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Private, unlicensed 5G mobile network adoption may intensify NetOps and SecOps challenges
While 5G sometimes seems like the panacea for just about everything, it will likely intensify the already common friction between NetOps and SecOps teams that will take part …

The cost of an insider attack is as much as $2 million
Employees, whether careless or malicious, can pose a great risk to organizations, a Bitglass survey reveals. 61% of survey respondents reported at least one insider attack …

Financial impact of cyber-physical system attacks expected to grow
Liability for cyber-physical security incidents will pierce the corporate veil to personal liability for 75% of CEOs by 2024, according to Gartner. Due to the nature of …

RedCommander: Open source tool for red teaming exercises
GuidePoint Security released a new open source tool that enables a red team to easily build out the necessary infrastructure. The RedCommander tool solves a major challenge …

Most security leaders feel their programs are mature, but data reveals otherwise
84% of security and IT leaders feel their enterprise programs are mature, but a deeper dive reveals a major disconnect between perception and reality, Vulcan Cyber reveals. …

Live webinar: XDR and beyond
Anyone paying attention to the cybersecurity technology market has heard the term XDR – Extended Detection and Response. It’s a new technology approach that combines …

Essential features of security automation for the AWS platform
DevSecOps tactics and tools are dramatically changing the way organizations bring their applications to fruition. Having a mindset that security must be incorporated into …

Surging CMS attacks keep SQL injections on the radar during the next normal
Every year, millions of websites across the world fall victim to malware attacks that are designed to gain access to the site’s backend without the administrator’s knowledge …

Companies continue to expose unsafe network services to the internet
33% of companies within the digital supply chain expose common network services such as data storage, remote access and network administration to the internet, according to …

Organizations facing surge in phishing attacks since the start of the pandemic
The frequency of phishing threats has risen considerably since the pandemic started, with companies experiencing an average of 1,185 attacks every month, according to a survey …

Multi-access edge computing market to reach $7.23 billion by 2024
Edge computing is a foundational technology for industrial enterprises as it offers shorter latencies, robust security, responsive data collection, and lower costs, Frost …

Reduced lifespan of TLS certificates could cause increase in outages
Beginning September 1st, all publicly trusted TLS certificates must have a lifespan of 398 days or less. According to security experts from Venafi, this latest change is …
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