Winter is coming and so are the hackers
A survey from Defcon 17 back in 2009 revealed that 81 percent of hackers are more likely to be active in winter.
It's easy to understand why this might be, with the holiday period bringing a spike in online trading as well as businesses closing down or operating on skeleton staffs.
81 percent of security pros say phishing is the top threat
A new study finds that that most organizations anticipate phishing (81 percent), malware and ransomware (76 percent), and accidental data loss (63 percent) will be the top security risks over the next six months, followed by social engineering (55 percent) and third-party risks (52 percent).
The report from Fortra looks at the challenges security professionals have faced over the past year, as well as what they plan to focus on next as they continue to embrace digital transformation, new hybrid infrastructures and a challenging security landscape.
How 5G is set to transform the way businesses connect [Q&A]
The rollout of 5G will speed up mobile communications and also enable more computing tasks to be carried out at the edge.
For businesses it presents the opportunity for a greater understanding of customer patterns and infrastructure needs. We spoke to Chris Gehlen, CEO and co-founder of SaaS/NaaS cloud platform Neutroon, to learn more.
Three-quarters of CISOs considering a job change
A new report from IANS Research and recruitment firm Artico Search shows that although 64 percent of CISOs say they are satisfied in their job, 75 percent are open to a change.
More than 660 chief information security officers (CISOs) provided data for the report. Additionally, research team members held conversations with over 100 CISOs to better understand the challenges they face today and the future opportunities.
Over 90 percent of organizations set to increase data protection spending
The latest Data Protection Trends report from Veeam Software shows 92 percent of organizations will increase their 2024 data protection spend, to achieve cyber resilience amid continued threats of ransomware and cyber-attacks.
However, while companies say they will spend more trying to fend off cyberattacks, the report finds IT leaders are feeling even less protected and more concerned about their ability to recover and restore mission-critical data.
Universities not delivering the right skills for cybersecurity
Over three quarters of cybersecurity professionals in the UK and US don't believe university courses are preparing graduates adequately for the working world, according to new research.
The study of 3,000 IT and cybersecurity professionals in the UK and the US, from cybersecurity upskilling, certification, and talent assessment platform Hack The Box, shows 78 percent of cybersecurity and IT professionals believe a traditional university education in cybersecurity is not doing enough to prepare graduates for the modern workforce.
Financial services businesses see spike in vendor email compromise
A new report from Abnormal Security shows that vendor email compromise (VEC) attacks against financial services organizations increased by 137 percent in 2023.
This is an industry that handles a wide array of sensitive personal and financial information of the type hackers love to get their hands on. This makes organizations within the financial services sector particularly susceptible to cyberattacks, including socially-engineered email attacks.
What is a vCISO and why would you want to hire one? [Q&A]
As the profile of cybersecurity has increased within enterprises, so has the challenge of finding people to fill senior roles and then hanging on to them.
Recent research suggests that CISOs don't stay in the job for more than three years on average. One answer is to use a virtual CISO (vCISO) to advise on current issues and relieve the strain on the in-house team.
New collaboration helps organizations defend against AI and quantum risks
One of the key recent concerns for security teams has been developing the ability to adapt to advancements in technology and innovations such as AI and quantum computing.
A new partnership between Accenture and SandboxAQ aims to give organizations the ability to scan all of their files, applications and network traffic to ensure that all of their data -- whether on-premise or hosted via major cloud providers -- is secure even if attackers break through firewalls and network endpoints.
94 percent of organizations suffer email security incidents
According to a new study, 94 percent of global organizations have experienced email security incidents last year, up two percent from the year before.
The latest Email Security Risk Report from Egress looks at attitudes and approaches to email security, the evolution of risks, and the impact of incidents, based on responses from 500 cybersecurity leaders.
Balancing risk and reward with low-code and no-code platforms [Q&A]
In recent years, enterprises have increasingly turned to low-code and no-code platforms in order to streamline their development processes.
With the introduction of AI, this sector is evolving even faster and Wing To, general manager of Intelligent DevOps at Digital.ai, believes this needs organizations to develop a cautious approach. We spoke to him to find out why.
How AI is set to transform the legal sector [Q&A]
The use of generative AI is becoming common across many industries, but while it undoubtedly offers benefits it can lead to problems too.
Legal firms in particular can fall foul of poor results, one firm was fined $5,000 after a court found that one of its lawyers had used ChatGPT to write a court brief which included false citations.
IBM and SAP team up to offer consumer goods and retail AI solutions
Industry giant IBM is today announcing a collaboration with ERP specialist SAP to develop solutions to help clients in the consumer packaged goods and retail industries enhance their supply chain, finance operations, sales and services using generative AI.
This involves embedding IBM's watsonx enterprise-ready AI and data platform and AI assistants, into SAP solutions to create new generative and traditional AI solutions focused on addressing the complexities of the direct store delivery business process and product portfolio management.
Generative AI use in the workplace leads to added risks
More than 10 percent of enterprise employees access at least one generative AI application every month, compared to just two percent a year ago, but there are security risks as a result.
New research from Netskope shows ChatGPT was the most popular generative AI application in 2023, accounting for seven percent of enterprise usage. The number of cloud apps the enterprise accessed also increased by an average of 19 percent per year, with users jumping from 14 to 20 different apps in just two years.
Up to a third of companies could fall foul of new bulk email rules
New research from cyber resilience company Red Sift shows that 33 percent of publicly traded companies worldwide are not protected by the DMARC email standard, though this is down from 70.5 percent in 2022.
However, in light of Google and Yahoo's new rules for bulk senders -- those sending over 5,000 emails daily -- which come into force on February 1st and are aimed at reducing spam, not using DMARC is a problem.
Ian's Bio
Ian spent almost 20 years working with computers before he discovered that writing about them was easier than fixing them. Since then he's written for a number of computer magazines and is a former editor of PC Utilities. Follow him on Mastodon
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