Cybersecurity Leadership

Organisations need to have a comprehensive security program in place that focuses on both preparedness and visibility.

Tough decisions are needed to stop the ransomware problem. But that will mean some big and difficult changes.

Data is Under Siege While most people think of external threats like malware when they think of data loss, they are not the only threat. The threat from an organisation’s own employees is often bigger than the threat from external cybercriminals.

Many manufacturers of connected devices fail to recognize the IoT security implications of customers tinkering with their products.

The way cybersecurity talent is taught cannot match the evolving threat landscape.

Although exchanges, wallets, and other cryptocurrency custody services are strengthening their defenses, hackers continue to innovate and outpace even the current state of the art in cybersecurity

While the immediate dangers associated with WannaCry have faded, the ransomware still lurks, and many systems have not been patched to prevent exploits

In the real world of IT, threats emanating from inside organisations, not hackers, account for around three-quarters of all recorded threat instances.

Criminals have always sought ways to infiltrate financial technology systems. Now, the financial system faces the added risk of becoming collateral damage in a wider attack on critical national infrastructure

The ISF releases its "Threat Horizon 2020" > Emerging threats over the next two years stem from biometrics, regulations, and insiders.

Crippled ports. Paralyzed corporations. Frozen government agencies. How a single piece of code crashed the world.

Apple iPhones, expensive cars and high-end houses are all ways cyber-thieves try to cash out.

To keep an organization safe, you must think about the entire IT ecosystem.

"It seems like a fix but it really isn't". Paying the ransom might be the cheapest short-term option to get your data back, but it causes long-term problems.

Even amongst organizations that have built a formal cybersecurity incident response plan, only about a third have playbooks for specific types of attacks

Keeping a business secure means more than just the CEO having antivirus software installed on their PC

Focus first on the threats to your key activities—not on the technology itself.

Insider threats arise from two kinds of employees: the negligent and those with malicious intent. Knowing the root causes is critical to mitigation.

Such a program will require effort and reprioritization, but it will let your company fight modern-day threats and protect your most important assets.

Business-minded hackers are testing blockchain technologies to secure their illegal operations. Here's what enterprises can learn from them.

Cyber programs often miss the significant portion of risk generated from within, and tools for insider threat are blunt instruments. A new method can yield better results.

A new ranking shows how companies around the world are actually faring in the fight to protect data from cybercriminals.

A cybersecurity platform should have coverage across major threat vectors, central management, and technologies for prevention, detection, and response in any security platform.

Viruses, ransomware, Trojan horses and state-sponsored cyber attacks The variety and sophistication of cyber-security threats to businesses and government organisations of all sizes are increasing. It’s not just the financial cost of cyber crime, which costs businesses about $600 billion globally, according to one estimate. It’s also the damage to an organisation’s reputation when it emerges that it has been hacked, or lost customer data. Vital public services are also vulnerable, and more than a third of NHS trusts in England were disrupted by the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017. The sheer number of cyber threats can seem overwhelming, even

The U.S. must wake up to the seriousness of cyber attacks on its economy and way of life, experts said at the Penn Wharton Budget Model’s Policy Forum.