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Is the skills gap preventing you from executing your enterprise strategy?
As many business leaders look to close the skills gap and cultivate a sustainable workforce amid COVID-19, an IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study reveals less than 4 …

Save 40% on CISSP or CCSP training until November 30
This offer is no longer available. Achieving the globally respected (ISC)² CISSP or CCSP certifications can catapult your career, leading to more credibility, better …

Week in review: Criminals leveraging Office 365, endpoint attack anatomy, medical devices cybersec
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: Critical flaw in SonicWall’s firewalls patched, update quickly! …

New research shows risk in healthcare supply chain
Exposures and cybersecurity challenges can turn out to be costly, according to statistics from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 861 breaches of protected …

Threat intelligence platform market to reach $234.9 million by 2022
The growing volume and complexities of cyber threats present a compelling case for adopting threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), a Frost & Sullivan analysis finds. These …

Banks risk losing customers with anti-fraud practices
Many banks across the U.S. and Canada are failing to meet their customers’ online identity fraud and digital banking needs, according to a survey from FICO. Despite COVID-19 …

How will blockchain impact the global economy?
An analysis by PwC shows blockchain technology has the potential to boost global gross domestic product (GDP) by $1.76 trillion over the next decade. That is the key finding …

Three best practices for responsible open source usage in the COVID-19 era
COVID-19 has forced developer agility into overdrive, as the tech industry’s quick push to adapt to changing dynamics has accelerated digital transformation efforts and …

Theory and practice of web application security efforts in organizations worldwide
75% of executives believe their organization scans all web applications for security vulnerabilities, while nearly 50% of security staff say they don’t, a Netsparker …

State and local governments under siege from cyber threats
With both security budgets and talent pools negatively affected by the ongoing pandemic, state and local governments are struggling to cope with the constant wave of cyber …

SMBs’ size doesn’t make them immune to cyberattacks
78% of SMBs indicated that having a privileged access management (PAM) solution in place is important to a cybersecurity program – yet 76% of respondents said that they do not …

Cybercriminals are using legitimate Office 365 services to launch attacks
Vectra released its report on Microsoft Office 365, which highlights the use of Office 365 in enterprise cyberattacks. The report explains how cybercriminals use built-in …
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