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Financial organizations more prone to accidental data leakage
Netwrix announced additional findings for the financial and banking sector from its global 2022 Cloud Security Report. Compared to other industries surveyed, financial …

A year later, Log4Shell still lingers
72% of organizations remain vulnerable to the Log4Shell vulnerability as of October 1, 2022, Tenable‘s latest telemetry study has revealed, based on data collected from …

Cybersecurity engineering under the Federal Trade Commission
When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) releases new regulations or changes to existing ones, the implications may not be obvious to the average business or company employees. …

Why are K-12 educational institutions reluctant to report cyber incidents?
A recent report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has shown that K-12 educational institutions are reluctant to report cyber incidents as they fear they would …

Federal defense contractors are not properly securing military secrets
Defense contractors hold information that’s vital to national security and will soon be required to meet Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance to …

Security pros feel threat detection and response workloads have increased
A new report conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) highlights why today’s security teams find it increasingly difficult to detect and stop cyber threats targeting their …

Infosec products of the month: November 2022
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Abnormal Security, Acronis, Bearer, Bitdefender, Clumio, Cohesity, Flashpoint, …

IoT device origin matters more than ever
Recently, British politicians called on the government to crack down on the use of surveillance equipment from two Chinese companies, Hikvision and Dahua, which are already …

How to find hidden data breaches and uncover threats in your supply chain
In this article, we’ll help you: Understand how breaches can stay hidden inside your supply chain Determine if your supplier relationships are increasing your risk Assess your …

Identifying key areas for fraud risk during the recession
As economic pressure increases, so does fraud risk. While the world slides into a recession, the resulting increased debt, supply chain delays, and inflation create increased …

33% of attacks in the cloud leverage credential access
Elastic released the 2022 Elastic Global Threat Report, detailing the evolving nature of cybersecurity threats, as well as the increased sophistication of cloud and …

CISOs’ priorities for the coming year
BlueFort Security has announced the results of its 2022 CISO survey, which revealed that while CISOs are still experiencing challenges around visibility, intelligence and …
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