In the face of ever-more complex cyber threats, governments need to employ the full range of tools to deter adversaries. Responding To Exponentially Growing Cyber Threats In April 2021, based on a tip from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and aided by public sanction data from US Department of
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.
4 Types Of Approaches For Cybersecurity In Small And Midsize Businesses: Monitor And Target, Always Expect A Breach, Create A Culture Of Security & Scrutinize Your Supply Chain
Small and midsize businesses aren’t immune to cyber threats. They must research and prepare for attacks just as large enterprises would. Unfortunately, smaller companies typically have fewer resources and less talent available to help fortify against attacks. In March of last year, AI caught a sophisticated, highly targeted cyber-attack exploiting
Enabling Digital Trust: Cyber-Security Strategies For A Trusted – Digital Future
In the age of digital transformation, trust is an elusive asset, but one that’s never out of reach for organisations that have initiated the right actions, such as adopting a sustainable, forward-looking cyber-security strategy. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and a few minutes of cyber-incident to ruin
How Create A Diverse, Nextgen, Cybersecurity Workforce – People, Process & Technology | A Panel Discussion
From supporting a permanent remote workforce and accelerating digital transformation to preparing for an expanded threat landscape – it is more critical than ever that Security Leaders have the right structure and support in place to face the challenges of a post-COVID world. CISO’s have been integral to organizations surviving
Cloud Migration: A Cohesive Approach To Cloud Strategy – Implementing The Right Mix Of Security, Trust, And Business Agility
Introduction Increasingly, global organizations are migrating from legacy on-premise infrastructure to the cloud in order to achieve greater business agility and resilience with a modern IT approach. Yet too often, cloud migration and cybersecurity are considered separately, with different teams focused on different phases of what could be a shared
Safeguarding Our Privacy: Cryptography – A Sophisticated Scientific Art In A Connected World
Josh Zepps, Simon Singh, Orr Dunkelman, Tal Rabin, and Brian Snow discuss how, since the earliest days of communication, clever minds have devised methods for enciphering messages to shield them from prying eyes. Today, cryptography has moved beyond the realm of dilettantes and soldiers to become a sophisticated scientific art
Hackers Are Creating Significant Cybersecurity Challenges As Ransomware Went Wild
Ransomware is on a rampage targeting industry and organizations. It is also and creating significant cybersecurity challenges. Ransomware is a type of malware cyber-attack where key files are encrypted encryption by hackers that renders data inaccessible to the victim. It is a criminal extortion tool and after an attack has
The Spy In Your Phone: Because Every System Can Be Hacked – Detail Story About How Pegasus Works
In mid-2020, a mobile phone belonging to an Al Jazeera Arabic investigative team was hacked. Over the next few months, reporter Tamer Almisshal and the Canadian research group Citizen Lab investigated Pegasus, the sophisticated spyware used. Pegasus is manufactured by an Israeli technology company called the NSO Group and is
3 Ways To Improve Vulnerabilities And Prevent Digital Supply Chain Cyberattacks
Today, most software products rely on thousands of prewritten packages produced by vendors or drawn from open source libraries. The most commonly used of these third-party software supply chain components are highly prized targets for cybercriminals. If attackers were to infiltrate them, they could compromise thousands or even millions of
More Efficient AI: Hope It Doesn’t Ever Join The Hackers
Hacking events have increasingly been in the news this year, as a range of serious ransomware and supply chain hacks have wrecked chaos on businesses and infrastructure. The latest (as of July 2021) is a supply-chain-ransomware attack against Miami-based software firm Kaseya, affecting 1500 of its customers – with the
The Pegasus Exposé: A Timely Wakeup Call
The Pegasus exposé highlights the urgent need for ‘defence in depth’: The Pegasus Project – a collaborative exposé by more than 80 journalists from across the globe – is a timely wakeup call for any business that thinks its data is secure. Because the frightening reality is: it’s not. The
COVID-19 Impact: Innovation Is The Need Of The Hour In Cybersecurity
The world of technology is always evolving, and the threat landscape is continuously adapting and expanding. That part isn’t new. As with many other areas of life, though, 2020 seems to have shifted the playing field and changed the rules a bit more than usual. Privacy and security are simultaneously
