Internal audit leaders should develop new skills to stay relevant
Chief audit executives (CAEs) and internal audit leaders report their next-generation competency levels in three vital areas – governance, methodology and enabling technology …
Healthcare breaches declined sharply during the first half of 2020
This has been a very challenging year. Despite the COVID-19 outbreak starting in the first half of 2020, data analyzed from the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for …
Army researchers awarded patent for secure comms
Army researchers have been awarded a patent for inventing a practical method for Army wireless devices to covertly authenticate and communicate. Photo by Jason Edwards …
Week in review: vBulletin 0-day, open source projects under attack, critical security updates galore
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Intel, SAP, and Citrix release critical security updates August 2020 Patch Tuesday …
State-backed hacking, cyber deterrence, and the need for international norms
As time passes, state-backed hacking is becoming an increasingly bigger problem, with the attackers stealing money, information, credit card data, intellectual property, state …
New infosec products of the week: August 14, 2020
Ericom Application Isolator separates corporate apps from unauthorized users to prevent ransomware Ericom Software announced the introduction of Ericom Application Isolator, a …
In reality, how important is zero trust?
Although most IT and security professionals think of zero trust as an important part of their cybersecurity approach, many still have a long way to go on their quest to …
CIOs prioritizing IAM over endpoint security and security awareness training
CIOs are prioritizing identity and access management (IAM) over endpoint security and security awareness training in 2020, according to a Hitachi ID survey. The survey, …
What is the impact of the pandemic on managed services providers?
A new SolarWinds study revealed the operational impact of the current pandemic on managed services providers (MSPs) and future growth opportunities in the market. The study …
Most security pros are concerned about human error exposing cloud data
A number of organizations face shortcomings in monitoring and securing their cloud environments, according to a Tripwire survey of 310 security professionals. 76% of security …
Surge in cyber attacks targeting open source software projects
There has been a massive 430% surge in next generation cyber attacks aimed at actively infiltrating open source software supply chains, Sonatype has found. Rise of next-gen …
Cyber crisis response failing to adapt to modern threats
Today, a stark disconnect exists between the inadequacy of crisis exercising and the desire to build an effective cyber crisis response function, according to an Osterman …