Cybersecurity

64% of businesses are adopting or plan to adopt SASE in the next year

June 16, 2021

Global research commissioned by Versa Networks examining the adoption of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) by businesses during the lockdown revealed that the adoption of SASE has skyrocketed during the pandemic.

Healthcare + Security: Why it needs to matter to everyone

Matthias Wollnik

Adam Mahmud

June 16, 2021

Let's discuss the current state of cybersecurity in the healthcare space, what increased infosecurity technology can do to help mitigate cyberattacks and tips for securing healthcare practices as the hybrid workforce continues.

Fraud threats on government agencies growing in numbers and severity

New TransUnion Public Sector Fraud study highlights how threats such as Account Takeover (ATO) erode trust in government’s online and mobile services

June 16, 2021

As more U.S. citizens have interacted with government agencies online during the COVID-19 pandemic, account takeover fraud threats (ATO) are becoming more prevalent, according to TransUnion’s Public Sector Fraud Study.

Ryan Gurney joins YL Ventures as CISO-in-Residence

Former Chief Security Officer at Looker (Google) brings customer-centric and early adopter-perspective to support YL Ventures portfolio companies’ expansion

June 16, 2021

Ryan Gurney joins YL Ventures as its new full-time CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)-in-Residence.

Using risk quantification to assess cyber risk

Jerry Caponera

June 16, 2021

Communicating risk through risk quantification and crisis scenario planning, offers many benefits to the security leader and the organization.

Research explores the potential of continuous liveness detection for voice biometrics

June 15, 2021

The research from Florida State University and Rutgers University scientists aims to establish a new level of security for voice biometrics and claims that the tech is vulnerable to spoofing.

Dr. Boaz Gelbord named Chief Security Officer at Akamai Technologies

June 15, 2021

Dr. Boaz Gelbord has joined Akamai Technologies as senior vice president and chief security officer. Gelbord will assume direct leadership of Akamai’s existing information security organization which includes responsibility for cybersecurity, information security compliance, and the protection of Akamai’s systems

Cloud Security Alliance releases new telehealth risk management guidance

June 15, 2021

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced the release of Telehealth Risk Management, focusing on the importance of healthcare delivery organizations (HDO) having processes and controls in place to ensure the privacy and security of telehealth patient information in the cloud in accordance with HIPAA privacy rules and the GDPR.

80% of organizations increased focus on identity security following pandemic shift to remote work

June 15, 2021

Over the last year, the shift to remote work has led to an increase in the number of identities and an increased focus on identity security, but a decrease in confidence in the ability to secure employee identities, according to a new Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) study.