Internet crime in 2021: Investment fraud losses soar
Business email compromise/email account compromise scams still have the highest financial toll on victims, but investment fraud has also lead to massive losses last year, …
Microsoft and Okta confirm, detail impact of Lapsus$ gang’s attacks
Recent claims by the cyber extortion gang have been validated by Okta and Microsoft: Lapsus$ have managed to get their hands on some of Microsoft’s source code and have …
Companies should evolve their cybersecurity strategy in light of the Great Resignation
While the obvious challenge of the Great Resignation is rising labor shortages, the phenomenon is now posing a critical risk to another important aspect of the workforce: …
Three steps to secure an organization during mergers and acquisitions
Since 2000, there have been over 790,000 merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions announced globally, consisting of a value over 57 trillion dollars. While these …
As breaches soar, companies must turn to cloud-native security solutions for protection
Over the past two years, companies’ adoption of public cloud services has surged, but fast-paced change and weaker security controls have led to an increase in data breaches, …
Cybersecurity compliance: Start with proven best practices
As a security professional, you may be tasked with achieving SOC2 compliance for your organization, adopting a NIST framework, or complying with new security laws. These are …
The challenges audit leaders need to look out for this year
Attracting talent with nontraditional skills to audit is the top challenge for audit leaders this year, according to Gartner. A July 2021 survey of 166 audit leaders revealed …
CIOs’ growing responsibilities going beyond IT
A new global research study from Lenovo reveals how the CIO role has evolved, shedding light on growing areas of responsibility and increasing influence in the C-Suite, as …
Perimeter intrusion detection systems market to reach $21.3 billion by 2026
The global market for perimeter intrusion detection systems estimated at $11 billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of $21.3 billion by 2026, growing …
US critical infrastructure operators should prepare for retaliatory cyberattacks
US President Joe Biden has urged companies in critical infrastructure sectors to shore up their defenses against potential cyberattacks. The warning “Most of America’s …
Lapsus$ gang says it has breached Okta and Microsoft
After breaching NVIDIA and Samsung and stealing and leaking those companies’ propertary data, the Lapsus$ cyber extortion gang has announced that they have popped …
Securing DevOps amid digital transformation
There are always new buzzwords/phrases being bandied about. In the late 1990s it was “long tail of the Internet” and “new paradigms”. Then there was this new thing referred to …
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