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As the impacts of the global spread of COVID-19 continue to be felt by businesses everywhere, one area that is increasingly strained is the supply chain. If your business has not already seen disruption to its supply chain, chances are a need to adjus… Continue reading Supply Chain Security Amid Coronavirus Fallout
I have been writing about the skills shortage in cybersecurity for years. Often when we reporters cover this topic, we note that many estimates predict there is a global shortage of around 3 million cybersecurity professionals. But it’s a topic not wi… Continue reading Is the Security Skills Shortage Overblown?
A new report confirms what most CISOs already know: The top security spot is stressful. And most CISOs only stick around for a little more than two years because the job is too taxing on mental and physical health. Nominet surveyed 400 C-suite executi… Continue reading Survey Confirms CISOs Stressed Out
New research from PWC finds almost half (48%) of CEOs in the UK are concerned enough about cyberattacks that they are shuttering their social media accounts. The report, the “23rd Annual Global CEO Survey,” also reveals most CEOs (around 8… Continue reading More CEOs Ditching Social Media Over Security Concerns
Of all the headaches CISOs deal with daily (and we know there are many!), making a hard-fought case for an appropriate security budget is one they often have to contend with annually. While security and risk mitigation are certainly receiving more att… Continue reading 5 Tools to Make the Case for Security Budget
The debate over who the CISO should report to is a hot topic among security professionals, and that shows no sign of changing soon. That’s because there is still no standard or clear-cut answer. Ask CISOs themselves for their opinion, and you will get… Continue reading Who Should the CISO Report To in 2020?
Iran vowed revenge after a U.S. airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump killed the country’s top general Qasem Soleimani earlier this month. While recent missile strikes conducted by Iran against U.S. bases in Iraq was the first public move … Continue reading Businesses Warned of Iran Cyberattacks
State-sponsored hackers and other threat actors are impersonating each other in an attempt to evade detection, according to a recent report from Optiv. The “2019 Cyber Threat Intelligence Estimate” report, comprised of data from Optiv’s Gl… Continue reading Hackers Impersonating Other Hacker Types
OWASP this month released a top ten list focused on application programming interfaces (APIs). The list summarizes the new vectors that attackers use today to breach APIs, and is intended to serve as an awareness document to highlight the security ris… Continue reading New OWASP List Highlights API Security Holes
When it comes to falling prey to a phishing email scam, one study found that those working in certain industries are more likely than others. A study released this summer by KnowBe4 found that those who work in construction are the most susceptible to… Continue reading Job Security: Certain Industries More Susceptible to Phishing