Category: Data Security

Published on February 2, 2023

via Security Intelligence On December 21, 2022, President Biden signed the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act. The risk of quantum-powered password decryption is increasing exponentially. The new legislation is designed to help federal agencies proactively shift to a post-quantum security posture. Agencies have until May 4,…

Published on January 12, 2023

via Dark Reading New research from leading cybersecurity provider Hornetsecurity has found that 33% of companies are not providing any cybersecurity awareness training to users who work remotely. The study also revealed nearly three-quarters (74%) of remote staff have access to critical data, which is creating more…

Published on January 9, 2023

via Venture Beat It’s no secret that cybercrime is a growth industry. Just last year, the FBI estimated that internet crime cost $6.9 billion. The worse news is that Google’s cybersecurity predictions for 2023 anticipate that this malicious economy will only continue to expand and diversify.  Recently,…

Published on January 3, 2023

via Tech Republic Going into 2023, cybersecurity is still topping the list of CIO concerns. This comes as no surprise. In the first half of 2022, there were 2.8 billion worldwide malware attacks and 236.1 million ransomware attacks. By year end 2022, it is expected that six billion phishing attacks will…

Published on December 14, 2022

Via Forbes The holiday season is here, meaning social get-togethers, lights, tinsel and endless mince pies. It’s easy to get distracted amidst all the chaos, but the festive period is when the security of your business is arguably at its most vulnerable. Why? Those cyber…

Published on December 6, 2022

via CSO Online With budgets tightening and security talent difficult to find, a growing number of organizations are taking a close look at Cybersecurity as a Service (CSaaS) – an outsourced model of managing risk on a pay-as-you-go basis. Managed security services are not new,…

Published on November 18, 2022

via ZD Net We're heading into the busiest period for online shopping of the year, as people look for gifts and bargains ahead of the festive season.  And now what was already a busy time for shopping is super-charged by Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the…

Published on October 27, 2022

via Forbes October might make you think of Halloween and pumpkin spice lattes, but it has also been known as Cybersecurity Awareness Month since the occasion’s founding in 2004. It’s the official yearly reminder to take a moment and give your data privacy practices a check-up. Although…

Published on October 7, 2022

via Security Intelligence The 2022 Cost of a Data Breach report was eagerly anticipated by cybersecurity professionals and the technology industry as a whole. Following two years of increased remote work and other changes due to the pandemic, the report was an important benchmark on the lasting…

Published on August 10, 2022

Via Security Intelligence The average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high of $4.35 million this year, according to newly published 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report, an increase of 2.6% from a year ago and 12.7% since 2020. New research in this…