Articles Tagged with ''cyber security''

Four critical infrastructure organizations in a South East Asian country were targeted in an intelligence-gathering campaign that continued for several months, Symantec Threat Hunter Team has found. Among the organizations targeted were a water company, a power company, a communications company, and a defense organization, with evidence the attackers were interested in information about SCADA systems.

The latest Forrester Research report, Best Practices: Cloud Governance, gives cloud leaders a blueprint and best practices for cloud governance and accounts for stakeholders, workload targets, processes and tools.

In the past, passwords were the key to accessing systems and platforms, and they held much value as a security measure for businesses. But over time, the threat landscape has evolved, and weaknesses have been discovered in standard encryption methods that have diminished the password’s value.

Proofpoint, Inc. unveiled its annual Human Factor report, which provides a comprehensive examination of the three main facets of user risk—vulnerability, attacks, and privilege—and how the extraordinary events of 2020 transformed the current threat landscape.

In a sense, it is understandable why so much business and consumer coverage of tech security is driven by the latest high-profile breach. After all, good security that works and prevents malware and ransomware attacks does not generate headlines. However, to those of us active in information archiving and cloud security and who understand the blessings and dangers of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in the cloud, for example, it sure is maddening. 

A new Digital Shadows report reveals Initial Access Brokers (IABs) have consolidated their role in the cybercriminal landscape and have now become a central figure in the Ransomware-as-a-Service business model. 

CYBER.ORG announced the release of the first voluntary K-12 cybersecurity learning standards to be used in schools and districts around the country.

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.