Seasoned cyber pros are more complacent in their skills than junior staff

Average response time accelerated from 29 to 19 days, from 2021 to 2022, with lessons from Log4j and other high-profile vulnerabilities having a significant impact on urgency levels, according to Immersive Labs. Faster response time to new threats Impr… Continue reading Seasoned cyber pros are more complacent in their skills than junior staff

Apple & Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2023 Edition

Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to quash 130 security bugs in its Windows operating systems and related software, including at least five flaws that are already seeing active exploitation. Meanwhile, Apple customers have their own zero-day woes again this month: On Monday, Apple issued (and then quickly pulled) an emergency update to fix a zero-day vulnerability that is being exploited on MacOS and iOS devices. Continue reading Apple & Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2023 Edition

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2023 Edition

Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to fix dozens of security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. This month’s relatively light patch load has another added bonus for system administrators everywhere: It appears to be the first Patch Tuesday since March 2022 that isn’t marred by the active exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft’s products. Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2023 Edition

How to achieve cyber resilience?

Cyber resilience is a leading strategic priority today, and most enterprises are now pursuing programs to bolster their ability to mitigate attacks. Yet despite the importance placed on cyber resilience, many organizations struggle to measure their cap… Continue reading How to achieve cyber resilience?

Immersive Labs and Accenture join forces to address the cybersecurity talent deficit

Immersive Labs and Accenture are working together to launch the Cyber Million program that aims to solve the cybersecurity talent deficit by increasing access to one million entry-level cybersecurity operations jobs over the next decade. The beta versi… Continue reading Immersive Labs and Accenture join forces to address the cybersecurity talent deficit

Infosec products of the month: May 2023

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Aqua Security, Axiado, Bitwarden, Cloudflare, ComplyAdvantage, Dashlane, Delinea, Enzoic, Feedzai, Immersive Labs, Intruder, Nebulon, NETSCOUT, Neurotechnology… Continue reading Infosec products of the month: May 2023

Organizations’ cyber resilience efforts fail to keep up with evolving threats

A steady increase in cyberattacks and evolving threat landscape are resulting in more organizations turning their attention to building long-term cyber resilience; however, many of these programs are falling short and fail to prove teams’ real-world cy… Continue reading Organizations’ cyber resilience efforts fail to keep up with evolving threats

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2023 Edition

Microsoft today released software updates to fix at least four dozen security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, including patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited in active attacks. Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2023 Edition

Immersive Labs Resilience Score strengthens executive decision making in cyber crises

Immersive Labs announced the launch of the Immersive Labs Resilience Score. The score measures an organization’s workforce preparedness for cyber attacks and breaches based on Immersive Labs’ years of benchmarking data across industry verticals. The sc… Continue reading Immersive Labs Resilience Score strengthens executive decision making in cyber crises