Audit effectiveness and talent retention at risk as hybrid auditing becomes the new norm
Audit functions that fail to adapt well to hybrid auditing risk a loss of effectiveness and influence at a time when real-time assurance has never been more vital to the wider …
3 ways to protect yourself from cyberattacks in the midst of an IT security skill shortage
With COVID-19 variants on the rise, widespread remote work may be sticking around longer than IT leaders would like, which comes with a heightened risk for cyberattacks that …
Healthcare cybersecurity under attack: How the pandemic affected rural hospitals
Ever since it started, the pandemic has greatly affected the overall threat landscape, with different organizations falling victims to cyberattacks. Understandably, those who …
Enterprises are missing the warning signs of insider threats
Organizations struggle to identify the warning signs of insider threats, according to a report by the Ponemon Institute. The report surveyed a global pool of 1,249 IT and IT …
Enterprising criminals are selling direct access to cloud accounts
Lacework released its cloud threat report, unveiling the new techniques and avenues cybercriminals are infiltrating to profit from businesses. The rapid shift of applications …
Ransomware attacks increased by 288% in H1 2021
Analysis from NCC Group’s Research Intelligence and Fusion Team (RIFT) has highlighted the growing threat of ransomware around the world. The number of ransomware attacks …
Consumers satisfied with mobile security, yet account privacy and protection concerns remain
More than half of wireless subscribers polled were extremely or somewhat satisfied with the security offered by their mobile operators, according to a mobile security survey …
The healthcare cybersecurity market to grow steadily by 2026
The healthcare cybersecurity market registered a CAGR of 15.6% over the forecast period 2021 – 2026, according to ResearchAndMarkets. Hospitals to drive the healthcare …
Week in review: The state of maritime cybersecurity, zero trust architecture challenges
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: Patched: Critical bug with public PoC exploit in Cisco infrastructure …
Patched: Critical bug with public PoC exploit in Cisco infrastructure virtualization software (CVE-2021-34746)
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-34746) that affects Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) has been patched and Cisco is urging enterprise admins to quickly …
Out with the old, in with the new: From VPNs to ZTNA
The VPN held an important role in the evolution of the internet, and for decades has supported businesses in securing their networks. VPNs have been used by businesses and …
New infosec products of the week: September 3, 2021
Here’s a look at the most interesting product releases from the past week, featuring releases from Absolute, Anomali, Cyware, Query.AI and Red Sentry. Absolute DataExplorer …
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