
Cybercriminals embrace smarter strategies, less effort
2024 is shaping up to be a record-breaking year for data breaches, according to Experian. Despite 2023 being labeled as a ‘successful’ year for malicious actors, …

Longer passwords aren’t safe from intensive cracking efforts
88% of organizations still use passwords as their primary method of authentication, according to Specops Software. The report found that 31.1 million breached passwords had …

Essential questions for developing effective human rights policies
Growing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) expectations and expanding global regulation are propelling organizations to consider implementing a stand-alone human …

Budget cuts loom for data privacy initiatives
The past year saw developments and updates to privacy regulations across the globe—from India’s Personal Data Protection Bill to Brazil’s General Data Protection Law, …

45% of critical CVEs left unpatched in 2023
Global attack attempts more than doubled in 2023, increasing 104%, according to Armis. Blind spots and critical vulnerabilities are worsening, with 45% of critical CVEs …

Organizations invest more in data protection but recover less
92% of organizations will increase 2024 data protection spend, to achieve cyber resilience amidst continued threats of ransomware and cyberattacks, according to Veeam …

Software supply chain attacks are getting easier
ReversingLabs identified close to 11,200 unique malicious packages across three major open-source software platforms in 2023: npm, PyPI, and RubyGems. These findings mark an …

2024 brings new risks, with cyber incidents in the spotlight
Cyber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data breaches, and IT disruptions are the biggest worry for companies globally in 2024, according to Allianz. The closely …

Organizations need to switch gears in their approach to email security
Email security risks remain high with 94% of organizations experiencing incidents in the past 12 months, according to Egress. Inbound email incidents primarily took the form …

Global cyber inequity skyrockets
There has been a sharp increase in cyber inequity globally, with 90% of executives warning that urgent action is needed to address it, according to the World Economic Forum. …

Digital nomads amplify identity fraud risks
The number of foreign document verification cases in all parts of the world has grown by an average of 21% since the summer of 2021, according to Regula. It’s even higher in …

Unlocking GenAI’s full potential through work reinvention
To achieve the full potential of AI, organizations must reinvent work, reshape the workforce and prepare workers, according to Accenture. A new report from Accenture reveals …
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