70% of CISOs Expect Cyber-Attacks in Next Year, Report Finds
Published on June 6, 2024
via Infosecurity Magazine Seventy percent of chief information security officers (CISOs) have said their businesses are at risk of a cyber-attack in the next year. According to Proofpoint’s annual Voice of the CISO report, CISOs have faced a growing array of cyber-threats and challenges over…
Common Myths Around Mainframe Modernization—and How To Overcome Them
Published on March 13, 2024
via Planet Mainframe The first mainframe computer was invented almost one hundred years ago, in the late 1930s, when a Harvard University researcher needed help solving a series of equations. Since then, mainframes have consistently been an undeniable resource to organizations and enterprises across the…
Five bold cybersecurity predictions for 2024
Published on January 3, 2024
via VentureBeat Throughout its history, the cybersecurity industry has constantly reacted to attacker pivots as well as operational reality shifts, and the new year will be no different. The cat-and-mouse game between attackers and defenders is sure to intensify and become more complex as newer technologies like…
How to boost cybersecurity through better communication
Published on September 22, 2023
via Security Intelligence Security would be easy without users. That statement is as absurd as it is true. It’s also true that business wouldn’t be possible without users. It’s time to look at the big picture when it comes to cybersecurity. In addition to dealing with…
Spend to save: The CFO’s guide to cybersecurity investment
Published on September 5, 2023
via Security Intelligence Attack volumes are up, and attackers are finding new ways to compromise corporate security. According to the HackerOne 6th Annual Hacker-Powered Security Report, ethical hackers found 65,000 vulnerabilities in 2022. What’s more, 92% of hackers said they could pinpoint weaknesses that scanning tools…
Cost of a data breach 2023: Healthcare industry impacts
Published on August 28, 2023
via Security Intelligence Data breaches are becoming more costly across all industries, with healthcare in the lead. The 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report analyzes data collected from March 2022 to March 2023. Healthcare remains a top target for online criminal groups. These data breach costs…
3 Ways to Build a More Skilled Cybersecurity Workforce
Published on July 7, 2023
via Dark Reading The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in partnership with Microsoft, recently released an extensive report analyzing over 400 million online job postings from January 2012 to June 2022 to better understand cybersecurity workforce supply and demand. Centered around insights from Australia, Canada,…
Key Considerations for Alleviating MFA Push Fatigue
Published on January 24, 2023
via CSO Online Security awareness training — combined with the right technologies — have done a great job of alerting employees to the risks of phishing scams and clicking on suspicious links. But criminals are relentless and brutally crafty. They will continue to target end-users,…
Why is Cybersecurity Vital for Small Businesses?
Published on December 13, 2022
Picture the scene: The office of a small but successful law firm is broken into. During the ensuing break-in, hundreds of documents relating to both employees’ and clients’ personal data are stolen and presumed available for sale online, including compromising personal information and financial data.…
How Two-Factor Authentication Keeps Your Accounts Safe
Published on December 1, 2022
via Wired If you want to keep your online accounts safe, adding two-factor authentication (2FA) is the single most important step you can take. While no security measure is 100 percent hackproof, 2FA is going to go a long way to locking down access to your important…