CISOs: Make 2020 the year you focus on third-party cyber risk
While cybersecurity professionals are certainly aware of the growing threat posed by sharing data with third parties, many seem to lack the urgency required to address this …
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PCs still running Windows 7 will soon be significantly more at risk of ransomware
PCs still running when Windows 7 reaches end of life on the 14th of January will be significantly more at risk of ransomware, Veritas Technologies has warned. According to …
Executives are not actively engaged in ensuring the effectiveness of cybersecurity strategy
There’s a clear lack of accountability, especially on the board and among C-suite executives, and a lack of confidence in determining the efficacy of security …
Most expect the risk of privileged user abuse to increase
Insufficient privileged access management (PAM) practices continue to be a critical challenge for many organizations despite significant risks of data breaches and security …
Only 32% of organizations employ a security-first approach to cloud data storage
Although nearly half (48%) of corporate data is stored in the cloud, only a third (32%) of organizations admit they employ a security-first approach to data storage in the …
Majority of IT departments leave major holes in their USB drive security
For the second year in a row, the majority of employers are failing to equip their employees with the appropriate technologies, procedures and policies to ensure data security …
Enterprises leaving themselves vulnerable to cyberattacks by failing to prioritize PKI security
IoT is one of the fastest growing trends in technology today, yet enterprises are leaving themselves vulnerable to dangerous cyberattacks by failing to prioritize PKI …
Employee negligence can be a leading contributor to data breaches
Two thirds (68%) of businesses reported their organization has experienced at least one data breach in the past 12 months, and nearly three in four (69%) of those data …
FSI organizations are failing to assess their software for security vulnerabilities before release
More than half of organizations have experienced theft of sensitive customer data or system failure and downtime because of insecure software or technology, a Synopsys report …
The persistent struggle to improve SOC productivity reveals the need for newer SIEM technologies
On average, security personnel in U.S. enterprises waste approximately 25 percent of their time chasing false positives because security alerts or indicators of compromise …
53% of enterprises have no idea if their security tools are working
The majority of organizations don’t know if the security tools they deploy are working, and are not confident they can avoid data breaches, according to AttackIQ. AttackIQ …
How effective is your security operations center?
While the SOC is considered an essential or important component of business, most security professionals rate their SOC’s effectiveness as low, and 49 percent say it is not …
