data breach
How executives’ personal devices threaten business security
Today, individual people – not businesses or government entities as a whole – are the primary targets, or entry points, for all major cyberattacks, according to …
Learning from past healthcare breaches to fortify future cybersecurity strategies
In the face of rising cyber threats, the healthcare sector has become a hotbed for cyberattacks. Given the gravity of this situation, we sat down with Shenny Sheth, Deputy …
The gap in users’ identity security knowledge gives cybercriminals an opening
With exponential growth in the number of human and machine actors on the network and more sophisticated technology in more places, identity in this new era is rapidly becoming …
Enterprises should layer-up security to avoid legal repercussions
The role of CISO these days requires a strong moral compass: You have to be the one speaking up for the protection of customer data and be ready to handle uncomfortable …
Companies encounter months-long delays in filling critical security positions
A lack of executive understanding and an ever-widening talent gap that is placing an unsustainable burden on security teams to prevent business-ending breaches, according to …
Average cost of a data breach reaches $4.45 million in 2023
IBM released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, showing the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million in 2023 – an all-time high for the report and a …
CISOs are making cybersecurity a business problem
U.S. enterprises are responding to growing cybersecurity threats by working to make the best use of tools and services to ensure business resilience, according to ISG. …
Exploring the macro shifts in enterprise security
The number of successful ransomware attacks and data breach attempts fell by 30% over the last year, the number of reported security incident types at organizations increased, …
Trends in ransomware-as-a-service and cryptocurrency to monitor
In January, law enforcement officials disrupted the operations of the Hive cybercriminal group, which profited off a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. Hive is …
What to do (and what not to do) after a data breach
Data breaches have been hitting the headlines left and right. Every time a breach occurs, the impacted organization’s response differs from the last. In this Help Net Security …
Data compromises on track to set a new record
The number of data compromises reported in the U.S. in the H1 of 2023 is higher than the total compromises reported every year between 2005 and 2020, except for 2017, …
Only 45% of cloud data is currently encrypted
39% of businesses have experienced a data breach in their cloud environment last year, an increase on the 35% reported in 2022, according to Thales. In addition, human error …