cybersecurity

Cyber resilience starts in the C-suite
In many cases, senior executives/line-of-business leaders are minimally engaged in their company’s cyber preparedness initiatives — only 33% of CEOs or managing …

Business resilience becomes primary force behind cybersecurity investments
Over 80% of northern European organizations emphasize that the need to ensure business resilience is the top driver for their cybersecurity investments, according to Nixu. The …

The evolution of deception tactics from traditional to cyber warfare
Admiral James A. Winnefeld, USN (Ret.), is the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and is an advisor to Acalvio Technologies. In this Help Net Security …

10 essential cybersecurity cheat sheets available for free
Cheat sheets are concise, to-the-point references tailored for instant insights. This article provides a curated list of 10 essential cybersecurity cheat sheets, all free to …

SMBs seek help as cyber threats reach an all-time high
Understanding the evolving threat landscape is the biggest cybersecurity challenge facing SMBs, including non-for-profit organizations – and more than half are calling for …

Generative AI merges with intelligent malware, threat level rises
There has been a 44% increase in organized ID fraud in North America compared to preceding quarters, according to AU10TIX. This upsurge is believed to be driven by the ongoing …

How to go from collecting risk data to actually reducing risk?
Organizations trying to cope with securing their expanding attack surfaces eventually find themselves at a crossroads: they need to move beyond finding risks to effectively …

The collaborative power of CISOs, CTOs and CIOs for a secure future
In this Help Net Security interview, Phil Venables, CISO at Google Cloud, discusses the results of a recent Google report on board collaboration with the C-suite — …

One in five CISOs miss out on pay raise
The CISO role was partially shielded from the macroeconomic challenges of 2023, according to a new research from IANS and Artico Search. 20% of CISOs did not receive a raise …

Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations affect patient care
88% of organizations experienced an average of 40 attacks in the past 12 months, according to a survey conducted by the Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute. Supply chain attacks: …

Anticipating the benefits of a passwordless tomorrow
Businesses are actively moving to eradicate passwords from employees’ lives, with 89% of IT leaders expecting passwords to represent less than a quarter of their …

ELITEWOLF: NSA’s repository of signatures and analytics to secure OT
Cyber entities continue to show a persistent interest in targeting critical infrastructure by taking advantage of vulnerable OT assets. To counter this threat, NSA has …