Data loss prevention strategies for long-term remote teams
Before the recent pandemic, many executives began appreciating the risks and opportunities associated with cybersecurity. A 2019 survey on cybersecurity priorities from Optiv …
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Most CISOs believe that human error is the biggest risk for their organization
53% of CISOs and CSOs in the UK&I reported that their organization suffered at least one significant cyberattack in 2020, with 14% experiencing multiple attacks, a …
More than half of organizations don’t have an insider risk response plan
Both business and security leaders are allowing massive insider risk problems to fester in the aftermath of the significant shift to remote work in the past year, according to …
How can companies secure a hybrid workforce in 2021?
This has been a uniquely transformative year. Prompted by a global pandemic, we’ve been forced to change many things about how we live, work, and relate. For most businesses, …
Mapping the motives of insider threats
Insider threats can take many forms, from the absent-minded employee failing to follow basic security protocols, to the malicious insider, intentionally seeking to harm your …
The cost of an insider attack is as much as $2 million
Employees, whether careless or malicious, can pose a great risk to organizations, a Bitglass survey reveals. 61% of survey respondents reported at least one insider attack …
Microsoft releases new encryption, data security enterprise tools
Microsoft has released (in public preview) several new enterprise security offerings to help companies meet the challenges of remote work. Double Key Encryption for Microsoft …
Employees abandoning security when working remotely
48% of employees are less likely to follow safe data practices when working from home, a report from Tessian reveals. The global shift to remote working poses new security …
External attacks on cloud accounts grew 630 percent from January to April
The McAfee report uncovers a correlation between the increased use of cloud services and collaboration tools, such as Cisco WebEx, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack during the …
Legal industry at great risk from insider data breaches
A staggering 96% of IT leaders in the legal sector say insider breach risk is a significant concern, according to Egress. 77% think employees have put data at risk …
Exploring the risky behavior of IT security professionals
Almost 65% of the nearly 300 international cybersecurity professionals canvased by Gurucul at RSA Conference 2020 said they access documents that have nothing to do with their …
Cloud-based collaboration tools are a major driver of data exfiltration
Cloud-based collaboration technologies and workforce turnover have become major drivers of data exfiltration as insider threat programs fail to keep pace with today’s digital …