Digital IDs under attack: How to tackle the threat?

Digital identification is the focus of two reports by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA): an analysis of self-sovereign identity (SSI) and a study of major face presentation attacks. Trust in the identity of a natural or legal person h… Continue reading Digital IDs under attack: How to tackle the threat?

How to thwart SIM swapping attacks?

SIM swapping attacks have been reported in the media since 2017. Such attacks usually target banking transactions but not only. These attacks are also perpetrated against the cryptocurrency community, social media and email accounts. With the ENISA Rep… Continue reading How to thwart SIM swapping attacks?

Railway cyber risk management: Raising awareness on relevant threats

ENISA has announced the release of its report – Railway Cybersecurity – Good Practices in Cyber Risk Management for railway organizations. European railway undertakings (RUs) and infrastructure managers (IMs) need to address cyber risks in a syst… Continue reading Railway cyber risk management: Raising awareness on relevant threats

Addressing the cybersecurity skills gap with higher education

Although the field of cybersecurity has expanded exponentially over the past decade, the fact that the workforce in the field has not increased adequately has now become obvious. The number of skilled and qualified workers is not enough to meet the dem… Continue reading Addressing the cybersecurity skills gap with higher education

How to strengthen incident response in the health sector

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity issued an analysis of the current state of development of sectoral CSIRT capabilities in the health sector since the implementation of the NIS Directive. Health organizations such as hospitals rely today on c… Continue reading How to strengthen incident response in the health sector

Cybersecurity market soaring as threats target commercial and govt organizations

Over the past year, it’s been impossible to ignore the rising tide of threats targeting government and commercial organizations around the world, and the cybersecurity market is reacting. Ransomware, for one, increased 148% year over year with an estim… Continue reading Cybersecurity market soaring as threats target commercial and govt organizations

Chris Dimitriadis becomes ISACA’s first Chief Global Strategy Officer

Long-time ISACA member, volunteer and past board chair Chris Dimitriadis has stepped into a new ISACA leadership role as the first chief global strategy officer at the global tech association and learning organization. In his role, Dimitriadis will lea… Continue reading Chris Dimitriadis becomes ISACA’s first Chief Global Strategy Officer

Health Care Security Must Mature With 5G

It’s clear that 5G technology is rapidly coming of age, and is enjoying wide adoption across every industry. According to Gartner, the market for 5G infrastructure was predicted to hit $4.2 billion over the past year, with two-thirds of companies depl… Continue reading Health Care Security Must Mature With 5G

Supply chain attacks expected to multiply by 4 in 2021

Supply chain attacks have been a concern for cybersecurity experts for many years because the chain reaction triggered by one attack on a single supplier can compromise a network of providers. Malware is the attack technique that attackers resort to in… Continue reading Supply chain attacks expected to multiply by 4 in 2021

What are the most common cybersecurity challenges SMEs face today?

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered to be the backbone of Europe’s economy. 25 million SMEs are active in the EU, and employ more than 100 million workers. ENISA identified the cybersecurity challenges SMEs face today and iss… Continue reading What are the most common cybersecurity challenges SMEs face today?