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What is plaguing public sector cyber readiness?

IT complexity, insider threats, and an abundance of privileged users plague public sector cyber readiness, a SolarWinds report has revealed, based on the answers from 400 IT …

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Only 38% of US govt workers received ransomware prevention training

73% of government employees are concerned about impending ransomware threats to cities across the country, and more employees fear of cyberattacks to their community than …

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More than 40% of privacy compliance technology will rely on AI by 2023

Over 40% of privacy compliance technology will rely on artificial intelligence (AI) by 2023, up from 5% today, according to Gartner. The research was conducted online among …

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Modern malware is increasingly leveraging evasive behaviors

Modern malware is increasingly leveraging evasive behaviors, a new report by VMware Carbon Black released at RSA Conference 2020 has revealed. The report uncovers the top …

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One in five SMBs use no endpoint security at all

An alarming number of SMBs (small to medium businesses) in the US and UK are not prepared for a potential cyber attack or breach, BullGuard warns. One-third of companies with …

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Combat complexity to prevent cybersecurity fatigue

In today’s security landscape, the average company uses more than 20 security technologies. While vendor consolidation is steadily increasing with 86 percent of organizations …

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Cybersecurity hiring challenges and retention issues demand new talent pipelines

Cybersecurity teams continue to struggle with hiring and retention, and very little improvement has been achieved in these areas since last year, according to ISACA. …

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Cloud-based collaboration tools are a major driver of data exfiltration

Cloud-based collaboration technologies and workforce turnover have become major drivers of data exfiltration as insider threat programs fail to keep pace with today’s digital …

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Users still engaging in risky password, authentication practices

IT security practitioners are aware of good habits when it comes to strong authentication and password management, yet often fail to implement them due to poor usability or …

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Organizations lack confidence in their network security

IoT is barreling toward the enterprise, but organizations remain highly vulnerable to IoT-based attacks, according to Extreme Networks. The report, which surveyed 540 IT …

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97% of IT leaders worried about insider data breaches

A staggering 97% of IT leaders say insider breach risk is a significant concern, according to a survey by Egress. 78% think employees have put data at risk accidentally in the …

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A third of all vulnerabilities in 2019 had a CVSS v2 score of 7.0 and above

Risk Based Security’s VulnDB team aggregated 22,316 newly-disclosed vulnerabilities during 2019, finding that 37.26% had available exploit code or a Proof of Concept and that …

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