Outdated cryptographic protocols put vast amounts of network traffic at risk
Cryptography is largely taken for granted – rarely evaluated or checked – a practice that could have devastating consequences for businesses as attack surfaces continue to …
How global password practices are changing
Password health and hygiene improved globally over the past year, reducing the risk of account takeover for consumers and businesses, according to Dashlane. Password reuse …
The roadblocks to preventive cybersecurity success
In the last two years, the average organization’s cybersecurity program was prepared to defend preventively, or block, just 57% of the cyberattacks it encountered, according …
The perils of over-reliance on single cloud providers
The risk associated with dependence on a particular cloud provider for multiple business capabilities is in the top five emerging risks for organizations for the second …
Healthcare’s road to redefining cybersecurity with modern solutions
The rate of data encryption following a ransomware attack in healthcare was the highest in the last three years, according to Sophos. Ransomware attacks continue to grow in …
Financial organizations embrace automation for enhanced security
The security performance of financial applications generally outperforms other industries, with automation, targeted security training, and scanning via Application …
AI is transforming financial crime compliance
While 86% of compliance, operations, risk and IT professionals at banks and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) surveyed said they would increase spending on AI and ML …
Cybersecurity workforce shortages: 67% report people deficits
The global cybersecurity workforce has reached 5.5 million people, an 8.7% increase from 2022, representing 440,000 new jobs, according to ISC2. While this is the highest …
Cybersecurity habits and behaviors executives need to be aware of
Top executives — the employee group most targeted by threat actors — are frequently provided unfettered access to valuable data sources and networked assets, according to …
Public exposure of data breaches is becoming inevitable
Ransomware incidents rising again as criminals use data exfiltration and supply chain attacks to maximize their leverage, according to Allianz. Allianz Commercial analysis of …
Ransomware attacks set to break records in 2023
Ransomware attacks continue at a record-breaking pace, with Q3 2023 global ransomware attack frequency up 11% over Q2 and 95% year-over-year (YoY), according to Corvus …
Mainframes are around to stay, it’s time to protect them
While many organizations run their core business applications on the mainframe, IT leaders lack confidence in the effectiveness of their mainframe security compliance, …
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