cybersecurity
Email inboxes still the weakest link in security perimeters
Over one-third of all security incidents start with phishing emails or malicious attachments sent to company employees, according to F-Secure. Types of attacks The single most …
What if defenders could see the future? Many clues are out there
Malware sophistication is increasing as adversaries begin to weaponize cloud services and evade detection through encryption, used as a tool to conceal command-and-control …
How organizations are confronting escalating third-party cyber risk
Based on in-depth interviews with security executives from 30 participating organizations across multiple industries, RiskRecon revealed how companies are managing the …
Poor communication between CEOs and technical officers leads to misalignment
A misalignment between CEOs and technical officers is weakening enterprise cybersecurity postures, according to Centrify. CEOs are incorrectly focused on malware, creating …
Even with cloud providers implementing defenses, glaring weaknesses remain
A new report from RedLock offers a look at the threats and vulnerabilities that continue to mount in public cloud computing environments. Account compromises keep rising Poor …
Expected changes in IT/OT convergence and industrial security
Ten years ago, I was brought into the industrial security arena by a top company executive in who was convinced that we needed traditional endpoint protection on smart meters. …
The four myths hampering cybersecurity maturity
We’ve seen tremendous advances in technology over the last 15 years or so, but security continues to struggle as much today as it did a decade ago. A large part of the …
What types of hospitals experience data breaches?
An estimated 16 million patient records were stolen in the United States in 2016, and last summer the British health system was crippled by a ransomware attack. While we know …
Discover hidden cybersecurity talent to solve your hiring crisis
Not having access to technical talent is a common complaint in the cybersecurity world. Folks with security experience on their resumes are in such high demand, CISOs need to …
Global cyber risk perception: Highest management priorities
Few organizations are highly confident in their ability to manage the risk of a cyber-attack, despite viewing cybersecurity as a top risk management priority, according to a …
GDPR quick guide: Why non-compliance could cost you big
If you conduct business in the EU, offer goods or services to, or monitor the online behavior of EU citizens, then the clock is ticking. You only have a few more months …
Still relying solely on CVE and NVD for vulnerability tracking? Bad idea
2017 broke the previous all-time record for the highest number of reported vulnerabilities. The 20,832 vulnerabilities cataloged during 2017 by Risk Based Security (VulnDB) …