cyber risk
DDoS attacks increase 341% amid pandemic
During the pandemic, cyber attackers targeted industries providing connectivity, services and entertainment to populations forced to shelter-in-place, resulting in a 341% …
Mitigating third-party risks with effective cyber risk management
Third-party engagement has steadily become an essential part of business operations for many organizations, enlisted for all kinds of products and services across nearly all …
Organizations leveraging Microsoft Teams exposed to potential risk
A survey conducted by Exec Survey and iGov Survey, reveals how over 200 unique organizations in the U.K. enabled seamless business continuity amid rapid societal change, where …
How can companies prioritize contact center security?
Security is front of mind for a lot of organizations these days, especially due to the 400% increase in cyberattacks since the pandemic started. Notable and alarming attacks …
Most mobile finance apps vulnerable to data breaches
77% of financial apps have at least one serious vulnerability that could lead to a data breach, an Intertrust report reveals. This report comes at a time where finance mobile …
Application security approaches broken by rising adoption of cloud-native architectures
The rising adoption of cloud-native architectures, DevOps, and agile methodologies has broken traditional approaches to application security, a survey of 700 CISOs by Coleman …
Guidance to help cyber threat intelligence analysts apply MITRE ATT&CK
CISA has partnered with the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HSSEDI), which worked with the MITRE ATT&CK team, to issue guidance to help …
IT service desks lacking user verification policy, putting businesses at risk
48% of organizations don’t have a user verification policy in place for incoming calls to IT service desks, according to Specops Software. The information was uncovered as …
Cyberattacks target the anywhere workforce, legacy security systems can’t provide protection
VMware released a report based on an online survey of 3,542 CIOs, CTOs and CISOs in December 2020 from across the globe. The report explores the impact of cyberattacks and …
Making transparency a norm in cybersecurity
The general lack of transparency around cybersecurity continues to be one of the largest factors holding back the combined ability of the public and private sector to truly …
Malware-related attacks jump by 54%
Extensive analysis of cyberthreats in 2020 reveals a 91% jump in attacks on industrial companies and a 54% rise in malware-related attacks compared to 2019. Medical …
Remote working security concerns still lingering
Despite being over a year into remote working and looking ahead to likely shifts to hybrid remote/in-office working models, 82% of businesses still remain concerned about the …
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