Criminals tricked into using an FBI-run encrypted messaging app, Verizon's 2021 Breach Investigations Report and overcoming the challenges of recruiting cybersecurity professionals are among the latest cybersecurity topics to be featured for analysis by a panel of Information Security Media Group editors.
Some 26 million passwords were exposed in a 1.2 terabyte batch of data found by NordLocker, a security company. It's workaday botnet data, but it highlights a hostile malware landscape, particularly for people still inclined to download pirated software.
There is a skills shortage in most tech roles, but cybersecurity for critical infrastructure is a newly identified problem requiring new approaches. Mex Martinot of Siemens Energy gives advice on steps to bridge the cybersecurity skills gaps for critical infrastructure in the Asian energy sector.
For Nicki Doble, group CIO and CISO at Cover-More Group - an Australian travel insurance company and part of the Zurich Insurance Group - the top priority is global security and privacy standardization across the organization.
A lot of CISOs talk about having security "baked into" their products and solutions. But for Stephenie Southard, vice president and and CISO at BCU, security leadership is all about ensuring that cybersecurity is part of the enterprise's very fabric.
The Identity Theft Resource Center, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, has published new research that shows nearly 30% of people who contact the ITRC are victims of more than one identity crime.
If you're a Russian cybercrime gang feeling the heat after being sanctioned by the U.S. government, why not rebrand? So goes an apparent move by Evil Corp to disguise its WastedLocker ransomware as rival gang Babuk's PayloadBin, so any ransom payers won't think they're violating U.S. sanctions.
The U.K. Cyber Security Council is a new self-regulatory body for the profession. It is tasked by the U.K. government to execute its vision for the U.K. to be one of the safest places to work and do business online, says the chair of the council’s board of trustees, Dr. Claudia Natanson.
The White House officially released its fiscal year 2022 budget proposal on Friday. The Biden administration is seeking to spend billions on cybersecurity, including $750 million for "lessons learned" from the SolarWinds attack. Officials also want to boost CISA's budget by $110 million.
Fintech firms offer established financial services companies the ability to navigate the open banking revolution, but convincing them to rely on emerging cloud, container and other technologies requires flexibility and salesmanship, says Finleap Connect's Francis McGillicuddy.
Driving employees to make cybersecurity a core part of their work vision and mindset continues to be a challenge. Anne Hännikäinen, CISO of Fintraffic, describes essential best practices, from having senior leadership on board to facilitating better communication via such strategies as gamification.
As the head of product security for LeanIX, Michael Lines is primarily focused on risk management, risk assessment and data governance. He tells why he believes that more security leaders and CISOs should focus on risk.
As both a CISO and CTO, Tim Heger is in the unique position of shaping HealthBridge's approach to security as well as adopting new technologies to keep the organization on the cutting edge. In his spare time, he helps mentor and encourage startups.
Diego Souza's main responsibility as the global CISO at Cummins Inc. is focusing on the gap between IT and OT security and effectively communicating risk and other security issues to the board. But his passion is developing and mentoring the next generation of cybersecurity leaders.
Experience as a chief enterprise architect offers excellent underpinnings for performing as a security leader, in that both roles require creating and executing a vision, backed by stakeholder buy-in and navigating obstacles - no matter the scarcity of resources, says Suren Naidoo, CISO of The Foschini Group.
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