A 2019 AlgoSec study found that over 42 percent of organizations had experienced an application or network outage caused by a human error or misconfiguration. Kyle Wickert explains why this figure is so high; and why automation is key to improvement.
According to a new report on behaviour and attitudes to cyber security among different age groups, employees over the age of 30 are more likely to adopt cyber security best practice than younger colleagues who have grown up around digital technology.
Datto, Inc., has announced findings from its fourth annual Global State of the Channel Ransomware Report. The survey of more than 1,400 MSP decision makers that manage the IT systems for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) found that ransomware remains the most common cyber threat to SMBs.
The financial services sector is the most targeted industry, according to the EfficientIP sponsored IDC Infobrief 2019 Global DNS Threat Report, with 88 percent of financial services respondents experiencing under-the-radar DNS attacks in the past year.
The Carnegie Mellon University CERT Division has issued a warning to organizations about the January 14th, 2020, deadline when Microsoft ends support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Chief executive officer (CEO) confidence regarding an organization's ability to detect and manage cyber concerns far outstrips that of chief information security officers (CISOs) – a disconnect that puts organizations at risk of cyber attacks, according to research released by Unisys Corporation.
In a survey released recently, Keyfactor, revealed that 87 percent of surveyed cyber security professionals think more privacy and security legislation is required to better protect Canada’s businesses and consumers.
NIST has released a second public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-189, Resilient Interdomain Traffic Exchange: BGP Security and DDoS Mitigation. This document provides technical guidance and recommendations for technologies that improve the security and robustness of interdomain traffic exchange.
Traditional cyber security is based on protecting the organization with barriers and reacting to any breaches that occur. Dean Moulden explains why this is no longer effective: and why taking a proactive, zero trust, approach is now essential.
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Business continuity can be defined as 'the processes, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organization can continue to function through an operational interruption'. Read more about the basics of business continuity here.
