastructure, outsourcing of IT services and IT security in particular is on the rise. To get a better picture of current challenges and opportunities for Manages Service Providers (MSPs) across Europe, our experts conducted a survey of European MSP employees from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Sweden, and Denmark. From this survey as well as the analytics of our annual online survey of business IT decision-makers, “Kaspersky Corporate IT Security and Risks Survey 2019,” they compiled “Maintaining MSP Momentum: Challenges and opportunities in an evolving IT security landscape.”
A critical gap exists between the enterprise mobility vision and
real-world implementations.
Enterprise mobility and trends like bring your own device
(BYOD) aren’t just hot topics of conversation.
According to the over 1,600 IT and security professionals we surveyed, mobility is a top priority for most IT departments.
Unfortunately, there’s a critical gap between the vision these IT leaders have for enterprise mobility and the real-world implementations.
The insights gathered from IT professionals in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa demonstrate that organisations from around the world share many of the same priorities, challenges and risks.
Nube, Cumplimiento y Amenazas avanzadas: Consideraciones de Seguridad para la...Cristian Garcia G.
El panorama de amenazas en evolución basado en nuestro ISTR (Reporte de Anual de Amenazas en Internet Vol. 24) recientemente publicado, refleja las últimas tendencias y cómo se aplican a Colombia y América Latina. Las principales tendencias de transformación digital, como la nube y la movilidad, junto con los nuevos desafíos de seguridad han cambiado el panorama de ciberseguridad por lo que la estrategia debe enfocarse en términos de riesgos clave, regulaciones y hallazgos sobre la madurez de la seguridad. Recomendaciones para enfocar y mejorar las posturas de ciberseguridad para abordar estas tendencias, incluidos los marcos clave, las tecnologías, los procesos y los cambios culturales son parte integral de los pasos a seguir.
We surveyed 1000+ IT, Security, and Engineering decision makers from the world’s largest companies — those with at least $1 billion in revenue — to find out how they’re capturing technological and business opportunities while protecting against risk, and how they see their organizations evolving for the future.
If you thought that the “war room” was a thing of the past—it turns out, you’re wrong. The digital war room is on the rise. It’s growing in both size and relevance, including critical support for DevOps and growing support for areas such as SecOps and IoT.
These slides--based on the webinar featuring Dennis Drogseth, VP of Research at leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)--provide insights into the hows, whys and wherefores behind digital war room success in terms of organization, process, technology adoption, and best practices
Top 5 trends impacting multicloud management.pptxDianaRAICU2
This presentation from InterCloud uncovers the top five trends that will impact multicloud management in 2023, with expert insight on how businesses can unleash the full potential of their digital transformation strategies by successfully managing growing complexities to harness the inherent advantages of the cloud.
The 1% Who Can Take Down your OrganizationCloudLock
The Cloud Cybersecurity Lessons We Learned from 10M Users. Learn about the top cloud cybersecurity trends that fly under your radar, what the distribution of cloud cybersecurity risk means for your ability to act on it, along with 3 key security skills you should master for an immediately safer cloud environment.
Protect your confidential information while improving servicesCloudMask inc.
The document discusses security issues with cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS) applications. It introduces CloudMask as a solution that protects sensitive data by masking it before it enters encryption channels and at data centers. This prevents unauthorized access to data even if user credentials or data center security are compromised. CloudMask allows secure use of cloud services without the risks of data breaches and regulatory issues from exposed sensitive data.
Growing Cloud Identity Crisis: Survey Report on Cloud-Based Solutions for Ide...CloudEntr
A research study conducted by Gemalto and the 451 Group finds companies are relying on a growing number of cloud applications, increasing their need to secure this SaaS applications. Check out the report and learn why a large number of companies are now in the process of re-evaluating their Identity and Access Management (IAM) and single sign-on (SSO) solutions to ensure they authenticate, authorize and securely manage access to both in-house and cloud applications.
Passwords are a part of everyday business operations, protecting valuable entry points to sensitive data and files. And yet, the burden of password security is mostly on the
end users, who may be required to remember and enter numerous passwords daily.
How are IT teams dealing with passwords in 2022, and are password alternatives
being adopted?
One-Minute Insights on timely topics are available to Gartner Peer Insights members.
Sign up for access to over 100 more, and new insights each week.
