cyber risk
Why passwords are to blame for loss of revenue, identity attrition and poor customer experiences
Transmit Security has released a state of customer authentication report that includes customer experience insights based on its survey of 600 U.S. consumers. According to the …
Nearly 40% of new ransomware families use both data encryption and data theft in attacks
Data-stealing ransomware attacks, information harvesting malware, and supply chain attacks are among the critical threats to organizations, according to F-Secure. One of the …
Lack of IT-OT collaboration holding back smart factory security projects
61% of manufacturers have experienced cybersecurity incidents in their smart factories and are struggling to deploy the technology needed to effectively manage cyber risk, …
Board directors need to play an active role in protecting their org from cyber risks
Cybersecurity failure is a “clear and present danger” and critical global threat, yet responses from board directors have been fragmented, risks not fully understood, and …
Stop using your employees as scapegoats: Change their behavior
Remote workforces pose new challenges for organizations, with the largest issue centered around fortifying the security of at-home workers. We’ve recently witnessed large …
Why certificate automation is no longer just “nice to have”
We’ve all heard the shocking stories about the outages at what should have been bullet-proof organizations like Microsoft, Spotify, and a California Covid-19 testing …
Challenges and benefits of using threat data feeds
Threat data feeds can help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity posture, according to a report from the Ponemon Institute. As cyberthreats proliferate, many …
Using memory encryption in web applications to help reduce the risk of Spectre attacks
There’s nothing quite like an actual proof-of-concept to make everyone listen. I was pleased by the PoC released by Google security engineers Stephen Röttger and Artur Janc …
Distributed and remote work creating a perfect storm for network security teams
Distinct priorities have emerged when it comes to responding to the needs of IT security’s rapid transformation, a FireMon research has found. The survey of 500 cybersecurity …
What businesses need to know to evaluate partner cyber resilience
Many recent high-profile breaches have underscored two important cybersecurity lessons: the need for increased scrutiny in evaluating access and controls of partners handling …
Total combined fraud losses climbed to $56 billion in 2020
While total combined fraud losses climbed to $56 billion in 2020, identity fraud scams accounted for $43 billion of that cost. Traditional identity fraud losses totaled $13 …
Remote workers admit to playing a significant part in increasing their company’s cybersecurity risks
The COVID-19 generation of remote workers are admitting to playing a significant part in increasing the cybersecurity risks facing their companies. An Opinium research shows …