How to Solve the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Understanding how to bridge the talent gap in the cybersecurity industry requires thinking beyond traditional approaches to recruiting. While there’s been progress, there is still room for organizations to evolve, which will require not only changing … Continue reading How to Solve the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Cannabis Retailers: Don’t Get Caught in the Cyber Weeds

With the growing number of states that have legalized the sale of cannabis for both medicinal and recreational use, retailers have become targets of cyberattacks, according to a new whitepaper, “Growing Cyber Threats Against Cannabis Retailers,&… Continue reading Cannabis Retailers: Don’t Get Caught in the Cyber Weeds

Summer Security: Hackers Don’t Take Time Off

Employees are introducing more security risks while working during their summer vacation, one report says If you’re sitting in the waiting area of any airport around the world with headphones on, listening to DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince&#… Continue reading Summer Security: Hackers Don’t Take Time Off

The Cyber Kill Chain Is Getting Shorter As the Skills Gap Widens

While the cybersecurity skills gap is a years-old challenge, organizations are facing a new conundrum: The cyber kill chain is getting shorter. How can the industry address these dual problems?

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Behavior Analysis: Getting an Inside Track on Insider Threats

Understanding human behavior can help organizations better identify and root out malicious insiders Whether it’s a former student coming onto a college campus and destroying the school computers with a malicious USB or some other presumably trusted in… Continue reading Behavior Analysis: Getting an Inside Track on Insider Threats

Will Developing Nations Turn to Cybercrime to Fuel Their Economy?

Vietnam is one developing nation believed to be using cyberattacks to generate money As banks and financial institutions are increasingly targeted by financially motivated malicious actors the world over, protecting these organizations from cyberthrea… Continue reading Will Developing Nations Turn to Cybercrime to Fuel Their Economy?

Women in Cybersecurity No Longer an ‘Anomaly’

Truth be told, there are many women in cybersecurity who are tired of talking about women in the industry as if they are anomalies. For many female professionals, it’s far past the time for the narrative to change. Rather than be seen as a token… Continue reading Women in Cybersecurity No Longer an ‘Anomaly’

Election Security: Back-to-Basics Approach Best Bet

Any conversation about the security of our digital future inevitably involves the subject of election security. Whether it’s an attempt to mitigate the risk of foreign adversaries using misinformation to influence national elections or mitigating the … Continue reading Election Security: Back-to-Basics Approach Best Bet

In Business Security, Employee Cyber Hygiene Matters

Making employees aware of their impact is integral to a successful business security strategy When children cover their eyes and insist no one can see them, it’s cute. But when the majority of American adults use the same strategy to protect themselve… Continue reading In Business Security, Employee Cyber Hygiene Matters

Attack of the Killer USBs: Don’t Be the Next Victim

Analyzing the threat ‘Killer USBs’ can be to a company’s sensitive data and networks When cybersecurity practitioners think about USBs, it’s often in the context of social engineering. A nefarious actor perhaps drops a malicious USB … Continue reading Attack of the Killer USBs: Don’t Be the Next Victim