cyber risk
Organizations’ cyber resilience efforts fail to keep up with evolving threats
A steady increase in cyberattacks and evolving threat landscape are resulting in more organizations turning their attention to building long-term cyber resilience; however, …
3 tips to accelerate zero trust adoption
Zero trust adoption is beginning to accelerate as networks get more complex. Gartner predicts that by 2026, 10% of large enterprises will have a comprehensive, mature, and …
Organizations brace for cyber attacks despite improved preparedness
Cyber-risk levels have improved from “elevated” to “moderate” for the first time, but insiders represent a persistent threat for global organizations, …
Are you ready for PCI DSS 4.0?
In just under a year’s time, organizations will have had to comply with several new requirements under version 4.0 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI …
Corporate boards pressure CISOs to step up risk mitigation efforts
While those working in InfoSec and GRC have high levels of confidence in their cyber/IT risk management systems, persistent problems may be making them less effective than …
Balancing cybersecurity with business priorities: Advice for Boards
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, it’s more important than ever for Boards and executives to stay informed about the latest advancements and …
Inadequate patches and advisories increase cyber risk
Trend Micro’s overall threat detections increased by 55%, and the number of blocked malicious files surged by 242% due to indiscriminate targeting by threat actors who …
AI is taking phishing attacks to a whole new level of sophistication
92% of organizations have fallen victim to successful phishing attacks in the last 12 months, while 91% of organizations have admitted to experiencing email data loss, …
How to achieve and shore up cyber resilience in a recession
Today’s business leaders are grappling with two opposing challenges. On the one hand, present day global economic and recessionary pressures mean spending policies need to be …
US government puts cybersecurity at forefront with newly announced National Strategy
The National Cybersecurity Strategy was unveiled today by the Biden-Harris Administration. The Strategy recognizes that government must use all tools of national power in a …
Third-party risks overwhelm traditional ERM setups
Enterprise risk management (ERM) teams are struggling to effectively mitigate third-party risk in an increasingly interconnected business environment, according to Gartner. …
Cybersecurity layoffs in 2023: What to expect?
The economic downturn predicted for 2023 will lead to layoffs but cybersecurity workers will be least affected, says the latest (ISC)² report. Also, as soon as things get …