cybersecurity

Most healthcare breaches still come from hacking
In 2017 the number of individuals affected by breaches within the healthcare sector reached a four-year low. However, 71 percentof breaches in 2017 were due to hacking and IT …

Keeping on top of ICS-focused hacking groups, defenses
How many hacking groups are focusing on ICS systems? Dragos security researchers say at least five were active in 2017. “While only one has demonstrated an apparent …

Is your IoT strategy creating security holes?
Although most organizations plan to increase adoption of IoT into operations, only 28 percent consider security strategies specific to IoT as “very important.” Anticipated …

SecOps reality gap: 85% say practicing SecOps is a goal, 35% actually do
More than half of companies (52 percent) admit to cutting back on security measures to meet a business deadline or objective. Based on a survey of over 200 senior-level …

What employers need to know about cybersecurity jobseekers
Based on a blind survey of cybersecurity professionals in the United States and Canada, a new (ISC)² report reveals low numbers of highly engaged workers. Only 15% of …

Nearly half of security pros rarely change their security strategy, even after a cyber attack
Nearly half (46 percent) of IT security professionals rarely change their security strategy substantially – even after experiencing a cyber attack. This level of cyber …

Cybersecurity pros don’t feel equipped to stop insider attacks
Based on interviews with nearly 1,500 cybersecurity professionals over three years, Haystax Technology released a study that makes it clear that organizations are feeling the …

Mobile security: A look at the risks, and what you can do
A new report from Verizon found that organizations across numerous industries compromised mobile data security because of speed to market priorities and a lack of threat …

Automating out of the skill gap sinkhole
The cybersecurity skills gap is one of the most daunting challenges facing the industry. We have a vibrant ecosystem of technology vendors developing shiny new tools, but the …

A view of the global threat landscape: Cybercrime and intrusion trends
Established and well-resourced cyber operations will continue to innovate, developing new methods of distributing crimeware and incorporating advanced tactics to infiltrate, …

Global megatrends that are problematic for the state of cybersecurity
The majority of senior-level IT professionals fully expect their organization will experience a catastrophic data breach that could greatly impact shareholder value, according …

The economic impact of cybercrime? Almost $600 billion
Cybercrime costs businesses close to $600 billion, or 0.8 percent of global GDP, which is up from a 2014 study that put global losses at about $445 billion, according to a …