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While initial news reports predicted a sharp uptick in cyber threats after the pandemic took hold, data on confirmed security incidents and genuine threats to customers show the threat level is largely unchanged. Instead, major changes in organizational and IT infrastructure to support remote work created new vulnerabilities for threat actors to exploit.
A report published this week by the U.S. Government Accountability Office shows that the Pentagon's cyber hygiene initiatives have not been completed and in some cases no one is keeping track of their progress. The GAO has reviewed three of the Department of Defense's initiatives aimed at improving the security of its networks, including the 2015 Cybersecurity Culture and Compliance Initiative, the 2015 Cyber Discipline Implementation Plan, and the Cyber Awareness Challenge training.
Basic Cyber Hygiene is Lakcking and Now is the Time to Make it Routine A good quality control (QC) consultant is great at focusing on core principles. Want to prioritize your biggest problems?...
With the number of data breaches skyrocketing in recent years, global cybercrime-related damages are expected to surge in the years ahead. In the last two months alone, we have seen a wave of...
Global Cyber Alliance's Andy Bates: Helping Yourself Battle Cybercrime Also Helps OthersDon't fear free tools and practices if they can help your organization better block phishing attacks,...
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Intensifying DDoS attacks: Choosing your defensive strategy One of the biggest misconception regarding DDoS attacks...
Tripwire released its State of Cyber Hygiene report, which examined how organisations are implementing security controls that the Center for Internet Security (CIS) refers to as cyber hygiene. The...
Finn Partners Research released findings from its Cybersecurity at Work study that examined the level of cyber risk that employees pose to their organizations. The in-depth study, which surveyed...
In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2017, Rob Brownsword, VP of Product Marketing at Nehemiah Security, talks about how the most useful thing that you can do as the owner of a network of...
