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5 reasons why Active Directory is the CISO’s Achilles heel

February 4, 2021

Despite the heavy reliance on the 20-year-old technology, Active Directory, cybersecurity efforts seem to continuously overlook this obvious and frequent target, which only puts organizations at further risk. Despite cybersecurity advances, Active Directory is still one part of an organization’s environment that gets the least cybersecurity attention. While most security programs have a SIEM solution monitoring logs for anything out of the norm, this is simply not enough.

Brian Harrell joins LookingGlass Advisory Board

February 4, 2021

Vice president and Chief Security Officer (CSO) at AVANGRID, Brian Harrell joins the Advisory Board at threat intelligence company LookingGlass.

Laura Deaner assumes CISO role at Northwestern Mutual

Laura Deaner appointed CISO at Northwestern Mutual

February 4, 2021

Deaner is the first woman to hold the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) leadership position at Northwestern Mutual.

New TeamTNT malware targeting Kubernetes

February 4, 2021

Palo Alto Unit 42 researchers have detected a new malware campaign targeting Kubernetes clusters. The attackers gained initial access via a misconfigured kubelet that allowed anonymous access.

239.4 million attempted attacks targeting healthcare alone in 2020

February 4, 2021

VMware Carbon Black released 2020 data that paints a holistic view of the threats healthcare organizations face and should be prepared for in 2021. Researchers found that there were 239.4 million attempted attacks targeting healthcare alone in 2020. VMware Carbon Black was also able to identify the top five ransomware families plaguing the healthcare industry including:

It’s time to rethink cybersecurity training… Again

Samuel Cameron

February 4, 2021

As we think about adapting our cybersecurity training to be more realistic, applicable, and effective, what are some things you should definitely keep and what are some things you should lose in your current security training?

Business leaders' top 10 risk concerns over the next decade

Global survey of business leaders reveals pandemic-associated risks are currently top-of-mind, while technology disruptions and the future of work are concerns for the next decade

February 3, 2021

Board members and C-suite executives around the globe are most concerned in 2021 with risks associated with COVID-19-related government policies and regulations, economic conditions that may restrict growth and market conditions that may continue to impact customer demand, according to a new survey from Protiviti and North Carolina State University. Amid these near-term headwinds, when asked about top concerns through 2030, business leaders cite challenges that ultimately ladder up to talent. High ranking risks – including the adoption of technology that requires new or upgraded skills, rapid innovation that threatens business models and the reimagining of creative strategies – point to a need to attract and retain top talent and invest in reskilling and upskilling workforces to ensure agility and resilience in the future.

API security concerning for many enterprises

91% of organizations had an API security incident last year

February 3, 2021

Among the “The State of API Security – Q1 2021” findings, 66% of organizations admit to having slowed the rollout of a new application into production because of API security concerns. In addition, 54% of organizations running production APIs have at best only a basic strategy for API security, with 27% having no strategy at all.

Alejandro Mayorkas sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security

February 3, 2021

Alejandro Mayorkas was officially sworn in as the seventh Secretary of Homeland Security. Secretary Mayorkas took the oath this afternoon after the Senate voted to confirm him. As Secretary of Homeland Security, Mayorkas now leads the third largest federal department in the United States, which includes the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the United States Secret Service.

Survey reveals inadequate security is the number one VPN pain point

February 3, 2021

DH2i announced the results of its premier Virtual Private Network (VPN) survey of IT professionals across small-, mid- and enterprise-sized organizations. To qualify, the respondent had to be using a VPN for network access and/or security measure. The survey findings revealed that universally, respondents advised that using a VPN created a number of problems for their organization. Topping the list, 62% of respondents cited inadequate security as their number one VPN pain point.