Strategies for security leaders: Building a positive cybersecurity culture

Culture is a catalyst for security success. It can significantly reduce cybersecurity risks and boost cybersecurity resilience of any organization. Culture can also greatly enhance the perceived value, relevance and reputation of the cybersecurity func… Continue reading Strategies for security leaders: Building a positive cybersecurity culture

AI for application security: Balancing automation with human oversight

In this Help Net Security interview, Kyle Wickert, Worldwide Strategic Architect at AlgoSec, discusses the role of AI in application security, exploring how it’s transforming threat detection and response. Wickert talks about integrating security… Continue reading AI for application security: Balancing automation with human oversight

Protecting academic assets: How higher education can enhance cybersecurity

Cyber attacks against higher education institutions increased by 70% in 2023. This is largely due to legacy endpoint security management and practices, limited IT support staff, and overwhelming amounts of data, much of which is PII (personally identif… Continue reading Protecting academic assets: How higher education can enhance cybersecurity

Key metrics for monitoring and improving ZTNA implementations

In this Help Net Security interview, Dean Hamilton, CTO at Wilson Perumal & Company, discusses the complexities of zero trust network access (ZTNA) implementation, focusing on balancing security with operational efficiency. Hamilton highlights str… Continue reading Key metrics for monitoring and improving ZTNA implementations

How CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs view cyber risks differently

C-suite executives face a unique challenge: aligning their priorities between driving technological innovation and ensuring business resilience while managing ever-evolving cyber threats from criminals adept at exploiting the latest technologies, accor… Continue reading How CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs view cyber risks differently

74% of ransomware victims were attacked multiple times in a year

An alarming trend toward multiple, sometimes simultaneous cyber attacks forces business leaders to re-evaluate their cyber resilience strategies to address common points of failure, including inadequate identity system backup and recovery practices, ac… Continue reading 74% of ransomware victims were attacked multiple times in a year

Where internal audit teams are spending most of their time

Over half of key stakeholders including audit committees, company boards, and chief financial officers are looking to internal audit teams to take on more risk-related work, according to AuditBoard. The study revealed that these expanding expectations … Continue reading Where internal audit teams are spending most of their time

How network segmentation can strengthen visibility in OT networks

What role does the firewall play in the protection of operational technology (OT) networks and systems? Many would say that it’s the defensive mechanism to protect that environment from IT and the outside world. For the operators responsible for … Continue reading How network segmentation can strengthen visibility in OT networks

Securing against GenAI weaponization

In this Help Net Security video, Aaron Fulkerson, CEO of Opaque, discusses how the weaponization of generative AI (GenAI) has made existing data privacy practices (like masking, anonymization, tokenization, etc.) obsolete. Fulkerson provides recommenda… Continue reading Securing against GenAI weaponization