strategy
Should ransomware payments be banned? A few considerations
Several U.S. states have recently moved to ban local and state agencies and organizations funded by taxpayers’ dollars from paying off ransomware gangs, and a few more …
How BEC attacks on human capital management systems are increasing
In this Help Net Security video, Jon Hencinski, VP of Security Operations at Expel, talks about how their SOC team has recently observed Business Email Compromise (BEC) …
Creating cyber career opportunities during the talent shortage
With roughly 700,000 cybersecurity positions open, businesses across America are feeling the direct impact of the cyber talent shortage. As ransomware attacks and data …
How complicated access management protocols have impacted cloud security
During AWS re:Inforce, Amazon executives emphasized how important access control is when it comes to cloud security and why IT leaders need to ask who has access to what and …
We need to think about ransomware differently
In this Help Net Security video, David Mahdi, Chief Strategy Officer & CISO Advisory at Sectigo, talks about how ransomware isn’t solely a malware problem, bad actors …
How to navigate payment regulations without compromising customer experience
As payment fraud increases, global losses are projected to reach $40.62 billion by 2027. Governments and businesses are turning to meaningful customer authentication to crack …
Organizations changing cyber strategy in response to nation-state attacks
66% of organizations have changed their cybersecurity strategy as a direct response to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, while 64% suspect their organization has been …
CISOs see little need for a point solution to cover ransomware risk
Nearly half of enterprises have fallen victim to a ransomware attack, of which nearly all have had little choice but to heed their attackers, according to the Q2 CISO Circuit …
Thoma Bravo: Securing digital identities has become a major priority
Thoma Bravo is a private equity firm with a 40+ year history, including over $114 billion in assets under management, and a focus on investing in software and technology …
A closer look at identity crimes committed against individuals
In this Help Net Security video, James E. Lee, Chief Operating Officer of the Identity Theft Resource Center, discusses the 2021 Trends in Identity Report, which looks at the …
DDoS tales from the SOC
In this Help Net Security video, Bryant Rump, Principal Security Architect at Neustar Security Services, talks about the challenges of mitigating immense DDoS attacks. He …
How vulnerable supply chains threaten cloud security
Organizations are struggling to sufficiently secure new cloud environments implemented during the pandemic, while maintaining legacy equipment and trying to adapt their …