The survey found that most organizations lack essential digital capabilities needed to respond effectively to the pandemic. Those with digital capabilities coped better with reduced revenue and expect faster recovery. Many organizations are now actively developing digital capabilities like customer experience, automation, and cloud-based systems. Despite budget cuts, digital transformation is seen as a high priority. Companies are investing more in technologies to support remote work and keep employees productive, motivated and secure. The pandemic exposed weaknesses for most organizations and is driving increased focus on digital capabilities.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market PPT: Growth, Outlook,...IMARC Group
The global security information and event management (SIEM) market size reached US$ 5.8 Billion in 2023. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 14.0 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 10% during 2024-2032.
More Info:- https://www.imarcgroup.com/security-information-event-management-market
This document summarizes a continuing education conference for accounting, finance, and human resources professionals on technology updates for 2011. The conference will cover topics including cloud computing, security best practices, disaster recovery plans, and how to effectively use social media for business. The presenter will discuss what cloud computing really means, current security threats facing businesses, how to safeguard mission critical data through disaster recovery plans, and how to establish social media policies for business collaboration. The conference aims to bring professionals up to date on important technology topics and best practices.
Webcast outlines how IT security and operations can address top security concerns and challenges and adapt to new technologies and trends surrounding the endpoint.
What is IT supposed to provision access to in 2016? What is important and how can you increase your business's security and efficiency in the process? This guide explains.
Organizations today are discovering new realities around the cloud and data center, IT supply chain management, the modern workplace and digital transformation. For the 2019 Insight Intelligent Technnology™ Index, we surveyed 400 IT professionals to assess how they’re optimizing technology to unlock these growth opportunities. Explore the key takeaways.
In January-February 2016, the EIU, surveyed 1,100 senior executives on data security practices within their firms. The survey’s primary objective was to analyse the differences, if any, between the C-suite and senior IT executives on data security.
The survey sample was recruited from companies with between $500 million and $10 billion in revenues, and is equally representative of the Americas, Asia-Pacific and European regions. The panel came from 20 industries, with no single industry accounting for more than 14% of the total.
This was a survey of senior executives. The C-suite segment, sometimes referred to herein as senior management or corporate leadership, consisted exclusively of C-suite executives (eg CEOs, CFO, COOs). The security segment, sometimes referred to herein as the security executives, consisted of the CIO and those who identified themselves as Chief Data Officers or Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs).
Each panel was asked an identical set of 20 questions, and the results have been reviewed for insight and commentary by a panel of independent experts.
The webinar discusses cybersecurity trends for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and professional accountants in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will provide an overview of pre-pandemic cybersecurity trends and risks, examine how the pandemic has influenced these trends and risks, and offer practical insights for SMEs to respond proactively. A panel of cybersecurity experts from Deloitte, KPMG and Cherry Bekaert will discuss topics like the global state of cybersecurity in SMEs before the pandemic, the impact of widespread remote working during the pandemic, and key considerations for cybersecurity in a post-pandemic environment.
Hannah and Alex discuss treating security like a product by focusing on measurable outcomes and controllable inputs rather than compliance checklists. For small organizations, this involves threat modeling, establishing relevant security controls, determining success metrics, defaulting to automation, and iterating based on feedback. For large organizations, specialized security product teams may emerge to help operational teams meet security goals, such as application security validation engineers who help developers understand and manage risk. The goal is aligning security and business objectives through a "team of teams" approach.
Similar to Cscg cryptographic-key-trends-survey (20)
Until recently, Cyber attacks were aimed at Service Providers and Enterprises. The agenda was mostly
economic – to hurt customers and ruin reputations. An infrastructure with such vulnerability also places their
customers’ valuable data at risk. Today, the situation is even more severe. Critical infrastructures are now the
preferred target for cyber terrorists who want to wage war within the comfort of their homes. If not addressed
properly, the massive increase in such attacks will reach new peaks, with catastrophic consequences.
Light sec for utilities and critical infrastructure white paperGeorge Wainblat
The document discusses LightSEC, a cyber security solution from ECI that provides comprehensive protection for utilities and critical infrastructure. It consists of a suite of security services that incorporate threat detection, prevention, and mitigation technologies. These services are delivered through a cloud-based platform called Mercury that uses network function virtualization for flexible deployment. LightSEC also includes a threat management platform called LightSEC-V that aggregates security data from across the solution to provide a consolidated view of risks.
The Cloud and Mobility revolution, intensified by the quickly evolving threat landscape, heightens the
challenge for businesses to secure their IT infrastructure. Now they must fight security threats that target
their employees, applications, and other assets - not just on-premises, but throughout all of cyberspace.
