Digital employee experience crucial to meeting Millennial workforce needs
Delivering a great digital employee experience is key to recruiting and retaining the Millennial frontline workforce, according to a new report, with associated implications for cyber security requirements as a result. With job vacancies advertised across the UK increasing by 88,000 in April to hit a post-pandemic high of 747,000, with the biggest demand in […]
Cyberattacks surge by 33% in a year
According to the data presented by Atlas VPN, cyberattacks have increased by 33% since last year – The total amount of malicious attacks in Q1 rose from 538 in 2020 to 713 in 2021. In January 2020, there were a total of 160 cyberattacks. Meanwhile, January 2021 saw 183 malicious attacks — 14% more than […]
How insider threats and the dark web increase remote work risks for organizations
By Veriato The “Dark Web” is often portrayed as a gloomy realm of internet land where you can find criminals and offenders lurking around every corner. Though there is some truth to this perception, there are also many misconceptions about the Dark Web and its role in the security or insecurity of businesses. Furthermore, the […]
Agari Report: New BEC scam 7X more costly than average, bigger phish start angling in
Sophisticated threat actors, evolving phishing tactics, and a $800,000 business email compromise (BEC) scam in the second half of 2020 all signal trouble ahead, according to analysis from the Agari Cyber Intelligence Division (ACID). After attacks on Magellan Health, GoDaddy, and the SolarWinds “hack of the decade,” one thing is distressingly clear. Phishing, BEC, and […]
What’s the average time to identify a security breach? 280 days, according to IBM’s 2020 Cost of a Data Breach report
By Accedian Today, it’s not a matter of “if”, but “when”, organizations operating in today’s digital world will be breached. But, once cyber criminals manage to get past the network perimeter, do you have the visibility to detect them and see what the bad actors are doing? In this guide, find out how next-generation Intrusion […]
Zero Trust: The practical way to look at cybersecurity
By LogRhythm Zero Trust is quickly becoming the security model of choice for enterprises and governments alike. The need to protect, defend and respond to threats is more apparent than ever as we continue to work from remote locations. Where to start Zero Trust is more than implementing a new software, it is a change […]
Security software revenue to hit $45.5B in 2021
The digital transformation accelerated by the pandemic and the growing number of data breaches and cyberattacks has forced online users, companies, and organizations to increase their spending on security software solutions. According to data presented by StockApps.com, global security software revenues are expected to hit $45.5bn in 2021, a 20% increase in two years. For the purposes of the study, […]
Hold tight for 2021: A volatile global outlook will continue to fuel fraud and cyber-threats
By Ian Newns, Fraud Specialist at RSA Security 2020 was full of surprises. But one thing that didn’t come as a revelation was the speed and agility with which the criminal community reacted to unfolding global events. We’ve often witnessed groups behind phishing attacks, for example, capitalise on breaking news stories and consumer behavioural change to […]
53% of manufacturers say operational tech is vulnerable to cyber attack
Manufacturing industry security teams are seeing the information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments converging at a rapid pace, but are struggling to safeguard OT assets as they are using the same tools to safeguard their IT infrastructure. As a result, IT teams can’t keep up with growing volumes of security data or the […]
The state of the security team: Are executives the problem?
By LogRhythm A global survey of security professionals and executives by LogRhythm Amid a slew of statistics on how job stress is impacting security professionals, we sought to learn the causes of the tension and anxiety — as well understand potential ways teams might alleviate and remediate the potential of job burnout. We ran a […]
