The volume of cyber intrusion activity globally jumped 125% in the first half of 2021 compared with the same period last year, according to the Cyber Investigations, Forensics & Response (CIFR) mid-year update from Accenture.
While many organizations may realize they can’t entirely eliminate cyber risk, they still need to quantify their security efforts and set thresholds to show whether they’re trending positively or introducing more risk. The right metrics help to shed light on a company’s current security posture and, more importantly, where it might have gaps, shortcomings, or areas to prioritize for future improvement.
Malcolm Harkins will be joining the Epiphany Systems executive team as Chief Security Officer. With deep cybersecurity domain experience, along with substantial operational understanding on the challenges CISOs face, Harkins will be infusing his expertise into expanding the company's footprint globally.
September 27-29 at the Orange County Convention Center, security leaders, peers, experts and suppliers will come together to collaborate on security threats and opportunities.
MoonPay appointed Nils Puhlmann as its Chief Risk and Security Officer. He previously held roles such as Chief Technology Officer of Endgame, and also held the position of Chief Security Officer at Zynga, Qualys and Electronic Arts.
In the 2021 annual Access Control Trends Review, there has been a significant increase in businesses using their smartphone as their key, 64% more than last year. In addition, data shows most people have returned or will return to the office soon, by September 2021.
There were 1,767 publicly reported breaches in the first six months of 2021, which exposed a total of 18.8 billion records, according to a new Risk Based Security 2021 Mid Year Data Breach QuickView Report.
New Vectra report finds 100% of companies have experienced a security incident, but continue to expand their footprint as 64% report deploying new AWS services weekly.
The cybersecurity industry is in the midst of a skills crisis. With a cyberattack occurring approximately every 39 seconds, every business needs a well-trained staff to protect it. How can the void be filled? Artificial intelligence (AI). It’s one of the best hopes for the industry and has the potential to ease the pressures of the security skills shortage.