פתרון ייחודי אשר מספק קישוריות אלחוטית אמינה ורחבת סרט לרכבות הנעות במהירויות עד 150 קמ"ש, יאפשר להנגיש את האינטרנט גם לנוסעי הרכבת. הפתרון נותן מענה גם לטלוויזיה במעגל סגור, טלמטריה ואפליקציות מולטימדיה אשר דורשים תעבורת וידיאו, קול ונתונים
Cybridge Secure Content Filter for SCADA NetworksGeorge Wainblat
Industrial infrastructures are growing in size and complexity. And it’s all too clear that traditional enterprise IT solutions have not been successful in safeguarding them from
cyber-attack.
They do not meet the best-practice deep-packet inspection capability in the field, nor do they place an emphasis on zone protection network segmentation.
As well, they tend to focus on preventing loss of confidential information, rather than
what really matters in the industrial world – reliability and integrity of the system.In this architecture, a Cybridge is used as a one way content filter gateway which enables the extraction and export of protocol data and information from within the industrial networks, carried upon industrial protocols, to enterprise networks.
This allows safe and easy integration of the machine data coming from the SCADA
network in enterprise reporting and statistical services, within external or public networks without any Cyber-attacks apprehension.
Управление коммуникациями является основой большинства операций учреждения. Это влияет на уровень доходов, на уровень безопасности, перенаселенность и оказывает
непосредственное влияние на благополучие заключенных, их друзей, членов их семьи и персонала. IV ² S система управления вызовами является сердцем системы управления операциями компании Bynet. Система предоставляет клиентам компании преимущества использования централизованной цифровой сети, сети, которая обладает
такими достоинствами как: повышенная гибкость, более жесткий контроль, эффективность и удобство, высокая доступность, повышение способности борьбы с преступностью, aварийное восстановление.
Healthcare organizations face a wide spectrum of challenges, including constantly-rising financial pressure, regulatory restrictions, the need for continual improvement in staff time efficiency, and patient/staff safety concerns. Many of the problems contributing to these challenges share a common cause – a lack of ”visibility” of the real-time location, status
and condition of patients, staff, medical equipment and other mobile assets. An infusion pump that isn’t regularly maintained, an open refrigerator with temperature-sensitive goods,
suboptimal patient flow within and between departments, or a wandering patient - can all have a major impact on a hospital’s overall quality of care and business. Bynet addresses
and provides solutions to meet these challenges, increasing visibility within hospitals and delivering tools that stimulate operational efficiency
The availability of a citywide broadband infrastructure is the basis for the successful implementation of Connected Urban Transportation (CUT). Initially, this will support the
development of data, voice, video and mobile communication platforms that will be used with local policy and other efforts to increase enablement of work anywhere/anytime.
Our goal is to propose concepts which make public transportation an attractive, convincing alternative to private cars.
Bynet’s connected Urban Transportation Solutions intended to make public transportation convenient, comfortable, efficient, and reliable.
CYBER SECURITY TRANDS FOR FUTURE SMART GRID SYSTEMSGeorge Wainblat
SUMMARY - Current power grids increasingly emerging into smart networked grids and are more accessible from the public internet which poses new cyber threats in the grid. More computer based systems are introduced into power networks in order to monitor and control the network. Future model smart grid and micro grid systems will be based on data flows for communication of system status, usage and control throughout the network infrastructure in addition to the power flow. This creates new security threats on the power grid. Instead of relying mainly on power plants for power generation, there will be a combination of multiple generation sources and at the same time wider use of electrical computer based equipment by consumers. Both increase the amount of data flows in the network as well as introduce additional vulnerable spots. Vulnerability of the power grid to cyber-attacks increases even more because of the wide use of SCADA networks. SCADA networks are more accessible to the internet and lack authentication and authorization mechanisms therefore expose the grid to threats such as DDOS, Data interception, Data alteration and additional hacking threats.
The transition from present to future model has already begun and rapidly growing while it already poses new security challenges which must be attended immediately. It is essential to introduce immediately a single comprehensive security solution which will provide fast detection and prevention tools to cope with a variety of threats with different nature and from multiple sources. The solution should not be tightly coupled with each device in the network so it won’t require upgrade of the devices inside the grid.
The Cyber defense solution should be versatile using variety of cyber technologies such as Firewalls, anomaly detection, Big Data analytics, machine learning and more in a network wise combination.
