PCI Data Security Standard v4.0 Released to Address Emerging Threats

The PCI Security Standards Council (SSC), the organization that oversees the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), this week announced the release of PCI DSS v4.0.
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3 Steps Security Leaders Can Take Toward Closing the Skills Gap

Much has been written about the Great Resignation as its impact is widespread. Sectors including hospitality, food, retail, manufacturing and healthcare have all been affected, making access to goods and services we took for granted hard to come by.
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European Cybersecurity Agencies Issue Resilience Guidance for Decision Makers

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Union’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-EU) last week published a set of best practices to help organizations boost their cyber resilience.
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Is the ‘Great Resignation’ Impacting Cybersecurity?

The so-called ‘great resignation’ currently upending the U.S. labor market is starting to affect cybersecurity programs with a growing number of senior leaders opting for early retirement and mid-level managers leaving in droves for less stressful, ful… Continue reading Is the ‘Great Resignation’ Impacting Cybersecurity?

Research: Simulated Phishing Tests Make Organizations Less Secure

A large-scale, long-term phishing experiment conducted in a 56,000-employee organization has come to a startling conclusion: Those simulated phishing tests commonly seen in corporate user-education campaigns are actually making things much worse.
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