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Local government cybersecurity: 5 best practices

Malwarebytes

It seems like not a day goes by where we don’t hear about a local government cyberattack. Indeed, from 911 call centers to public schools , cyberattacks on local governments are as common as they are devastating. Just how often do threat actors attack local governments? Take cyber insurance , for example.

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Has ESG Become aWake-Up Call for Cybersecurity?

Security Boulevard

Even with ransomware costing billions of dollars in losses and cyber insurance claims, organizations are still impacted beyond the checkbook. These attacks have driven the cost of cyber insurance premiums higher. Cyber insurance has become more critical to organizations to help offset the risk to the company.

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Kip Boyle

SecureWorld News

In the private sector, he was a CISO for an insurance company, credit card processor, bank, credit union, and IT Managed Service Provider. He has also succeeded in other IT risk management roles in the financial services, technology, telecom, and logistics industries. He's served as a captain with the F-22 program in the U.S.

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The Unseen Threats: Anticipating Cybersecurity Risks in 2024

Security Boulevard

Often a combination of disruptive technologies, lagging risk behavior trends, shifts in threat actor capabilities or focus, greater expectations for cybersecurity, and new regulatory structures emerge to wreak havoc. There is a method to the madness of trying to forecast such a complex and muddled industry. In 2024: 1.

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Key Cybersecurity Trends for 2024: My Predictions

Jane Frankland

These include the adoption of hyper automation and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven decision making, where organisations will increasingly use automation technologies and artificial intelligence to streamline processes and enhance efficiency. Expect to see business compromise email attacks, which have been skyrocketing this year, to surge.

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Safety first: Will insurance companies stall or accelerate cybersecurity progress?

SC Magazine

But when it comes to cybersecurity coverage, the relationship between enterprises and insurers has been rocky and uncertain. And in a few high-profile cases, insurance companies have bailed. The relationship between enterprises and insurers, like the cyber insurance market itself, is evolving. A maturing model.

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Security Experts Assess 2.0 Draft of NIST Cybersecurity Framework

SecureWorld News

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the Initial Public Draft of its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) version 2.0. For a solid rundown of what the updates mean, check out this SecureWorld article from Kip Boyle , vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC. On August 8, 2023, the U.S. 19, Detroit on Sept.