ADANI WILMAR PREDICTS GROWTH IN ITS SALES VOLUME THIS FISCAL YEAr.pptxAdani case
Adani Group will surpass these figures and experience a more significant increase in the price value. This will give the conglomerate’s business excellent exposure. It will also be able to recover from the struggle that the company was suffering after the Hindenburg Report Adani.
ConvertKit: Best Email Marketing Tool for 2024Rakesh Jalan
Front Slide
ConvertKit: Best Email Marketing Tool for 2024
Next Slide
What is Email Marketing?
Email marketing involves promoting products or services via email to potential customers. Tools like ConvertKit enhance the effectiveness of email marketing by helping you reach your target audience and elevate your business.
Next Slide
What is ConvertKit?
ConvertKit is a top email marketing tool, favored by content creators and small businesses. It offers features like automation, landing pages, sequencing, and broadcasting, making it ideal for generating and converting leads efficiently.
Next Slide
Key Features of ConvertKit
1. Landing Pages: Easily create customizable landing pages.
2. Forms: Embed forms on your website to generate leads.
3. Automation: Automate email responses with pre-built templates.
4. Broadcasting: Send personalized emails to thousands of subscribers.
Next Slide
Key Features of ConvertKit
5. Sequencing: Automate email series to convert leads into customers.
6. Integration: Integrate with platforms like affiliate sites and e-commerce.
7. Commerce: Start an e-commerce business without a website.
8. Creator Pro: Advanced features for selling high-cost products.
Next Slide
How ConvertKit Can Help Your Business Grow
1. Convert Casual Visitors: Turn social media followers into subscribers.
2. Build Relationships: Customize emails to build strong audience relationships.
3. Source of Earnings: Use trust to convert subscribers into sales.
Next Slide
Join ConvertKit Affiliate Program
ConvertKit's affiliate program offers free training, premium tools, and a 30% commission for referrals.
Next Slide
ConvertKit Pricing Plans
ConvertKit has Monthly and Yearly plans with Free, Creator, and Creator Pro tiers. Start with the free plan and upgrade as needed.
Next Slide
ConvertKit Alternatives
1. Mailchimp: All-in-one marketing platform.
2. GetResponse: Focus on landing pages and email lists.
3. ActiveCampaign: Advanced follow-up sequences.
4. AWeber: Building mailing lists and designing newsletters.
Next Slide
ConvertKit vs. Mailchimp
- Automation: ConvertKit offers advanced options.
- Landing Pages: ConvertKit has more templates.
- Customer Support: ConvertKit offers 24/7 support in all plans.
- Email Sending Limit: ConvertKit allows unlimited emails.
- Migration: ConvertKit offers free migration services.
Next Slide
ConvertKit vs. GetResponse
- Simplicity: ConvertKit is user-friendly for small businesses.
- Sequencing: Easier to use in ConvertKit.
- WordPress Plugin: Available in ConvertKit.
- Charges: No charges for duplicate signups in ConvertKit.
Next Slide
Conclusion
Email marketing is an excellent method to showcase your business and sell high-value products. ConvertKit is a robust tool to help you reach your target audience and start earning.
Staffan Canback - The 18 Rays of Project ManagementTellusant, Inc.
A while back I created this training material for project managers in 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. I am now sharing it widely since it is useful to a broader audience.
A central theme is that project management is much more than putting together presentations. It covers all kinds of high-level cognitive efforts, which is why it is exciting (at first).
It is also important to note that you do not improvise your way into project management. It is a well-developed craft that is far down its experience curve.
I started my career at McKinsey & Company in 1984 and was an Engagement Manager between 1986 and 1989. I then became a partner. So my project management days are long gone, but I have interacted with and trained countless young consultants since.
The document is not a manual. If you follow it 100% you would not have time to do your project management job. But I trust there is always an idea or two that is useful on any project.
To me, the most difficult part of this document was to create the 18 rays with the grey contours. It involves some trigonometry. Getting this right was fun.
In the high speed and serious universe of worldwide business, having the right administration group is fundamental for progress. International executive recruiters representatives assume an imperative part in assisting organizations with recognizing, draw in, and hold top leader ability for their worldwide development endeavors. Their profound comprehension of worldwide business sectors, broad organizations, and skill in cross-line enlistment guarantee that organizations can with certainty explore the intricacies of global employing and construct major areas of strength for a group that drives manageable development and achievement.
