Cyber risk literacy should be part of every defensive strategy
While almost 95 percent of cybersecurity issues can be traced back to human error, such as accidentally clicking on a malicious link, most governments have not invested enough …
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SMBs’ size doesn’t make them immune to cyberattacks
78% of SMBs indicated that having a privileged access management (PAM) solution in place is important to a cybersecurity program – yet 76% of respondents said that they do not …
4.83 million DDoS attacks took place in the first half of 2020, a 15% increase
Attackers focused on COVID-era lifelines such as healthcare, e-commerce, and educational services with complex, high-throughput attacks designed to overwhelm and quickly take …
Views and misconceptions of cybersecurity as a career path
Attitudes toward cybersecurity roles are now overwhelmingly positive, although most people still don’t view the field as a career fit for themselves, even as 29% of …
Infosec pros struggle to find opportunities to improve their work skills
Cybrary released the findings from the report which examines the current challenges, perceptions, and impacts of the cybersecurity skills gap faced by IT and security teams …
Half of IT teams can’t fully utilize cloud security solutions due to understaffing
There are unrealized gaps between the rate of implementation or operation and the effective use of cloud security access brokers (CASB) within the enterprise, according to a …
Lack of technology skills creates a dent in remote workers’ productivity
The lack of technology skills is contributing to a dent in productivity as workers struggle to adapt to working from home over prolonged periods. Questionmark is calling on …
Realizing cybersecurity risks does not mean sticking to the rules
72% of remote workers say they are more conscious of their organization’s cybersecurity policies since lockdown began, but many are breaking the rules anyway due to limited …
The smaller the business, the smaller the focus on cybersecurity
With 89% of small businesses moving to a remote workforce, there remains a significant gap between the perceived importance of cybersecurity protections for businesses with …
Educational organizations use cloud apps to share sensitive data outside of IT control
Many educational organizations are at risk of data security incidents during the current period of working from home and virtual learning, a Netwrix report reveals. Weak data …
Sensitive data is piling up on enterprise devices, Windows 10 machines behind on patching
Directly after the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, an estimated 16 million US employees were sent home and instructed to work remotely, while governments around the …
Half of IT pros believe their cybersecurity teams are ready to detect attacks
A surprising 51 percent of technology professionals and leaders are highly confident that their cybersecurity teams are ready to detect and respond to rising cybersecurity …
