Security News

Cyber crisis response failing to adapt to modern threats
2020-08-13 04:00

Today, a stark disconnect exists between the inadequacy of crisis exercising and the desire to build an effective cyber crisis response function, according to an Osterman Research study. "With three quarters of organizations agreeing that business continuity was at the forefront of their minds, it is time to close the gap between attackers and defenders and shake up the outdated status quo. This requires faster, shorter crisis drills run with the people you will be standing shoulder to shoulder with when the worst happens. Crisis exercises must be made more contemporary."

How to implement expedited security strategies during a crisis
2020-08-04 04:30

Cybersecurity professionals know all too well that crises tend to breed new threats to organizational security. Health agencies are being attacked, massive phishing operations are underway, and security flaws in leading communications platforms are coming to light.

Week in review: BootHole, RCEs in industrial VPNs, the cybersecurity profession crisis
2020-08-02 06:10

Researchers find critical RCE vulnerabilities in industrial VPN solutionsCritical vulnerabilities in several industrial VPN implementations for remotely accessing operational technology networks could allow attackers to overwrite data, execute malicious code or commands, cause a DoS condition, and more. Lack of training, career development, and planning fuel the cybersecurity profession crisisThe cybersecurity skills crisis continues to worsen for the fourth year in a row and has impacted 70 percent of organizations, as revealed in a global study of cybersecurity professionals by ISSA and ESG. Bug in widely used bootloader opens Windows, Linux devices to persistent compromiseA vulnerability in the widely used GRUB2 bootloader opens most Linux and Windows systems in use today to persistent compromise.

Lack of training, career development, and planning fuel the cybersecurity profession crisis
2020-07-31 03:00

The cybersecurity skills crisis continues to worsen for the fourth year in a row and has impacted 70 percent of organizations, as revealed in a global study of cybersecurity professionals by ISSA and ESG. Cybersecurity profession crisis. Cybersecurity pros need a globally accepted career development plan.

Data crisis: Companies pivot from disruption to transformation
2020-07-27 03:00

"Our study reinforces that organizations who act quickly and decisively on their data strategies - or Data Leaders - will recover from the global crisis better and even accelerate their success," said Greg Betz, Senior Vice President, Data Intelligence and Automation, NTT DATA Services. Data crisis: Organizations struggle to use data for transformation.

Emerging Threats During Times of Crisis: Insights from Airbus Cybersecurity's Phil Jones
2020-07-23 15:05

While there was no way to fully anticipate the impact to our organizations and be prepared from day-one with a detailed plan, there is a lot we can learn to strengthen our resilience to emerging threats. Phil now leads the group's Cybersecurity Services business which includes Managed Security Services, Security Consulting and Professional Services, and Integrated Security Services.

Immersive Labs Cyber Crisis Simulator: Better-drilled crisis response across orgs of all sizes
2020-07-22 02:00

Immersive Labs announced an industry-first solution to create better-drilled crisis response across institutions of all sizes. Cyber Crisis Simulator will allow people to virtually test their organization's reactions to the latest real-world attacks and is designed to be relevant to everyone from legal and communications teams, to cybersecurity specialists.

Email Sender Identity is Key to Solving the Phishing Crisis
2020-07-06 14:07

The proof is in the results: Phishing attacks of just one type - the business email compromise - have caused at least $26 billion in losses in the past five years alone, according to the FBI. The Heart of the Problem. Almost 90% of email attacks manipulate sender identity to fool recipients and initiate social engineering attacks.

Email Sender Identity is Key to Solving the Phishing Crisis
2020-07-01 13:00

The proof is in the results: Phishing attacks of just one type - the business email compromise - have caused at least $26 billion in losses in the past five years alone, according to the FBI. The Heart of the Problem. Almost 90% of email attacks manipulate sender identity to fool recipients and initiate social engineering attacks.

BlackBerry AtHoc Managed Service: Crisis communications solutions for all organizations
2020-06-24 01:30

BlackBerry AtHoc Managed Service delivers the full featured BlackBerry AtHoc system as a service managed and delivered by BlackBerry. BlackBerry AtHoc Managed Service can be up and running in 48 hours.