Game Product Manager VS Product Manager.pdfshohreesmaili1
Hi guys!
To do the first things first, I have to introduce myself and my background, and we need an explanation for the reason and incentive behind this summary presentation and the series of articles that may follow for more details. I am a game designer with a focus on economy design. After some years of working in game design, I felt the most inspiring thing for me is seeing an increase in a graph (of course, not the churn graph). The combination of this with a focus on features and their results and the needs of the game led me toward becoming a product manager.
At first, I started reading about product managers' roles, responsibilities, daily routines, and most importantly, the methods they use for fulfilling their responsibilities. Initially, I tried to implement these methods in our structure, but the deeper I delved into gaming product management, the more methods I found that needed to change to achieve the best results. After some time, I realized that having knowledge of how product managers in application products operate is necessary but not sufficient to call oneself a game product manager.
Of course, they invented the wheel, special thanks to them, but the fact is that we do not have a car; we have bicycles or airplanes! So, the same wheel does not work for us! In this series of articles, I want to describe how things are different when playing the role of a PM or GPM, what you need to know, and what are not our primary challenges. How to become a GPM after discussing the pros and cons of being a PM or GPM. If you are going to choose between one of them, you can stop reading this and choose PM! But if you are passionate about becoming a GPM, I suggest you read these, then take a deep breath, make your final decision, take your sword, and be ready to face dragons, without knowing how to use the sword!
Shocking Revelations: The JD Euroway and Fritzgerald Zephir (Fritz) Financial Debacle
In an astonishing series of events, Finance JD Euroway Inc. and its CEO Fritzgerald Zephir (Fritz) find themselves embroiled in a high-stakes legal battle, accused of orchestrating a fraudulent investment scheme. The allegations, which have not yet been proven in court, detail a complex web of deceit and financial misconduct that has left investors in turmoil.
A Complex Financial Web
Finance JD Euroway Inc. (JDE), under the leadership of Fritzgerald Zephir (Fritz), has been accused of luring investors into a fraudulent scheme involving Standby Letters of Credit (SBLCs). According to the plaintiffs, JDE promised extraordinary returns on investments, convincing them to deposit substantial funds into JDE-controlled accounts under false pretenses.
Promises of High Returns
The case details how investors were enticed by Zephir's promises of high returns and secure investments. In one instance, an investor forwarded USD $1.2 million to JDE, assured by Zephir of a guaranteed 10% monthly return. Similarly, another investor was persuaded to deposit USD $10 million in escrow for what was purported to be a lucrative investment opportunity.
The Alleged Fraud
The plaintiffs assert that these investments were never intended to generate returns. Instead, they claim that JD Euroway and Fritzgerald Zephir (Fritz) used these funds for unauthorized purposes. Zephir is accused of providing fraudulent SWIFT receipts and false insurance documents to create an illusion of legitimacy. For example, the insurance for one investor's escrow funds was supposedly backed by Timber Creek Surety Inc., which later confirmed the insurance certificate was fraudulent.
Legal Proceedings and Injunctions
The gravity of the situation has led the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to issue a Mareva injunction and Norwich order, aimed at freezing the defendants' assets and uncovering the whereabouts of the misappropriated funds. Justice John Callaghan, in his endorsement, highlighted the plaintiffs' strong prima facie case of fraud and the necessity to prevent further dissipation of assets.
A Tale of Unfulfilled Promises
Despite repeated assurances from Fritzgerald Zephir (Fritz), the promised returns never materialized. Investors experienced continuous delays and excuses, with Zephir often citing issues such as pending bank confirmations and internal reviews. By May 2024, it became clear that the funds were not forthcoming, prompting the plaintiffs to take legal action.
2. Introduction
Survey Respondents - By Industry
In September 2019, Unbound Tech surveyed 500
members of the Cyber Security Competency Group
(CSCG), a group of cybersecurity professionals
(analysts, engineers, and architects) from different
industries across North America. The survey
addressed cryptographic key management and
ƬƺȸɎǣˡƬƏɎƺȅƏȇƏǕƺȅƺȇɎȵȸƏƬɎǣƬƺɀِ
Respondents hailed from a variety of industries,
illustrated below. The top 3 industries represented in this
report are Information Technology and Services (20%),
Financial Services (11%), and Computer Software (11%).
What they all had in common, however, is that their
organizations manage cryptographic keys. How they
do it - and how well -- will be addressed in this report.
