cybersecurity
What worries you the most when responding to a cybersecurity incident?
The clock starts ticking immediately following a cybersecurity incident with the first 24 hours vital in terms of incident response. The majority (59 percent) of companies are …
Worldwide spending on security solutions expected to continue growing
Worldwide spending on security-related hardware, software, and services is forecast to reach $103.1 billion in 2019, an increase of 9.4% over 2017. This pace of growth is …
Businesses have cybersecurity best practice guidelines but fail in practice
Almost 70% of companies have cybersecurity best practice guidelines in place but neglect to take the necessary steps to secure their business. A staggering 44% of businesses …
Experts to help boards tackle cybersecurity threats
A consortium of UK cyber security experts including UCL academics is to support global businesses to tackle online threats and protect themselves from cybercrime. The Cyber …
Breaking the cybersecurity stalemate by investing in people
No surprise, it happened again. In 2018, the financial toll cyber breaches took on organizations hit $3.86 million, a 6.4 percent rise from 2017. Before last year’s close, …
CEOs more likely to receive pay rise after a cyber attack. Wait, what?
Bosses are more likely to receive a pay rise after their firm suffers a cybersecurity breach, a study has found. Researchers at Warwick Business School found that media …
Most IT and security professionals feel vulnerable to insider threats
91 percent of IT and security professionals feel vulnerable to insider threats, and 75 percent believe the biggest risks lie in cloud applications like popular file storage …
How the Google and Facebook outages could impact application security
With major outages impacting Gmail, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram recently, consumers are right to be concerned over the security of their private data. While details of …
A network is only as strong as its weakest shard
Blockchain, a nascent technology, has enterprises globally enamored with the promise it holds to fundamentally turn everything from how we interact, transact, store, and …
Nearly half of organizations lack the necessary talent to maintain security measures
Regardless of their size, organizations share a common challenge: IT security teams are understaffed and overextended. The number of security alerts, the challenge of what to …
Four key security tips when using any collaboration technology
With database breaches and ransomware attacks making daily news, security is now a top priority for companies, and collaboration solutions are no exception. In the current age …
The modern threat landscape and expanding CISO challenges
Prior to starting Signal Sciences, its founders were running security at Etsy, and growing frustrated with existing legacy technology. So they built their own. For this …