How to mitigate non-malicious insider risk (and why employee awareness is key)
‘Your people are your most important asset’ is a well-worn phrase. However, in the wrong environment, employees can also present a substantial cyber-threat to organizations, and evidence suggests this problem keeps on growing: there’s been a 47% rise in the frequency of incidents involving insider threats between 2018 and 2020, with over half (62%) of […]
UK CISOs driving blindfolded | 75% say they’re at greater risk of cybersecurity attacks | 77% admit they’ve experienced an incident in the last 12 months
BlueFort Security’s independent research of 600 CISOs & 2k office workers will be discussed at a FREE event for UK Cybersecurity Experts Join us at BlueFort.Live – an event for and about UK CISOs 3:30pm BST | 15th October 2021 Book Your Place The research will be discussed in our hybrid event – a 1-hour […]
Global cybersecurity software revenue to hit $27bn in 2023
The overall cybersecurity software revenue is expected to reach $25.1bn in revenue this year, growing 4.8% year-on-year, with the entire market reaching $27bn in the next three years. That’s according to data gathered by PreciseSecurity.com, which says the rising number of data breaches and cyberattacks globally, as well as the increasing awareness of the state-sponsored cyberattacks, have […]
Risk-based approach needed to stop cyber crime
A report by Gartner has advised companies to take a risk-based approach to stop cyber crime, rather than trying to prevent attacks with large-scale, expensive security deployments. A survey commissioned by Gartner of 3,160 CIOs across 98 countries and various major industries showed that 35% had already invested in a form of digital security at […]
GUEST BLOG: 60 must-know cybersecurity statistics for 2018
By Varonis Cybersecurity issues are becoming a day-to-day struggle for businesses. Trends show a huge increase in hacked and breached data from sources that are increasingly common in the workplace, like mobile and IoT devices. Additionally, recent research suggests that most companies have unprotected data and poor cybersecurity practices in place, making them vulnerable to […]
