Cyber Security

 

Cybersecurity Certifications: Take Your Career to the Next Level (Security Intelligence)

With 3.1 million unfilled cybersecurity roles last year, companies are struggling to find qualified talent. After having written numerous articles on the IT skills gap, I’ve seen... More

Manufacturers are in the Crosshairs of Cybercriminals (INTRUSION Blog)

Researchers identified that the top vulnerabilities were information leakage, insufficient session expiration, cross-site scripting, insufficient transport layer protection, and co... More

Making the Case for Insider Risk Management to C-level Execs and the Board (Code42 Blog)

As executive leaders and Boards foster workforce cultures rooted in speed, the more cloud-based, collaborative and (unfortunately) compromised the organization’s corporate data b... More

EU to Launch Rapid Response Cybersecurity Team (Politico)

The European Commission will present its plan to set up what it calls the "Joint Cyber Unit," which would allow national capitals hit by cyberattacks to ask for help from other cou... More

What to Expect From the National Cyber Director (Cybersecurity Dive)

While there are technicalities to sort out, the primary goal of the role is to fill a void in federal cybersecurity strategy across agencies and sectors.... More

Becoming a Self-Taught Cybersecurity Pro (IW)

Cybersecurity pros are in high demand. Here's how one system administrator developed his own personal online night school curriculum to gain the expertise for a successful security... More

Token Resistance: Tackling the New NFT Threat Landscape (Security Intelligence)

Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are big business — but come with significant cyber- and crypto-security risk. Part of the problem is that the NFT landscape is poorly understood. They a... More

Pandemic Prompts Digital ‘Boom’ in Account Creation – as Well as Password Fatigue (ZDNet)

The COVID-19 pandemic has become a catalyst for a "boom" in the growth of online account ownership - but has potentially also undermined consumer security. Lockdowns, shielding, an... More

Ransomware is the Top Cybersecurity Threat We Face, Warns Cyber Chief (ZDNet)

Ransomware is one of the key cybersecurity threats facing the UK and the cyber-criminal groups behind it are becoming more dangerous, the UK's cyber chief is to warn. Lindy Cameron... More

Cyber Extortion: What You Need to Know in 2021 (Security Intelligence)

Over the years, the term ransomware has taken on a new meaning for many businesses and local governments. This used to be considered a relatively new and emerging form of malware. ... More

Bad Actors Hide in Everyday IT Tools, Complicating Detection (CIO Dive)

Security tools automatically block certain threats, yet there's often a larger intrusion detection teams and services need to weed out.... More

Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma Cloud CSPM Adds New Threat Detections (SDxCentral)

Palo Alto Networks added five new capabilities to the cloud security posture management (CSPM) side of its Prisma Cloud platform including a visibility-as-code feature and two new ... More

Cyber Gangs: Who are They in 2021 and What Do They Want? (Security Intelligence)

Cyber crime gangs have been operating for years, but in recent months, they’ve shifted tactics. They’ve embraced new technologies, exploited new opportunities, delivered new pa... More

5 Ways to Use Shift for Secure Remote Workflows (The Cutaway)

Keeping your content safe — whether it’s film dailies, a recording of a confidential meeting, or a gated webinar — has long been core to Shift’s products and services as a ... More

4 Questions to Ask After Discovering a Cyberattack (CIO Dive)

In the event of a cyberattack, IT and security teams move directly to neutralizing infected endpoints or systems. However, if an organization has a faulty understanding of its cont... More

When Cyber Pirates Strike, Stick With Innovation (S+B)

Although hacks are often linked to downturns in revenues and R&D spending, firms can still roll out major improvements to separate themselves from the competition.... More

The Cost of Ransomware Attacks Worldwide Will Go Beyond $265B in the Next Decade (ZDNet)

Ransomware has been likened to a hydra -- cut off one head, and more appear in its place. Ransomware is now one of the most potentially damaging -- and a very popular -- types of m... More

Ransomware-as-a-Service: Trending New Money-Making Model (INTRUSION Blog)

Earlier the purpose of ransomware operators was to encrypt data and decrypt it on payment of ransom. Nowadays, the story has changed. Threat actors have been doing thorough researc... More

IBM to Establish New Cybersecurity Center for U.S. Federal Clients

The center will facilitate events and learnings, drawing on IBM's cybersecurity expertise from delivering software and managed services to over 17,500 security customers globally. ... More

How the Pandemic Gave Cybercriminals the Advantage (Tech Monitor)

Lockdown disrupted the traditional model of cybersecurity. Hybrid working is breaking it completely.... More

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