5%
Did not disclose
5%
Higher Education
2%
Telecommunications
2%
Automation and media distribution
2%
Healthcare Software
2%
Engineering
20%
Information Technology
and services
2%
BioTech
9%
Insurance
11%
Computer software
2%
Pharmaceutical
9%
Research
13%
Financial Services
5%
Healthcare
9%
Retail/Wholesale
3. Who oversees key management?
Key management generally remains in the hands
of the traditional stakeholders: departments
dedicated to information technology (IT) and/or
security. In the survey conducted in 2019, 62% of
respondents stated that a Chief Information Security
…ǔˡƬƺȸ٢!X³…٣ƏȇƳٖȒȸɎǝƺXÁƳƺȵƏȸɎȅƺȇɎȒǔɎǝƺǣȸ
organization is responsible for key management and
administration within their organization.
Of the remainder, 9% of respondents stated that IT
operations were responsible for key management; 7%
responded that business units were responsible for key
management; 9% of respondents stated that DevOps
or DevSecOps are responsible for key management
(especially in Computer Software companies); 6%
responded “other”; and 5% stated that there was no
ƳƺˡȇƺƳȒɯȇƺȸȒǔɎǝƺǣȸƬȒȅȵƏȇɵټɀǸƺɵȅƏȇƏǕƺȅƺȇɎِ
Key Management Owner - By Department
5%
zȒƳƺˡȇƺƳȒɯȇƺȸ
7%
Business Units
62%
CISO / IT Security
9%
IT operations
9%
DevOps/
DevSecOps
2%
Other IT and IT
Security
2%
Other Both IT and other
departments, depending on the
purpose
2%
Other combination of DevOps and IT
2%
CISO / IT Security Access MGMT
4. Key management challenges by industry
Key management remains a challenge for most industries – especially for regulated and risk averse
ǣȇƳɖɀɎȸǣƺɀǼǣǸƺ I³X٢ƫƏȇǸǣȇǕًˡȇƏȇƬǣƏǼɀƺȸɮǣƬƺɀۭǣȇɀɖȸƏȇƬƺ٣ƏȇƳǝƺƏǼɎǝƬƏȸƺًƏȇƳǣȇȅɖƬǝǼƺɀɀƺȸƺɴɎƺȇɎɎȒ
ɎƺƬǝٮɀƏɮɮɵǣȇƳɖɀɎȸǣƺɀǼǣǸƺXÁƏȇƳƬȒȅȵɖɎƺȸɀȒǔɎɯƏȸƺِÁǝǣɀȸƺȵȒȸɎƺɴƏȅǣȇƺɀɎǝȒɀƺƬǝƏǼǼƺȇǕƺɀƏȇƳȸƺɮƺƏǼɀ
ɯǝǣƬǝɎȸƺȇƳɀȅƏɵƫƺǣȇƳɖɀɎȸɵٮɀȵƺƬǣˡƬِ
The report found that the less tech-savvy the
ȒȸǕƏȇǣɿƏɎǣȒȇًɎǝƺȅȒȸƺƳǣǔˡƬɖǼɎǣɎɯƏɀǔȒȸɎǝƺȅɎȒ
manage their keys.
• 66% of respondents stated that was a “big” or
“medium” challenge for their enterprise
• Of the 21% who cited lack of key visibility as
a “big” challenge, the majority hailed from
the Financial Services, Healthcare
Insurance industries
• 45% of respondents said it was a
“medium challenge”
• The only industries which stated it was a “small”
problem or non-issue were Computer Software
and IT professionals - some 29% of respondents
Even IT professionals struggle with visibility of
keys kept in the cloud.
• 57% of respondents stated it was a “big” or
“medium” challenge – including IT professionals
• 12% of respondents stated it was a “big”
challenge- particularly Financial Services (18%)
and Retail (18%) professionals
Managing keys across multiple clouds remains a
challenge as well, with 68% stating it was a “big”
or “medium” challenge, and 24% of respondents
stating that it was a “big” challenge (particularly
ǔȸȒȅIǣȇƏȇƬǣƏǼ³ƺȸɮǣƬƺɀًXȇɀɖȸƏȇƬƺƏȇƳXÁ٣ِ
Multiple clouds present issues of compatibility;
keys created on one cloud are not accessible
from another (or compatible), and vice versa,
creating multiple silos with limited visibility and
segmented auditability.
