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12304214882?profile=RESIZE_400xAccording to researchers, despite industries best efforts, 67% of businesses say they need to improve security and compliance measures with 24% rating their organization’s security and compliance strategy as reactive.  The expansion of attack surfaces in a post-pandemic hybrid world, combined with shrinking teams and budgets and the rapid rise of generative AI, are fueling an urgent need for companies to improve and prove their security posture.

For companies of all sizes, limited risk visibilit

12281682657?profile=RESIZE_400xThe attack surface widens by the day, with new threats being posed by artificial intelligence (AI) and increasingly cunning social engineering exploits.  And, while the global cybersecurity workforce has grown to help defend against mounting threats, the gap of required workers remains at an all-time high, according to ISC2’s annual Cybersecurity Workforce Study out today.  To adapt to that reality, the nonprofit member association emphasizes, organizations must move beyond legacy practices.

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12271506890?profile=RESIZE_400xThe cybersecurity landscape is full of threats and new ones are emerging.  This makes it increasingly difficult for businesses to protect themselves and their supply chains from cyberattacks.  One way to mitigate supply chain risk is to implement a global cybersecurity rating system.  This would allow businesses to assess the security posture of their suppliers and identify any potential risks.

Could there be a service/system where businesses could simply check a rating to see how secure their s

12269272496?profile=RESIZE_400xAs October is winding down, we turn our focus to Training.  October 2023 marks the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month.  While it was initially founded as a national movement in the US, Cybersecurity Awareness Month has since grown into a global initiative.  And for good reason.  Today's cybersecurity market is suffering from a skills gap of 3.4 million trained professionals, with security practitioners being overwhelmed by a continuous onslaught of increasingly sophisticated attacks while

12239558474?profile=RESIZE_400xTo celebrate the 20th Cybersecurity Awareness Month, CISA has launched a new program, meant to promote four critical actions that businesses and individuals can take to improve cybersecurity.  Since 2004, October has been dedicated to raising awareness on the importance of cybersecurity for both private and public sectors, as part of a collaborative effort between government and industry.  This year, CISA is introducing Secure Our World, an initiative to deliver an “enduring message” to be integ

12160815262?profile=RESIZE_400xProtecting your online safety has never been more crucial in today’s digital age, where cybercriminals and hackers lurk around every virtual corner.  The reality of cybersecurity threats, ranging from identity theft to malicious software attacks, can leave us feeling vulnerable and exposed.  However, there is hope! In this blog post, we will explore some of the common cyber threats you may encounter and delve into the crucial role that online security consultants play in safeguarding your digita

12167758463?profile=RESIZE_400xAs the use and dependence on computers and software grow, so do the threats facing businesses of being hacked or becoming a victim of ransomware, where a company is locked out of a system until they pay a ransom.  In some cases, even if a company pays the ransom, it may still experience irreparable damage to its systems, network and reputation.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Crime Compliant Center (IC3), ransomware is one of the biggest and most frequent threats to busi

12164561889?profile=RESIZE_400xCHRO Daily has shared some cyber security matters that keep experts awake at night.  Their goal was finding out what was top of mind for the world’s preeminent HR heads. Luckily, many leaders were willing to share their deepest motivations and frustrations of the job.  Below are some of the more impactful answers CHRO Daily received about their most significant concerns and preoccupations in the space.[1]

These interviews have been edited and condensed for clarity.

Allison Rutledge-Parisi, senio

11453133500?profile=RESIZE_400xAt a time when vessels and other critical maritime infrastructure are becoming increasingly connected to IT systems, less than half (40%) of maritime professionals think their organization is investing enough in cyber security, according to new research from DNV.[1]  While the maritime industry has focused on enhancing IT security over recent decades, said the class society, the security of operational technology (OT) – which manages, monitors, controls and automates physical assets – is ‘a more

11176376301?profile=RESIZE_400xAs the digital realm expands and thrives, so does the perverse world of cybercrime.  If current trends continue, the annual cost of cyber-attacks is projected to escalate to $10.5 trillion by 2025, a staggering 300% increase from 2015.

