Articles Tagged with ''cyber espionage''

A new report highlights the top threats observed in the first half of 2023, and emerging cybersecurity trends impacting the healthcare and financial services industries. 

An effective cybersecurity defense strategy requires a multi-layered approach that considers threat intelligence, security solutions, and a security-first culture.

How do cybersecurity leaders view the current state of cyber tech in China? The eighth episode of The Cybersecurity and Geopolitical Podcast — China’s Role in Cybersecurity: Opportunity, Manufacturer or Threat? — discusses the intentions of the nation's foreign policy regarding cyber manufacturing.

Cyber criminals are now using sophisticated social engineering techniques to target employees and trick them into handing over funds and divulging sensitive corporate data. Luckily there are a number of steps organizations can take to protect themselves and their employees from this increasingly popular and successful form of threat.

As your enterprise virtualizes and leverages cyber technology to speed productivity, the incidence of cybercrime will, of course, increase. Similarly, as your employees’ behavior, as consumers, drives the technology they use (BYOD), the cybercrime cat will continue to be let out of the bag.

Establishing command and control gives the power to professionals so they can properly assess the risks and determine which threats pose the greatest danger and must be considered a high security priority. Authority also requires that they identify potential threats that may be considered “acceptable risks” to the organization – meaning they are worth keeping an eye on, but don’t warrant a significant security investment.

The report commends partnerships between countries for combating cybercrime, praising public-private partnerships in particular for beginning to show tangible results in terms of fighting cybercrime, such as the partnership of 11 nations to take down a crime ring associated with the GameOver Zeus botnet in June.