While keeping keys on multiple clouds may be
the result of utilizing different features from
different cloud service providers (CSPs), reverse
compatibility issues lead to operational and
ȒȸǕƏȇǣɿƏɎǣȒȇƏǼȵȸȒƫǼƺȅɀɮǣɀٮơٮɮǣɀɎǝȒɀƺǸƺɵɀټ
maintenance in the long-term.
Integrating KM with new services or operations
ȵȸƺɀƺȇɎɀǣɎɀȒɯȇƳǣǔˡƬɖǼɎǣƺɀِۏאדɀɎƏɎƺƳǣɎɯƏɀƏ
“big” or “medium” challenge.
Cryptography is one of the foundational tools
that organizations can use to protect sensitive
data wherever it resides. Key management in all
organizations has become a critical issue, as the
number of applications – and endpoints – has
skyrocketed with the digital transformation.
While respondents were fairly evenly distributed
across all industries, Insurance, Financial and
Healthcare services particularly cited integration
as a major pain point. One notable exception is
IT and computer software – where the majority
of respondents from those industries rated KM
integration as a “Medium”-level problem.
5. The same could be said of adapting or
scaling KM to meet enterprise needs
– wherein 45% stated it’s a “big” or
“medium” challenge, and 14% stated it’s
a “Big” challenge.
As the data that needs to be protected increases
in an organization, the number of encryption
keys that need to be maintained increases.
This is compounded by the fact that:
• Organizations are more distributed, with
multiple data centers and even more
applications and services that span them.
• Monolithic applications are giving way to
increasingly distributed, and sometimes
short-lived, microservices such that
organizations must manage keys at wider
scale without compromising security.
• Market demand to offer services and
products that require increasing agility,
scalability and performance—therefore
ȅƏǸǣȇǕǣɎƳǣǔˡƬɖǼɎƏȇƳƬȒȅȵǼƺɴɎȒȅƏȇƏǕƺ
individual keys at the
enterprise scale.
Who’s using which KM solution?
Enterprises may choose to handle this in different
ways, including one or more of the following:
• Key management as a service (KMaaS)
• On-prem enterprise key management system
• Cloud key management system
(deployed on-prem)
• CSP KM
With different cloud service providers and on-
premises sites across multiple geographic
locations, and their respective key management
systems, enterprises lack the ability to manage
their entire cryptographic arsenal across all sites,
all existing HSMs and all workloads on-prem and
in multi-cloud from a single pane of glass. There
is an absence of automatic key sync between
different sites and workloads which results in key
management in silos.
xƏȇɵȒȸǕƏȇǣɿƏɎǣȒȇɀƳȒȇټɎǝƏɮƺƏkxɀɵɀɎƺȅ٫ƏȇƳȒǔɎǝȒɀƺɎǝƏɎƳȒًɀȒȅƺɖɀƺȒȇƺȒȸȅȒȸƺƬǼȒɖƳ
KM(1) due to their multi cloud presence, in addition to on-prem KM and cryptographic key storage
systems (e.g. multiple types of HSMs). Indeed, best practices for key management dictate that key
management systems should be present throughout the enterprise, including both on-prem and in
cloud applications.
6. KMaaS
!ǼȒɖƳkx³ɵɀɎƺȅ٢ƳƺȵǼȒɵƺƳȒȇٮȵȸƺȅ٣
On-prem Enterprise KM System
CSP KM
KMaaS
CSP
KM Enc
App SaaS
KM
System
CSP App SaaS
App DB App
KM
CSP #1 CSP #2
KM
Cloud
HSM
(1) Key Management Service of a cloud service provider, such as AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, GCP KMS, etc.
The diagram below illustrates some common key management structures.
KM Enc
KM
System
Ideally, cryptographic keys would be managed, visible, and able to be administrated via a single pane of glass.
RƺȸƺټɀɯǝƏɎǝƏȵȵƺȇɀǣȇȸƺƏǼǣɎɵي
54% of respondents are using 2 or
more key management systems or
services, whether on-prem or in the
cloud. Of these, most respondents
hailed from the Financial Services, IT,
Insurance, and Healthcare industries.
This is logical because these market
verticals use a large number of
applications (homegrown or 3rd
party), have extensive interfaces with
customers and suppliers, and are part
of a very large eco-system.
25% of respondents said their
organizations are not using a key
management solutions at all,
including most respondents from the
computer software industry.
21% of respondents said their
organizations use one key
management system – 16% on-prem
and just 5% via SaaS vendors.
