Ray Heffer, Field Chief Information Security Officer

Business | January 6, 2026 (Updated March 4, 2026) 5 min to read

Top Security Awareness Training Topics Every Company Should Cover

When employees understand how attackers think, they become your first line of defense, not your weakest link. Yet, for many organizations, security awareness training has turned into a compliance checkbox rather than a meaningful exercise in risk reduction. Read more

Data Security and Compliance

Ray Heffer

Field Chief Information Security Officer

Business | November 7, 2024 5 min to read

The CISO’s Mandate – Accountability and Cyber Resilience

One of the key trends I’ve noticed in cybersecurity over the years is the over-reliance on established practices without questioning whether they are still effective. Read more

Data Security and Ransomware

Ray Heffer

Field Chief Information Security Officer

Business | April 11, 2024 (Updated September 17, 2024) 7 min to read

A Security Leader’s Guide to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0

The latest update to the NIST CSF 2.0 marks a significant evolution in the standardized approach to cybersecurity by reflecting these shifting paradigms in a world where digital threats are increasingly complex and pervasive. Read more

Data Security and Ransomware

Ray Heffer

Field Chief Information Security Officer

Andre Troskie

EMEA Field CISO

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Top Security Awareness Training Topics Every Company Should Cover

The CISO’s Mandate – Accountability and Cyber Resilience

A Security Leader’s Guide to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0