Gigabyte Technology, a Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware, has allegedly suffered a massive data breach as a result of a ransomware attack. 

Employees and non-employee contractors continue representing the most critical weak link in the IT chain. Too many employees, and vendors using corporate networks, are still falling for phishing attacks. Enhanced worker training on cyber risks helps, but training coupled with stronger systems offers the best protection against cyber threats.

Effectively securing an organization’s resources and data requires making user and device identity and access management the new focal point of security. Organizations will need to reconsider their security strategy once again to accommodate staff as they return to the office.

New research finds that police deployed in schools, commonly called school resource officers (SROs), do not reduce school shootings, but do increase suspensions, expulsions and arrests of students.

Malware authors often take advantage of vulnerabilities in popular software. But, malware is also prone to bugs and coding errors, causing it to crash and serve as backdoors — any method by which authorized and unauthorized users can get around normal security measures and gain high-level user access — for white hat hackers. 

How often, when sending messages via a communication platform, are you thinking about your sensitive and private user information being exploited?

Calendly announced the appointment of Frank Russo as its first chief information security officer. Russo will oversee application security, infrastructure security, corporate security, privacy and compliance to protect customers, partners, employees, systems and assets.

A new Report, “Ransomware in Focus,” based on a survey of more than 250 Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), cited ransomware as the #1 threat facing businesses and one of the primary CISO concerns for the next 12 months, with many believing an attack is inevitable. 

You want to begin implementing zero trust security at your organization, but where do you start? Let's walk through clear stages to build a zero trust framework that serves as the roadmap for your organization’s journey to better security and greater efficiency.  

Assessing cyber risk is essential to a business and is a key contributor to its overall reputational risk. Businesses need to take cyber risk into account in overall business strategy and planning.