An increase in the number of cyberattacks and growing awareness of the threat has made cybersecurity a key boardroom level agenda item. After previous research showed just 1 in 7 security chiefs report to the CEO, according to a new study from Marsh, there has been a discernable increase in the understanding of cyberthreats among board … More Cybersecurity becoming a key boardroom agenda item
Improving financial cybersecurity at an international level must be a key agenda item at the G20 Summit in China this month (September 4th-5th). This is according to a group of prominent US senators, who have urged president Barack Obama to raise this critical issue at the event. In a letter to the White House, Gary … More Financial cybersecurity ‘needs to be a key agenda item at G20’
We all know about the various cyberthreats that organizations face today; the highly-sophisticated cybercriminal groups in operation; the new and old variants of malware that are deployed; the well-worn mistakes of the past that we continue to make (like opening phishing emails and insertinginfected USB sticks into our computers). Some of the solutions to these … More Why you should hire good, skilled cybersecurity professionals
Around eight in every 10 cybersecurity executives admit their company has been compromised by a cyberattack in the past 24 months, according to a new KPMG report. In a survey of 403 CIO, CISO and CTOs working in the retail, automotive, banking and technology industries, it was found that 81% had experienced some form of … More Cyberattacks affect ‘nearly every single company’
2016 is already being dubbed “The Year of Ransomware”, but part of my job is to look beyond the present, and I’m concerned that a future headline will read: “The Year of Jackware.” What is jackware? I define jackware as malicious software that seeks to take control of a device, the primary purpose of which … More Jackware: When connected cars meet ransomware
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