Reformulating the cyber skills gap
Despite a positive (and significant) decrease from over 4 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs in 2019, there is still a staggering 3.12 million global shortage of workers with …
Biden’s plan for strengthening US cybersecurity is too soft
As a security professional, I applaud President Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. Cyberattacks are growing greater in scope and number and have …
The evolution of cybersecurity within network architecture
The vulnerable state of the world during the pandemic paved way for an aggressive onslaught of attacks, with around 39 percent of businesses experiencing a cybersecurity …
Keeping pace with evolving code signing baseline requirements
Maintaining code integrity has always been top of mind for today’s development-driven organizations. However, the recent SolarWinds breach was a stark reminder of the …
June 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Patch management is back in the spotlight
Every day you look in the security news, there are reports of new ransomware attacks. Just after May Patch Tuesday we heard about the Colonial Pipeline attack, and this week …
Quantum computing: How should cybersecurity teams prepare for it?
The late Field-Marshall Archibald Wavell wrote of the Malayan Campaign, “The story (…) is typical of the British way of war, and therefore begins with a complete lack of …
Changes in the privacy landscape through the pandemic
The pandemic has turned the way businesses operate upside down. In the rush to keep the lights on, businesses pivoted online to keep sales up and maintain customer services. …
Reimagining enterprise cryptography: How to regain control in a fragmented environment
Cryptography has been on a significant journey over the past two decades. Its role in securing the digital world of 20 years ago was very different to its role in the modern …
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 …
The power of positive reinforcement in combating cybercriminals
Funnily enough, humans aren’t too different from dogs when it comes to changing a behavior for the better. One of the most powerful leadership tools is positive …
The most important point in a cyberattack is before it happens
Let’s get the scary thing out of the way: more than half of businesses have dealt with a serious security breach in the last two years. The chances of one happening are so …
Adapting the network for a remote working future
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, there was a big emphasis on stress testing major banks to determine if they have the reserves and processes to withstand such an …