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data analytics
How to go from collecting risk data to actually reducing risk?

Organizations trying to cope with securing their expanding attack surfaces eventually find themselves at a crossroads: they need to move beyond finding risks to effectively …

Phil Venables
The collaborative power of CISOs, CTOs and CIOs for a secure future

In this Help Net Security interview, Phil Venables, CISO at Google Cloud, discusses the results of a recent Google report on board collaboration with the C-suite — …

Money
One in five CISOs miss out on pay raise

The CISO role was partially shielded from the macroeconomic challenges of 2023, according to a new research from IANS and Artico Search. 20% of CISOs did not receive a raise …

healthcare
Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations affect patient care

88% of organizations experienced an average of 40 attacks in the past 12 months, according to a survey conducted by the Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute. Supply chain attacks: …

passwordless
Anticipating the benefits of a passwordless tomorrow

Businesses are actively moving to eradicate passwords from employees’ lives, with 89% of IT leaders expecting passwords to represent less than a quarter of their …

CIS Controls v8
Essential cyber hygiene: Making cyber defense cost effective

Strengthening your cyber defenses can be a daunting task. Where do you start? Which tools do you use? How much will it cost? And, what do you risk losing if you do nothing? …

ELITEWOLF
ELITEWOLF: NSA’s repository of signatures and analytics to secure OT

Cyber entities continue to show a persistent interest in targeting critical infrastructure by taking advantage of vulnerable OT assets. To counter this threat, NSA has …

Cisco
Cisco IOS XE zero-day exploited by attackers to deliver implant (CVE-2023-20198)

A previously unknown vulnerability (CVE-2023-20198) affecting networking devices running Cisco IOS XE software is being exploited by a threat actor to take control of the …

malware
Compromised Skype accounts deliver DarkGate malware to employees

A threat actor is using compromised Skype accounts to deliver the DarkGate malware to target organizations, Trend Micro researchers have warned. “Versions of DarkGate …

Bing
Microsoft announces AI bug bounty program

Microsoft is offering up to $15,000 to bug hunters that pinpoint vulnerabilities of Critical or Important severity in its AI-powered “Bing experience”. “The …

target
DIY attack surface management: Simple, cost-effective and actionable perimeter insights

Modern-day attack surface management (ASM) can be an intimidating task for most organizations, with assets constantly changing due to new deployments, assets being …

executives
CISOs and board members are finding a common language

86% of CISOs believe generative AI will alleviate skills gaps and talent shortages on the security team, filling labor-intensive and time-consuming security functions and …

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