Cybersecurity failures were definitely in the news in 2024, but the year’s most serious issue — the outage at security vendor CrowdStrike, which affected millions of Windows systems around the world — wasn’t the result of a intentional attack, notes Kayne McGladrey, Field CISO at Hyperproof and senior member of the Institute of Electrical and…

Join us in this episode of the Security Podcast in Silicon Valley, where host Jon McLachlan sits down with Kayne McGladrey, Field CISO at Hyperproof. shares his unique journey from theater to cybersecurity, offering insights into risk management, regulatory compliance, and the evolving landscape of cyber threats. Discover how his background in improv and theater…

“We can anticipate a significant increase in disinformation and phishing attacks as the United States prepares for early or mail-in voting in the 2024 elections. The majority of these attacks will likely come from cybercriminals spreading disinformation about how and where to vote. This year’s phishing campaigns may be more sophisticated and widespread, as non-native…

In this episode, we’re talking with Kayne McGladrey about cybersecurity, cyberterrorism and how to defend against these attacks at the personal, corporate, and national levels. I’ve been working on research for my next book and I knew that I had to talk to him to see what we could do to defend against this new…

In this Help Net Security video, Kayne McGladrey, IEEE Senior Member, discusses best practices for using digital wallets safely. With the adoption of digital wallets and the increasing embedding of consumer digital payments into daily life, ensuring security measures is essential. According to a McKinsey report, digital payments are now mainstream and continually evolving, bringing…

Early threat detection practices mostly involved identifying “something bad on a device by detecting that it matched a known signature,” explained Kayne McGladrey, a senior member of IEEE, a nonprofit professional association, and field CISO at Hyperproof. This signature-based detection was, and still is, a key part of threat detection, but other rules-based detection practices…

“[AI] allows a threat actor to scale a lot faster and across multiple channels,” Kayne McGladrey, chief information security officer at compliance management company Hyperproof, told Built In. “And the defensive tools haven’t quite caught up. Unfortunately, none of this stuff is going away. This has now become a fixture of the landscape. It’s part…

“After all, AI serves as both a force accelerator, as it will allow those threat actors to operate at large scale without having to increase the size of their workforce. At the same time, the ability of AI to generate convincing-enough speech in another language will serve to open new markets to threat actors who…

Companies with mature GRC programs have an advantage over their competitors. However, something has been missing in the GRC world: the ability to truly understand an organization’s GRC maturity and the steps it would take to build the business case for change. That’s where the GRC Maturity Model comes in.Hyperproof’s GRC Maturity model is a…

Kayne McGladrey, the Field CISO at Hyperproof, is a renowned cybersecurity expert with an extensive background in enhancing security landscapes across various industries. His career is marked by significant contributions in developing robust security frameworks, managing complex risk scenarios, and driving comprehensive compliance initiatives. With a deep commitment to transforming the cybersecurity field, Kayne’s insights…

All controls and tools should be linked to a reduction in the probability or likelihood of a risk that’s above the organization’s tolerance level, says Kayne McGladrey, CISO at risk management provider Hyperproof and a senior member of IEEE. If there’s no longer a need for a product, it should go.

During this Hyperproof live stream series, leaders in information security shed light on crucial topics that shape the modern cybersecurity landscape. This month’s episode features Carmen Marsh, President and CEO at United Cybersecurity Alliance, Confidence Staveley, Founder & Executive Director at CyberSafe Foundation, and our host, Kayne McGladrey, Field CISO at Hyperproof. Guided by Kayne…