cyber risk

How to achieve better cybersecurity assurances and improve cyber hygiene
How can your business reduce the risk of a successful cyber attack and create a defendable network? It’s best to start with the three don’ts: Don’t believe that network …

Organizations must be doing something good: Payment fraud activity is declining
Results from an Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) survey are encouraging, as 71% of organizations report having been victims of payments fraud activity in 2021, …

Human activated risk still a pain point for organizations
Egress announced the results of a report, which revealed that 56% of IT leaders say that their non-technical staff are only ‘somewhat’ prepared, or ‘not at all’ prepared, for …

The importance of understanding cloud native security risks
In this video for Help Net Security, Paul Calatayud, CISO at Aqua Security, talks about cloud native security and the problem with the lack of understanding of risks to this …

18% of the top 99 insurance carriers have a high susceptibility to ransomware
Black Kite released a report that examines rising cyber risk concerns and ransomware susceptibility in the insurance sector. The most notable takeaway: nearly 20% of the top …

Steady rise in severe web vulnerabilities
Invicti Security released a research which reveals a rise in severe web vulnerabilities and the need for executive leaders to intertwine their application security and digital …

How many steps does it take for attackers to compromise critical assets?
The XM Cyber research team analyzed the methods, attack paths and impacts of attack techniques that imperil critical assets across on-prem, multi-cloud and hybrid …

Hybrid threat model: Watch out for the unhappy employee
In this interview with Help Net Security, James Turgal, VP of Cyber Risk, Strategy and Board Relations at Optiv Security, talks about the hybrid threat model, a new approach …

49% of small medical practices don’t have a cyberattack response plan
Sophisticated cyberattacks are crippling healthcare providers by posing a threat to core functions and patient privacy, according to Software Advice survey. Findings reveal …

New and less known cybersecurity risks you should be aware of
In this interview with Help Net Security, Zur Ulianitzky, Head of Security Research at XM CYber, gives insights on new and less talked about cybersecurity risks organizations …

Cloud native application security is a critical priority, risk perception is worryingly low
Aqua Security has announced the results of a study which reveals that UK organizations have a long road ahead when it comes to understanding, planning and deploying their …

Is IT ready for the metaverse? If not, it should be
Info-Tech Research Group has released a research to help IT departments identify risks in deploying metaverse solutions and how to mitigate them. This new research explores …