Tag: cybersecurity

Know your enemy: Training can help avoid cybersecurity pitfalls

October 24, 2016

Ransomware, spear phishing, exploit kits. These are just a few of the threats targeting one of the most vulnerable links in any cybersecurity architecture – the unaware human. Security software and tools can help to mitigate even this risk, but without at least basic security awareness it is difficult to avoid all the pitfalls. However, … More Know your enemy: Training can help avoid cybersecurity pitfalls

Organizations advised to invest in a culture of cybersecurity

October 18, 2016

A culture of cybersecurity is essential in today’s organizations to help ensure that they are able to successfully fend off cyberattacks. This is according to Lindsay Goodspeed, communications specialist at the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. Writing in a company blog, Goodspeed explained that prioritizing security is essential for all types of enterprises, big … More Organizations advised to invest in a culture of cybersecurity

Information security: A career at the forefront of an exciting industry

October 14, 2016

With technology advancing at an almost breathtaking rate, it can be a challenge to keep up with developments. This is why, for governments and industry worldwide – as well as everyday consumers – the opportunities and convenience afforded by new tech can be threatened by its downsides. Notably, in the 21st century, this is characterized … More Information security: A career at the forefront of an exciting industry

Security fatigue is preventing us from being safe online

October 11, 2016

Security fatigue in online users is “exposing them to risk”, according to a study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The paper found that people feel “overwhelmed” with having to be on constant alert from cyberattacks, as well as negatively affected by the proliferation in online security measures to protect themselves. As … More Security fatigue is preventing us from being safe online

Cybersecurity ‘no longer a technical issue’

October 4, 2016

Cybersecurity has gone from being a technical issue to one that needs consideration and leadership at a board level, according to an expert. Julian Cracknell, managing director for UK services at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, said that the “price of cyber ignorance” could be “catastrophic”. This, he explained on the back of BAE Systems releasing … More Cybersecurity ‘no longer a technical issue’