How to govern cybersecurity risk at the board level
Rapidly evolving cybersecurity threats are now commanding the attention of senior business leaders and boards of directors and are no longer only the concern of IT security …
Emotet remains the dark market leader for delivery-as-a-service
The vast majority of nationally sponsored cybersecurity incidents take the form of espionage through data exfiltration, with frequent employment of remote access tool Plug-X, …
Budgetary, policy, workforce issues influencing DOD and intelligence community IT priorities
Information Technology spending by Department of Defense (DOD) and Intelligence Community (IC) agencies will continue to grow as they work to keep pace with the evolution of …
2020 forecast: Attackers will target non-traditional systems
While plenty of attacks will continue to hit traditional targets such operating systems and humans, 2020 will see many attackers taking aim at non-traditional systems. …
7 signs your cybersecurity is doomed to fail in 2020
While most enterprises have come to terms with the fact that a security incident is not a factor of “if,” but rather “when,” many are still struggling to translate this into …
Cybersecurity industry predictions for 2020 and beyond
When it comes to cybersecurity industry predictions for 2020, Optiv researchers expect to see a focus on privacy, evolving threat actors, pervasive deepfake videos, and …
What is the actual role of a threat hunter?
The role and tasks of a threat hunter are confusing, according to a ThreatQuotient and SANS study based on data collected from 575 participating companies that either work …
Hacking and malware cause 75% of all data breaches in the financial services industry
Only 6% of all breaches in 2019 were suffered by financial services firms, according to Bitglass. However, these breaches compromised significantly more records than those …
Enterprises reaching a security tool tipping point
A rapid increase in the number of security tools used by large companies is limiting their return on investment while increasing the risk of cyber threats, according to …
BYOD security challenges leave companies at risk
Organizations aren’t moving quickly enough on cybersecurity threats linked to the drive toward using personal mobile devices in the workplace, warns a QUT privacy …
Key security priorities for financial services: Preventing fraud and data leaks
The banking and financial services sector is struggling with a skills shortage along with the sheer volume of threats and alerts as it continues its ongoing battle against …
How do SMBs plan to improve their security posture in 2020?
With cybersecurity concerns already mounting ahead of the 2020 presidential election, SMB executives are turning their attention to how these threats could impact their own …
