The cybersecurity sector faces a severe crisis: a lack of qualified workers. In June 2022, Fortune reported that companies are desperate for cybersecurity workers. Cyber Seek lists more than 714,000 open cybersecurity jobs. And the demand for cybersecurity experts is expected to increase. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says
Category: Cyber Security
Cybersecurity is the body of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect networks, devices, programs, and data from attack, damage, or unauthorized access. Cyber security may also be referred to as information technology security.
Cybersecurity Regulations: Companies Should Understand The Kinds Of Regulations That Are Presently Being Considered, Discover The Uncertainties And Potential Impacts, And Prepare To Act
A whole suite of new cybersecurity regulations and enforcement are in the offing, both at the state and federal level in the U.S. and around the world. Companies don’t need to just sit by and wait for the rules to be written and then implemented, however. Rather, they need to
How The Organization Works To Defend Against Phishing Attacks?
Ryan Wright and Matthew Jensen have phished thousands of people over the past decade, and they’re not planning to let up anytime soon. The two aren’t hackers angling for valuable data or funds; they’re researchers working with companies, governments, and universities around the world to understand why we so often
Things Boards Of Directors Need To Know About Cybersecurity
Boards have a unique role in helping their organizations manage cybersecurity threats. They do not have day to day management responsibility, but they do have oversight and fiduciary responsibility. Don’t leave any questions about critical vulnerabilities for tomorrow. Asking the smart questions at your next board meeting might just prevent
Cybersecurity: Companies Need To Make Security Is A Part Of Job Description And The Key Ingredient To That Is Trust
Remote work during the pandemic has meant that organizations had to quickly ramp up their cybersecurity efforts. But securing remote work isn’t just the job of the IT team: Ultimately companies need to make security part of every job description. And the key ingredient to make that happen is trust.
Cyberattacks: Incident Response Plan (IRP) And A Preparation For The Inevitable
Preparing for the unexpected is much easier said than done. In the case of cyberattacks, many companies have vulnerabilities in their defenses and reactions they haven’t prepared for that hackers will test. Many organizations can benefit from instituting fire drills and tabletop exercises, which test a company’s response plan at
Research: Organizations Should Rethink Their Approach To Cybersecurity And Implement Policies That Address The Real, Underlying Factors Creating Vulnerabilities
In the face of increasingly common (and costly) cyberattacks, many organizations have focused their security investments largely on technological solutions. However, in many cases, attacks rely not on an outsider’s ability to crack an organization’s technical defenses, but rather on an internal employee knowingly or unknowingly letting a bad actor
Companies Shouldn’t Assume Their Third-Party Software Is Secure, They Should Test For Vulnerabilities
When companies buy software, they tend to assume it’s secure – but they shouldn’t. Vulnerabilities in the digital supply chain are the responsibility of both developers, vendors, and customers, but right now cybersecurity isn’t a priority for either party. There are two key miscalculations that are bound up in this:
How Can Businesses Respond To The Potential Disruptions Of Quantum Computing Before It Has Actually Emerged Into The Mainstream Market?
While quantum computers exist in the lab, general-purpose quantum computers aren’t yet available for commercial use. How can businesses respond to potential disruptions from this technology before it has actually emerged into the mainstream market? One company that has been investing substantially into quantum computing is Infosys, and so the
Blockchain’s Ethical Risks: How Developers And Users Can Mitigate Potential Damage
Senior leaders face a range of ethical and reputational risks in implementing blockchain projects. This article looks at four risks – the lack of third-party protections, the threat of privacy violations, the zero-state problem, and bad governance – and offers advice for how blockchain developers and users can mitigate potential
Web3 (A Read – Write – Own Version Of The Web): The Risks And The Benefits
Web3 is being touted as the future of the internet. The vision for this new, blockchain-based web includes cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, decentralized finance, and more. It offers a read/write/own version of the web, in which users have a financial stake in and more control over the web communities they belong
Different Types Of Denial Of Service (DoS) And Distributed Denial Of Service (DDoS) Attacks And DDoS Protection Strategies
Denial of service (DoS) attacks are the cyberweapon of choice for state-sponsored threat actors and freewheeling script kiddies alike. Independent of who uses them, denial of service attacks can be particularly disruptive and damaging for organizations targeted by cybercriminals. Since 2018, the frequency and power of DDoS attacks have been