Faced with this ongoing cyber assault, organizations worldwide are expected to shell out $1.75 trillion on cybersecurity measures from 2021 to 2025, which represents 15% year-over-year growth.  Yet even this may not be enough to combat the problem.  A recent surve

11031054063?profile=RESIZE_400xIt is a worrying fact that, while digital technology is transforming both our personal lives and our interactions with companies and government, it is also making us increasingly susceptible to fraud and other crimes.  According to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Defense Agency, 47% of American adults have had their information exposed online from cyber criminals.  There is no reason to suspect that the picture is much different elsewhere.  Even those organizations that might be

11026158267?profile=RESIZE_400xAs with other sports worldwide, the current National Basketball Association (NBA) scheduling involves technology and IT services, highlighting their critical role in the sports industry.  With so much data at their disposal, sports organizations have the power to make informed decisions and improve performance.  However, this also makes them a lucrative target for cybercriminals, increasingly targeting the sector.

So, Why Do Sports Organizations Get Hacked?  With cyber-attacks occurring daily an

11006047255?profile=RESIZE_400xManufacturing is the most targeted sector by cyberattacks, as reported by the World Economic Forum (WEF).[1]  The heavy digitalization of the manufacturing sector is yielding increased growth, efficiency and profitability.  This boost, however, has also exposed the sector to malicious actors looking to exploit vulnerabilities through sophisticated approaches.

For the second year running, manufacturing has been the most targeted sector by cyberattacks. Throughout 2022 alone, ransomware attacks on

11004147086?profile=RESIZE_400xPorts in Europe are preparing for a major regulatory change next year in how the hundreds of companies in their global supply chains address cybersecurity as ports have become a target for criminal hacker groups and state-sponsored attacks.
Cybersecurity rules approved by the European Union (EU) for pharmaceuticals, transportation, energy and other critical infrastructure companies are set to take effect in 2024 and will require hundreds of firms that operate out of Europe’s big ports to use ba

10993370270?profile=RESIZE_400xhe US government released its National Cyber Security Strategy on 28 February 2023, detailing mandatory regulation on critical infrastructure vendors and endorsing a more aggressive ‘hack-back’ approach to dealing with foreign adversaries and ransomware actors.  As previously reported, the White House plans to use regulation to “level the playing field” and shift liability to organizations that fail to make reasonable precautions to secure their software.  “[While] voluntary approaches to critic

10973927263?profile=RESIZE_400xThe economic downturn predicted for 2023 will lead to layoffs but cybersecurity workers will be least affected, says the latest (ISC)² report. Also, as soon as things get better, they will likely be the first ones to get (re)hired.  Execs have finally realized the importance of cyber security.

There have been massive layoffs by tech and other companies in the last few months.  In December 2022, (ISC)² polled 1,000 C-suite executives from Germany, Japan, Singapore, the UK and the US about whether

10967435880?profile=RESIZE_400xFour out of five (79%) businesses make most cyber security decisions without insights into the threat actor targeting their infrastructures.  The claims come from Google-owned threat analytics company Mandiant, which has also said that while 67% of cybersecurity decision makers believe senior leadership teams still underestimate cyber-threats, 68% agree their organization needs to improve its understanding of the threat landscape.[1]

The data in Mandiant's Global Perspectives on Threat Intellige

10957409454?profile=RESIZE_400xWith historic inflation, rising prices, the escalating Ukraine conflict, and massive job losses in banking and tech, policymakers and executives are stretched to deliver a recovery agenda to get the world back to normal.

Most have little bandwidth for yet more problems to solve, like the impending perils faced by cyber threats.  Sadie Creese, a Professor of Cyber Security at the University of Oxford, said, “There's a gathering cyber storm and it's really hard to anticipate just how bad that will

10791996074?profile=RESIZE_400xBenjamin Franklin had it right so many years ago: “An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound in Cure.”  An ounce of prevention in cyber security is now a requirement.  Due to the number of cybersecurity firms that have entered the market in recent years, it is evident that all industries are reaching a level of heightened anxiety.  Some organizations are on alert because they know their networks have already been targeted by state-sponsored hackers, others know their executives are being targeted

10741559055?profile=RESIZE_400xBased on the US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2021 Internet Crime Report, there were 847,376 cybersecurity complaints last year, representing almost $7 billion in business losses.  That number is an increase from 301,580 claims representing $1.4 billion in losses in 2017.  All this even though businesses and governments spend billions of dollars to fight these attacks. Microsoft alone spends about $2 billion annually to address cybersecurity.  Why then, despite the big brains and big budgets