54% 21%
25%
7. 5%
Use 1 KM -SaaS vendor
16%
Use 1 KM - on prem
54%
Use 2 or more KM
25%
No KM
Percentage of Respondents using a KM System
What are the most important
parameters for choosing a KM solution?
…ȵƺȸƏɎǣȒȇƏǼƺǔˡƬǣƺȇƬɵǣɀǸƺɵǔȒȸkxƬǼǣƺȇɎɀِ«ƺɀȵȒȇƳƺȇɎɀɯƺȸƺƏɀǸƺƳɯǝǣƬǝȒǔɎǝƺǔȒǼǼȒɯǣȇǕ
parameters are the most important in choosing a key management system -- here were the results:
38% prioritize a comprehensive set
of integrations and APIs
Highest industries represented: IT
(18%) and FIS (18%)
32% prioritize ease of administration.
Highest industries represented: FIS,
Insurance, Research, Retail (14% each)
19% cited a “proven security level” -
and 40% of respondents who cited security
as the primary parameter in their decision-
making worked in the IT industry
6% chose a strong
deployment track record
8. Encryption
When asked about encryption practices in
their organization, results are varied. 59% of
respondents are using encryption products from
multiple vendors – primarily in IT, Insurance
and Financial Services. 39% of respondents say
their companies use the same vendor for key
management and encryption-- and most of
the respondents in this category stem from the
Financial sector, IT, or Research.
The cryptographical world is built on three main
pillars: encryption, key management and key
protection. Vendors that develop all three of these
product lines deliberately created a vendor lock-
in mechanism in such a way that their encryption
tools can be integrated only with their own key
ȅƏȇƏǕƺȅƺȇɎƏȇƳR³xɀِÁǝƺɮƺȇƳȒȸǼȒƬǸٮǣȇƳȒƺɀȇټɎ
ɀɎȒȵɎǝƺȸƺيkxȵȸȒɮǣƳƺȸɀƺƏƬǝȸƺȷɖǣȸƺƏɀȵƺƬǣˡƬ
R³xɎȒǣȇɎƺǕȸƏɎƺɯǣɎǝًɯǝǣƬǝɎǝƺȇȸƺȷɖǣȸƺɀȵƺƬǣˡƬ
encryption tools per system, creating closed
ƺƬȒٮɀɵɀɎƺȅɀِÁǝƺǔȒǼǼȒɯǣȇǕˡǕɖȸƺƳƺȵǣƬɎɀɎǝƺ
cryptographic stack.
We discovered that FIS, Insurance, and IT
companies using multiple KM systems are likely
using multiple encryption products due to vendor
lock-in. Spreading multiple keys across multiple
platforms or clouds means building entirely
disparate silos – and creating even more of a mess
for key management across the board.
Encryption Tools
Key Management
Key Protection (i.e. HSM, vHSM)
Conclusion
Key management, in all of its aspects, continues
to be a challenge for the burgeoning enterprise –
especially in the midst of the digital transformation.
Ease of use, integration between APIs and various
on-prem and cloud systems, and full transparency
and visibility plague most organizations – especially
those in the Financial, Insurance, Retail and
Healthcare sectors.
Challenges repeatedly arise in these sectors due to a
ƬȒȇˢƏɎǣȒȇȒǔǣȇƳɖɀɎȸɵٮɀȵƺƬǣˡƬǔƏƬɎȒȸɀِ0ƏƬǝȒǔɎǝƺɀƺ
industries deals with a large number of clients;
each involves a host of regulatory compliance
considerations, both external and internal; each
involves a variety of teams and technologies.
Challenges in the IT and CS industries are likely
due to the wide range of tools, technologies, and
frameworks teams use to deploy security measures
and/or develop code – and the restrictions and
pitfalls of using several cloud-based services, KM,
encryption tools, etc.
Overall, enterprises struggle to manage their
entire cryptographic arsenal across all sites and
systems. The result is wasted expenditure on
duplicate key management products, wasted time
ƏȇƳƺǔˡƬǣƺȇƬɵǼȒɀɎǣȇɎǝƺɀɯǣɎƬǝƫƺɎɯƺƺȇɎȒȒǼɀً
problematic visibility- and, ultimately, compliance
and audit issues. We recommend that each of
these industries look closely at the possibility of
streamlining their security and KM services – if
possible, in a single pane of glass.
contact@unboundtech.com
www.unboundtech.com
Unbound Tech Follow Us