Only 25% of organizations consider their biggest threat to be from inside the business

A worrying 73.48% of organizations feel they have wasted the majority of their cybersecurity budget on failing to remediate threats, despite having an over-abundance of security tools at their disposal, according to Gurucul. Only 25% of organizations c… Continue reading Only 25% of organizations consider their biggest threat to be from inside the business

Malicious activities insiders perform in enterprise applications

The past few years have clearly demonstrated that the longer it takes to detect malicious activities, the more costly the breach. In this Help Net Security video, Doron Hendler, CEO at RevealSecurity, discusses the insider threat challenge in business … Continue reading Malicious activities insiders perform in enterprise applications

Smashing Security podcast #275: Jail for Bing, and mental health apps may not be good for you

A man hacks his employer to prove its security sucks, Telegram provides a helping hand to the Eternity Project malware, and what the heck do mental health apps think they’re up to?

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the awa… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #275: Jail for Bing, and mental health apps may not be good for you

How to set up a powerful insider threat program

Security spend continues to focus on external threats despite threats often coming from within the organization. A recent Imperva report (by Forrester Research) found only 18 percent prioritized spend on a dedicated insider threat program (ITP) compare… Continue reading How to set up a powerful insider threat program

Don’t ignore risks lurking within your own network

In this video for Help Net Security, Chris Waynforth, AVP Northern Europe at Imperva, talks about insider threats to organizations. Despite increased investment in cybersecurity, organizations are focusing more on protecting themselves from external th… Continue reading Don’t ignore risks lurking within your own network

Organizations underestimating the seriousness of insider threats

Imperva releases data that shows organizations are failing to address the issue of insider threats during a time when the risk is at its greatest. New research, conducted by Forrester, found that 59% of incidents in EMEA organizations that negatively i… Continue reading Organizations underestimating the seriousness of insider threats

Hybrid threat model: Watch out for the unhappy employee

In this interview with Help Net Security, James Turgal, VP of Cyber Risk, Strategy and Board Relations at Optiv Security, talks about the hybrid threat model, a new approach that leverages social media to launch cyberattacks on organizations. Threats a… Continue reading Hybrid threat model: Watch out for the unhappy employee

The importance of ramping up digital forensics and incident response tech investments

Magnet Forensics announced the release of an IDC survey which revealed that more than half of the respondents are expecting to make major investments in digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) technology over the next two years to address growin… Continue reading The importance of ramping up digital forensics and incident response tech investments

Mid-market tackling high rate of costly attacks, worsened by complex, siloed defences and staff burnout

Mid-market organizations in the UK suffered significant financial and operational damage as a result of cyberattacks in 2021, and want to see fundamental change to how cybersecurity is designed and run, a Censornet research reveals. 33% of mid-market o… Continue reading Mid-market tackling high rate of costly attacks, worsened by complex, siloed defences and staff burnout

How challenging is corporate data protection?

Code42 released a report, conducted by Vanson Bourne, which found that cybersecurity teams are facing unprecedented challenges when it comes to protecting sensitive corporate data from exposure, leak and theft. Identified within the research are three … Continue reading How challenging is corporate data protection?