Articles Tagged with ''information security''

How to defend against human operated ransomware

March 12, 2021

Ransomware can be delivered via several mechanisms, the most popular of which is often phishing. However, a new category called “Human-Operated“ Ransomware is now being used to execute multi-level attacks against company networks. Here’s how it works:

Is the World Economic Forum's prediction of a global cybersecurity failure in the next 10 years avoidable?

Shira Rubinoff

March 11, 2021

The World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report for 2021 placed cybersecurity failure among the greatest threats facing humanity within the next ten years. Clearly, in this climate, and since many jumped into the world of cyber operations without adequate preparation, cybersecurity is now a critical priority.

Half of women in cybersecurity report positive career impact from COVID-19

New Tessian report reveals that cybersecurity jobs weathered Covid-19 storm and explains why industry needs to address issue with equal pay to encourage more women to join

March 8, 2021

While the global job market has been hit hard by the pandemic, cybersecurity job recruitment thrived in 2020. According to a new global report from human layer security company Tessian, titled Opportunity in Cybersecurity 2021, 94% of women in cybersecurity hired new staff members in 2020 to support their teams, with IT, finance and healthcare industries making the most hires.

Don’t throw out your prohibited thumb drives: Liberate your workers who need more IT freedom

Marc Gaffan

March 8, 2021

The Unofficial Law of Endpoint Security Proportionality: The security measures taken to protect an employee’s endpoint are proportionate to the proximity of the employee to the company’s most valued assets. Or, put in simpler terms, the more closely an employee works with a company’s crown jewels, the more essential it is to virtually eliminate the possibility of an endpoint security breach.

Why schools need to incorporate endpoint management into their proactive cybersecurity strategy for 2021 and beyond

Apu Pavithran

March 4, 2021

Education is particularly attractive to criminals because of the vast amount of valuable data it holds: student and staff information, supplier information, alumni databases, and research data - so, as security experts, what’s to be done to help schools secure their endpoint devices?

The integration of small business cybersecurity protection and cyber insurance: An emerging trend in 2021

Chase Norlin

March 4, 2021

Now more than ever before, the small business sector is beginning to prioritize cybersecurity and cyber liability insurance to mitigate potential crippling financial risk, which is setting the stage for a major trend moving forward: the merging of cybersecurity technology and insurance to mitigate insurer’s risk and provide the best overall coverage for small businesses.

Beware skyrocketing ransomware

Robert R. Ackerman Jr.

March 4, 2021

Ransomware – a cyberattack in which attackers hijack computer systems and demand payment to release them – has skyrocketed from a relative rarity a few years ago to the single biggest type of cybercrime today. And there is no end in sight to its growth trajectory. Last year, 2,354 American government entities, healthcare organizations and schools were the victims of ransomware attacks. The average ransomware payout swelled to $178,000 in the first half of 2020, up from $112,000 a year ago, according to ransomware incident response firm Coveware, and few clandestine culprits were caught.

Malaysian Airlines is breached

March 3, 2021

Malaysia Airlines has confirmed it has suffered a "data security incident" via a third-party IT service provider. The company also said the breach had not affected its carrier's core IT infrastructure and systems.

Juan Rodriguez named Executive Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer at Comerica Incorporated

March 2, 2021

Comerica Incorporated announced that Juan Rodriguez has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer. Reporting to Executive Vice President and Chief Technology & Operations Services Officer Megan Crespi, Rodriguez oversees Comerica's enterprise-wide information security policy, strategy, architecture, operations and capability enhancements of the bank.

Security magazine announces 2021 Top Cybersecurity Leaders recipients

March 1, 2021

Security magazine launched its inaugural Top Cybersecurity Leaders program for 2021. Security partnered with (ISC)², the world’s leading cybersecurity professional organization, to find enterprise information security executives who have made and continue to make significant contributions in the cybersecurity space to their organizations and the security profession.

The 2026 threat environment will be louder, faster, and more interconnected. The most pressing risks, from global political volatility to emerging tech disruptions, will challenge organizations to act amid ambiguity and protect credibility in an era of accelerating uncertainty.

Articles Tagged with ''information security''

How to defend against human operated ransomware

Is the World Economic Forum's prediction of a global cybersecurity failure in the next 10 years avoidable?

Half of women in cybersecurity report positive career impact from COVID-19

Don’t throw out your prohibited thumb drives: Liberate your workers who need more IT freedom

Why schools need to incorporate endpoint management into their proactive cybersecurity strategy for 2021 and beyond

The integration of small business cybersecurity protection and cyber insurance: An emerging trend in 2021

Beware skyrocketing ransomware

Malaysian Airlines is breached

Juan Rodriguez named Executive Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer at Comerica Incorporated

Security magazine announces 2021 Top Cybersecurity Leaders recipients

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