Homeworkers putting home and business cyber-safety at risk

BlackBerry published a European research exposing the cybersecurity risk created by cost-conscious homeworkers who prioritise security behind price, usability and ease of set up in their purchase of domestic smart devices. 32% of European home workers … Continue reading Homeworkers putting home and business cyber-safety at risk

Companies struggle to govern their new cloud environments

Organizations are struggling to sufficiently secure new cloud environments implemented during the pandemic, while maintaining legacy equipment and trying to adapt their overall security strategy to the evolving landscape, according to a Proofpoint stud… Continue reading Companies struggle to govern their new cloud environments

1 in 3 organizations don’t know if their public cloud data was exfiltrated

Laminar released findings from its 2022 Security Professional Insight Survey conducted at AWS re:Inforce in July 2022 and Black Hat in August 2022. The research revealed gaps in organizations’ defenses that security teams will want to proactively addre… Continue reading 1 in 3 organizations don’t know if their public cloud data was exfiltrated

Disk wiping malware knows no borders

Fortinet announced the latest semiannual FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report which revealed that ransomware threat continues to adapt with more variants enabled by Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS). Additional highlights of the report: Work-fro… Continue reading Disk wiping malware knows no borders

Implementing zero trust for a secure hybrid working enterprise

In this Help Net Security video, Kevin Peterson, Cybersecurity Strategist at Xalient, provides an overview of the early days of zero trust, illustrates where we are today, and offers tips for implementing zero trust for a secure hybrid working enterpri… Continue reading Implementing zero trust for a secure hybrid working enterprise

Rise in ransomware drives IT leaders to implement data encryption

The number of UK organizations implementing data encryption as a core part of their cybersecurity strategy has continued to rise, with 32% introducing a policy to encrypt all corporate information as standard in the last year. In total, 47% now require… Continue reading Rise in ransomware drives IT leaders to implement data encryption

Employees frustrated by the lack of suitable tech in a hybrid work environment

Ivanti worked with global digital transformation experts and surveyed 10,000 office workers, IT professionals, and the C-Suite to evaluate the level of prioritization and adoption of DEX in organizations and how it shapes the daily working experiences … Continue reading Employees frustrated by the lack of suitable tech in a hybrid work environment

Attackers are using deepfakes to snag remote IT jobs

Malicious individuals are using stolen personally identifiable information (PII) and voice and video deepfakes to try to land remote IT, programming, database and software-related jobs, the FBI has warned last week. The increasing malicious use of deep… Continue reading Attackers are using deepfakes to snag remote IT jobs

People are the primary attack vector around the world

With an unprecedented number of employees now working in hybrid or fully remote environments, compounded by an increase in cyber threats and a more overwhelmed, COVID-19 information fatigued workforce, there has never been a more critical time to effec… Continue reading People are the primary attack vector around the world

69% of employees need to deal with more security measures in a hybrid work environment

Ivanti worked with global digital transformation experts and surveyed 10,000 office workers, IT professionals, and the C-Suite to evaluate the level of prioritization and adoption of DEX in organizations and how it shapes the daily working experiences … Continue reading 69% of employees need to deal with more security measures in a hybrid work environment