How to know when you’re ready for a fractional CISO
Many companies eventually find themselves in the following situation: they’re growing, their technology, infrastructure and teams are expanding, perhaps a M&A is on the …
How accepting that your network will get hacked will help you develop a plan to recover faster
As anyone in the network security world will tell you, it is an extremely intense and stressful job to protect the corporate network from ever-evolving security threats. For a …
Debunking conventional wisdom to get out of the security and privacy rut
Given the unprecedented rate of technological change, the dizzying news cycle, and an always-on social media mentality, it may be surprising to learn that when it comes to …
Agents of disruption: Four testing topics argue the case for agentless security
Let me introduce myself. I’m a set of flaws in your otherwise perfect, agent-based security world. Like all disruptive agents, I derail your best-laid plans with expensive …
Beware the man in the cloud: How to protect against a new breed of cyberattack
One malicious tactic that has become quite prevalent in recent years is known as a ‘man in the cloud’ (MitC) attack. This attack aims to access victims’ accounts without the …
Machine learning trumps AI for security analysts
Machine learning is currently one of the biggest buzzwords in cybersecurity and the tech industry in general, but the phrase is often overused and misapplied, leaving many …
2019 cybersecurity workforce: Recruiting vs. re-skilling
The cybersecurity talent gap is not just an IT industry crisis. It’s one with global ramifications. As the inevitable march towards digitalizing the world continues, it brings …
Cyber risk management and return on deception investment
This article is fifth in a five-part series being developed by Dr. Edward Amoroso in conjunction with the deception technology team from Attivo Networks. The article provides …
Strategies for expertly protecting industrial control systems
Andrew Ginter is the Vice President of Industrial Security at Waterfall Security Solutions. We sat down with him to learn more about his new book, Secure Operations …
Four cybersecurity trends every CIO should know
The cybersecurity landscape in 2019 will likely bolster bigger, more complex threats and developments. Given the intricacy of today’s cyber security challenges, organisations …
Email security predictions: What we can expect in 2019
2018 shed a lot of light on how expensive successful phishing attacks can be, with the FBI reporting in July well over $12B in financial losses due to business email …
Battling attacks from global criminal networks in the financial sector
Every now and then, banks and financial institutions (and their customers) are targeted by opportunistic hackers, but they are much more worried about those that are smarter, …