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Training the next generation of cybersecurity experts to close the crisis gap
2022-09-23 21:42

Since then the number of unfilled cybersecurity jobs has risen by 350%. For companies that are looking to hire cybersecurity professionals, TechRepublic Premium offers a hiring kit for cybersecurity engineers. In contrast, some companies like Deloitte offer in-house cybersecurity training and skilling.

Mitigating the cybersecurity crisis for the school year ahead
2022-09-23 04:30

Cybersecurity has long been a concern for school districts, but these concerns have intensified in the past two years. Successful attacks can take a school district offline for several hours and severely disrupt learning environments for the student body and faculty.

Why firms need to harness identity management before it spirals into an identity crisis
2022-07-25 05:00

An incomplete identity management strategy has a serious impact on the success of digital transformation, as well as increasing cyber risk exposure. Identity data plays a fundamental role in this, and achieving impactful results is all but impossible without effective identity management.

Cybercriminals taking advantage of the Ukraine crisis to create charity donation scams
2022-04-07 04:30

In this video for Help Net Security, Charles Brook, Threat Intelligence Researcher at Tessian, talks about how cybercriminals have taken advantage of the crisis in Ukraine to create charity donation scams. While there are legitimate ways to donate money and resources, scammers have started using impersonation techniques and sneaky tactics to dupe individuals into sending fake donations via emails, asking for cryptocurrency, or via fake websites.

Strengthening third-party vendor programs in times of crisis and beyond
2022-03-24 06:30

To overcome these challenges, businesses must implement an agile risk management program that prioritizes third-party risk management. Organization-wide alignment shifts third-party vendor processes from a "Check box" compliance exercise to a consistent, thorough process that underscores the significance of having a risk management program in place.

How fast can organizations respond to a cybersecurity crisis?
2022-03-16 05:30

These were broken down to understand the workforce cyber capabilities of cybersecurity, application security and crisis response teams. Analysis of 35,000 cybersecurity team members inside 400 large organizations reveals it takes over three months on average to develop the knowledge, skills and judgment to defend against breaking threats, except with Log4j.

Russia faces IT crisis with just two months of data storage left
2022-03-15 16:52

Russia faces a critical IT storage crisis after Western cloud providers pulled out of the country, leaving Russia with only two more months before they run out of data storage. The Russian government is exploring various solutions to resolve this IT storage problem, ranging from leasing all available domestic data storage to seizing IT resources left behind by businesses that pulled out of the country.

IT security is at crisis point – so what are you going to do about it?
2022-03-08 17:00

There's one thing worse than having to face down the onslaught of cyber-attacks today's security pros face. That's having to face down an onslaught of cyber-attacks knowing that your security tooling is mismatched, badly integrated, and not showing you where the next biggest threat is coming from.

The COVID-19 crisis has fueled the increase of cybercrime in all its forms
2021-11-18 05:30

Criminals have been quick to abuse the current circumstances to increase profits, spreading their tentacles to various areas and exposing vulnerabilities, connected to systems, hospitals or individuals. Europol's Executive Director Catherine De Bolle highlighted: "Worldwide operations, such as the successful takedown of EMOTET botnet, have demonstrated the effectiveness of international cooperation. Ransomware groups have attempted to disrupt critical infrastructures, such as service providers and government institutions, to increase their profits with no concern for the possible damages such interceptions may cause to public safety and security. To this, the collective response of our international law enforcement community is clear: the authorities and the private sector worldwide stand strong and ready to mitigate together any threat that blackmails the stability of our societies."

Retail industry security incidents soaring, worsened by the supply chain crisis
2021-11-09 04:30

Imperva's 12-month analysis on cybersecurity risks in the retail industry suggests that the 2021 holiday shopping season will be further disrupted by cybercriminals looking to create chaos and take advantage of an unprecedented global supply chain crisis. Given the widespread impact of the global supply chain crisis, the impact of a single cyber-attack on a retailer in Q4 could be devastating.