Employers permanently moving to a more flexible work model

Research conducted by Owl Labs, which polled 2000 business leaders based in the UK, Germany, France, and the Nordics shows that just 11% of business leaders expect their employees to return to the office full-time, indicating a more permanent shift to … Continue reading Employers permanently moving to a more flexible work model

Chief Compliance Officers must embrace new leadership responsibilities

As demands on the compliance function grow more intense, Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) must proactively embrace new leadership responsibilities for their role and reposition how their function is thought of among stakeholders, according to Gartner. … Continue reading Chief Compliance Officers must embrace new leadership responsibilities

SMBs willing to spend more money to protect their data

Cybersecurity remains a top priority for SMBs worldwide, as revealed in a survey conducted by Vanson Bourne. The report found that organizations are challenged to find a MSP or a TSP that will help protect them from rising cybersecurity threats, and mo… Continue reading SMBs willing to spend more money to protect their data

Unstructured data still overshared inside and outside organizations

The number of overshared files rose 450 percent compared to the same quarter in 2020, highlighting the significant impact of the pandemic and remote work on data security. Oversharing files increases cybersecurity risk Concentric captured user data in … Continue reading Unstructured data still overshared inside and outside organizations

Many companies believe it is important to protect employee privacy, yet few are effective in doing so

DTEX Systems released a report which revealed a significant workforce privacy gap. The report, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, surveyed a global pool of 1,249 IT and IT security practitioners on their organizations’ approach to securing sensitive i… Continue reading Many companies believe it is important to protect employee privacy, yet few are effective in doing so

71% of organizations experienced BEC attacks over the past year

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks are one of the most financially damaging cyber crimes and have been on the rise over the past year. This is according to GreatHorn report, which revealed that spoofed email accounts or websites were the most expe… Continue reading 71% of organizations experienced BEC attacks over the past year

What is the impact of remote work on security best practices?

Employees are now accessing resources from any device and from anywhere outside of their corporate domain, a JumpCloud survey reveals. The report details the impact of COVID-19, IT’s chief concerns about new spending decisions, the impact remote work h… Continue reading What is the impact of remote work on security best practices?

Only 7% of security leaders are reporting to the CEO

While 60% of organizations have experienced a cyberattack in the last two years and spend approximately $38 million on security activities, only 7% of security leaders are reporting to the CEO, a LogRhythm report reveals. Yet, 42% of respondents say th… Continue reading Only 7% of security leaders are reporting to the CEO

76% of IT decision makers more vulnerable to mobile attacks than just a year ago

53 percent of IT decision makers admitted that it’s not possible to be prepared for all the tactics and strategies used by attackers targeting mobile devices, a survey by Sapio Research reveals. Going one step further, 38 percent claimed that it’s impo… Continue reading 76% of IT decision makers more vulnerable to mobile attacks than just a year ago