Why enterprises need to consolidate their cybersecurity efforts [Q&A]
With the COVID-19 pandemic and drive for digital transformation the shift to a new distributed workforce model continues at pace.
But this can also leave businesses vulnerable as attack vectors have become more sophisticated -- resulting in a continued shortage of security experts.
Enterprise AI needs to deliver real value as adoption slows
The latest annual AI Adoption in the Enterprise survey from O'Reilly finds that over the last two years the number of organizations with AI applications in production has remained steady at 26 percent.
However, many enterprises still lack AI governance. Among respondents with AI products in production, the number of those whose organizations have a governance plan in place to oversee how projects are created, measured, and observed (49 percent) is roughly the same as those that don't (51 percent).
The surge in digital demand necessitates building the enterprise network of the future
If businesses want to win in the 21st century, then harnessing the power of the network across the entire organization is essential because digital is the new front door for every enterprise. Customer and workforce demands on the network are evolving faster than the pace of traditional businesses and the Covid-19 pandemic has only accelerated this change. The digital winners of tomorrow don’t think in terms of building solutions that merely solve today’s challenges. Their eyes are set on being ready for challenges that are yet to materialize. They build for change.
To thrive, companies need a different level of adaptability and creativity to handle competition, manage new threats and embrace new technologies. Yet the network is often overlooked. Like the forgotten but essential plumbing in a vast mansion which is being renovated for the future, the renovation will include modern new features and facilities to enhance the experience of living there for years to come. However, unless the owners also upgrade the plumbing to create more capacity and resilience, most of these new features won’t function effectively.
Organizations will struggle to meet cyber incident disclosure deadlines
In the light of President Biden's new legislation requiring critical infrastructure organizations to disclose cyber incidents to the government within 72 hours, new research from BitSight shows how unprepared many are to meet the strict disclosure requirements.
Based on analysis of more than 12,000 publicly disclosed cyber incidents between 2019 and 2022, the research finds it takes the average organization 105 days to discover and disclose an incident from the date it occurred.
One in four employees lose job after making cybersecurity mistakes
We all make mistakes from time to time, but a cybersecurity error could cost you your job according to a new report.
The study from email security company Tessian finds almost one in four respondents (21 percent) lost their job as a result of a security mistake that compromised their company’s security -- up from 12 percent in 2020.
B2B software success hinges on developing a B2C testing outlook
As I interact with business software developers specifically -- those that are powering enterprise functions that help businesses grow and succeed -- I’ve noticed a clear pattern in what’s on their mind. These professionals are dealing with a spate of new challenges that are unlike any they’ve had to tackle before.
The pandemic upended and catalyzed the way their clients work; providing a stress test and clear use case for cloud-based, synchronous and asynchronous work tools, less patience among end-users for experiences that didn’t live up to consumer-facing contemporaries, an expectation of flawless performance (anyone remember the last Zoom outage?), and a need to retain users amidst a sea of well funded competitors.
Faster exploitation of vulnerabilities poses a major risk for businesses
The average time to known exploitation of vulnerabilities is 12 days, down from 42 days last year, according to the latest Rapid7 Annual Vulnerability Intelligence report.
Of 50 2021 vulnerabilities looked at in the report, 43 were exploited in the wild and 52 percent of the known exploited vulnerabilities in this report came under attack within one week of public disclosure.
Punishing employees won't improve password security
Proofpoint’s annual report on phishing recently revealed that the UK is by far the worst culprit for disciplining employees that fail cybersecurity tests. In fact, 42 percent of employers inflict monetary penalties on staff that engage with real or simulated phishing attacks and 29 percent even lay off staff. These figures are both far higher than the global averages at just 26 percent and 18 percent.
Unsurprisingly, the report also highlighted an increase in the number of attacks year on year. In the UK, 91 percent of respondents revealed that they had faced phishing attack and 84 percent reported seeing at least one email-based ransomware attack.
5G tops the list of tech that businesses want to invest in
Technology is an essential part of any modern business, but what particular tech do companies most want to invest in?
New research from WalkMe surveyed over 1,300 business owners to discover where money is being invested and by whom. 5G tops the list with as 32.9 percent of respondents choosing it as their primary area for investment.
Managing identities between clouds is the top challenge for businesses
More than three-quarters (78 percent) of respondents to a new survey say managing user identities between multiple clouds is their number one challenge.
The study carried out by Forrester for Strata Identity finds 70 percent want to migrate to the cloud increase security and protect data. But at the same time 28 percent of companies are using four or more public/private clouds today and that's expected to more than double in two years to 65 percent.
81 percent of organizations have outages caused by expired certificates
A new report shows that 81 percent of organizations have experienced at least two or more disruptive outages caused by expired certificates in the past two years, up from 77 percent last year.
The report from machine identity platform Keyfactor, based on research by the Ponemon Institute, finds the cut in SSL/TLS certificate lifespans to one year in September 2020 has made it much more difficult to keep the pace with certificate issuance and management.
Most enterprise network assets are cloud-based but policies aren't keeping pace
Nearly 90 percent of device assets in the modern organization are cloud-based, meaning physical devices such as laptops, tablets, smartphones, routers, and IoT hardware represent less than 10 percent of total devices.
However, the latest State of Cyber Assets report from JupiterOne analyzed nearly 10 million security policies and finds that cloud-specific ones represent less than 30 percent of the total.
F-Secure creates new corporate security brand
Cybersecurity company F-Secure is rebranding its corporate security business under the new name WithSecure and with a snazzy new logo, above.
Previously known as F-Secure Business, WithSecure will focus on corporate security products and solutions, while consumer security products and services remain available under the existing F-Secure name.
Three-quarters of businesses plan to redesign the office as employees return
The switch to hybrid working driven by the pandemic has had a major impact on the relationship between employers and employees.
As people begin to drift back to the office, a new study by audio visual equipment specialist Poly shows that only 19 percent of enterprises are expecting staff to come back to the office full time, while 77 percent plan to redesign the office to include more open-plan areas, collaboration spaces, areas to socialize and quiet zones.
5 ways to optimize your IT environment for the long haul
The widespread shift to working from home in 2020 forced many companies to rapidly adopt cloud technologies to enable remote workforces and customer connections. However, some important IT planning may have been overlooked amid the urgency to transition to the cloud. A long-term plan around data governance -- the approach to managing and using data securely in enterprise systems -- may not have been implemented when moving to the cloud.
Understandably, data governance may not have been a top priority for companies in the pandemic’s early days. But now, as companies review their cloud strategies and contemplate the next steps for maximizing value from the cloud, data governance plays a critical role in cloud optimization. This is especially true as the pace of data creation has rapidly accelerated since 2020. If not kept in check, the rapid creation of data can result in data sprawl, a staggering amount of unorganized data that leaves your IT environment in disarray.
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