cybersecurity
Reality check: Your security hygiene is worse than you think it is
Sevco Security published a report which explores the gap between perceptions and realities of security hygiene and asset management. Leveraging findings from ESG’s “Security …
Illuminating the path: Compliance as the key to security-by-design
Like taxes or going to the dentist, compliance is one of those topics that people often don’t like to contemplate. There are many reasons for the distaste but this …
Combating cybercrime: Lessons from a CIO and Marine veteran
A colleague asked me recently if I thought the FBI had finally experienced enough of the cyberattacks plaguing the United States and would now more aggressively pursue the …
Businesses are forced to adopt new cybersecurity measures
Eighty five percent of US and UK employers were forced to adopt new cybersecurity measures because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to remote working, according to a …
Operational technology and zero trust
Zero trust, otherwise known as zero trust architecture (ZTA), is a shift in the way we think about security. Zero trust is the concept of centralizing policy control, limiting …
Shrinking cyber budgets are leaving businesses at risk
The cyber budgets of enterprises rose by less than 1% during the pandemic, according to their cyber budget holders. This left cyber spend stagnating at an average of around …
When cybersecurity becomes terrifying
Some cybersecurity horror stories are not your typical horror stories: there’s no danger from a chainsaw-wielding maniac hiding behind a server rack, the Candyman won’t appear …
When it comes to securing systems against quantum computers, there is no one-size-fits-all solution
Quantum computers will rapidly solve complex mathematical problems. This includes the ability to break both RSA and ECC encryption in seconds. In response, NIST has been …
Industrial cybersecurity market to reach $22.3 billion by 2026
The global market for industrial cybersecurity estimated at $15.2 billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of $22.3 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of …
Eliminate cyber friction with smarter technology
In modern organizations, it’s natural for there to be some friction between cybersecurity teams and employees. While the cybersecurity teams defends the …
DDoS attacks were a more serious threat in Q3 2021 than ever before
Link11 has released new data from its network on the development of the DDoS threat: The number of attacks remains at a very high level in Q3 2021. After Q2 2021 had already …
Dependency Combobulator: Open source toolkit to combat dependency confusion attacks
Apiiro released Dependency Combobulator, a modular and extensible open source toolkit to detect and prevent dependency confusion attacks. The toolkit, available on GitHub, …