Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Thats according to NCC Groups Cyber Threat Intelligence Annual Report 2024 , which also found that the industrials sector was the hardest hit, suffering 27% of ransomware attacks, a sign of ransomware groups focus on critical infrastructure organizations. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

Banking

Security Boulevard

MARCH 7, 2025

(Source: ISACAs Tech Workplace and Culture 2025 report, March 2025) For more information about recruiting and retaining cybersecurity professionals: 10 Ways to Boost Cybersecurity Talent Retention (InformationWeek) 60% of cybersecurity pros looking to change employers (CSO) The cybersecurity industry has an urgent talent shortage.

Cybersecurity

Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

Research by e2e-assure reveals a significant gap between perception and reality; while 85% of cyber risk owners express confidence in their AI policies, only 34% of employees are even aware such guidance exists. Cyber threats often exploit human errors, whether through phishing attacks, weak passwords, or lapses in protocol.

Cybersecurity

BH Consulting

APRIL 30, 2025

Third-party risk rises as a factor in breaches: Verizon DBIR 2025 Verizons latest annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) shows some concerning trends with a sharp escalation in global cyber threats. CSO Online marked the progress as 66 per cent done. The company says 99.2

Data breaches

CSO Magazine

JULY 26, 2022

An Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) is an industry-specific organization that gathers and shares information on cyber threats to critical infrastructure. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]. ISACs also facilitate the sharing of data between public and private sector groups.

Cyber threats

Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2023

A review of the executives pages published by the 2022 list of Fortune 100 companies found only four — BestBuy , Cigna , Coca-Cola , and Walmart — that listed a Chief Security Officer (CSO) or Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in their highest corporate ranks. Nor is the average pay hugely different among all these roles.

CSO

CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

What is even scarier: Not having systems in place to protect against malware and other cyber threats. Cyber Threats That Frighten Even The Experts. It's not just malware that poses a threat to an enterprise's systems. Sweet Solutions to Cyber Threats. The CIS Community Defense Model v2.0

Cyber threats

CSO Magazine

APRIL 21, 2023

While indicators of compromise (IoCs) and attackers’ tactics, techniques, and processes (TTPs) remain central to threat intelligence, cyber threat intelligence (CTI) needs have grown over the past few years, driven by things like digital transformation, cloud computing, SaaS propagation, and remote worker support.

Cyber threats

CSO Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

When hacking began many decades ago, it was mostly the work of enthusiasts fueled by their passion for learning everything they could about computers and networks.

Cyber threats

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2021

Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. The CFO/treasurer-CISO relationship is critical in understanding how the [organization] measures success, which helps with how best to measure and communicate the cyber threats it faces,” says Arthur Treichel, CISO for the State of Maryland. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2023

When I asked CISOs about their cyber threat intelligence (CTI) programs about five years ago, I got two distinct responses. Large, well-resourced enterprises were investing their threat intelligence programs with the goal of better operationalizing it for tactical, operational, and strategic purposes.

Cyber threats

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

states and the District of Columbia, marking a period where the impact of COVID-19 has subsided yet new threats have surfaced. Th e 8th biennial Deloitte-NASCIO Cybersecurity Study reveals a rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, with artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) introducing new challenges.

Cyber threats

CSO Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

The operation shows that the FBI is ready to take a more active approach in responding to cyber threats that goes beyond its traditional investigatory role, but also raises questions about where the limits should be with such actions. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. Why is the FBI cleaning Exchange servers?

Hacking

The Security Ledger

MAY 16, 2024

In this Spotlight Podcast, host Paul Roberts talks with Chris Walcutt, the CSO of DirectDefense about the rising cyber threats facing operational technology (OT) and how organizations that manage OT - including critical infrastructure owners can best manage increased cyber risks to OT environments. For Hacking.

CSO

CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

As ransomware and DDoS attacks have become events that every business needs to guard against, our cybersecurity solutions have evolved to protect your organization from the latest threat actors. NETSCOUT protects digital business services against disruptions in availability, performance, and security.

Cyber threats

CSO Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

In my last CSO article , I detailed cybersecurity professionals’ opinions on the characteristics of a mature cyber-threat intelligence (CTI) program.

CSO

CSO Magazine

MAY 25, 2023

Survey respondents were asked questions about their organization’s cyber-threat intelligence (CTI) program – how it was staffed, what types of skills were most important, its challenges and strategies, spending plans, etc. more than 1,000 employees). I’ve written three previous blogs detailing the research.

Cyber threats

The Security Ledger

AUGUST 7, 2024

The FBI will host an event exploring agricultural cyber risks in Omaha, Nebraska amid growing concerns of cyber attacks on US agriculture as farms embrace precision agriculture. The post At Nebraska Event, FBI Calls Out Cyber Threats To Agriculture appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. For Hacking.

Cyber threats

CSO Magazine

MARCH 29, 2023

There are many reasons retailers are juicy targets for hackers. They earn and handle tremendous amounts of money, store millions of customer credit card numbers, and have frontline staff who may lack cybersecurity training.

Retail

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2022

Because of some vulnerabilities in solar panels and smart devices, security experts state that the Australian Electricity Grid is becoming super vulnerable to cyber attacks. And unless these devices are secure enough, their usage can invite more troubles,” said Alistair MacGibbon, the CSO of CyberCX.

Cyber Attacks

CSO Magazine

MARCH 28, 2023

When the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) highlights a threat in its unclassified assessment and intimates that there is substantive supporting evidence available, one should not sit back and let the data points pass idly by — and we aren’t. To read this article in full, please click here

Cyber threats

CSO Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

The Upper Midwest US state, located smack in the middle of the country just below the border with Canada, is already using AI to help it deal with cyber threats in a more efficient, cost-effective manner. To read this article in full, please click here

Artificial Intelligence

CSO Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

On February 10, the City of Oakland, California, announced it had been hit by a ransomware attack that knocked many of its systems offline.

Cyber threats

CSO Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2023

Industry respondents also expressed concerns over identity theft at 4%, unavailable or unaffordable cyber insurance at 4%, geopolitical risks at 3%, DDoS attacks at 2% and website defacement at 0.9%, according to CSI’s annual survey of the financial sector. It was cited by 29% of respondents in a survey by Computer Systems Inc.

Cyber threats

CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2022

As fears mount over the prospects of a “cyberwar” initiated by the Russian government, the number of identified Russian threat actors also continues to climb. Last week CrowdStrike publicly revealed a Russia-nexus state-sponsored actor that it tracks as Ember Bear.

Cyber threats

SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

By spearheading cybersecurity programs, CISOs empower organizations to fend off cyber threats from criminal enterprises, insider risks, hackers, and other malicious entities that pose significant risks to operations, critical infrastructure, and even national security. RELATED: Uber CSO Found Guilty: The Sky Is Not Falling.

CISO

CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As we enter quarter four of 2021, the idea of disinformation as a cyber threat probably hasn’t percolated to the forefront of concerns of many CISOs. Indeed, a Venn diagram would show no overlap of “disinformation” with the words “CISO” or “cyber threat,” especially in the United States.

CISO

CSO Magazine

APRIL 13, 2023

In my last CSO article , I looked at a few challenges related to enterprise threat intelligence programs. 6 phases of an effective threat intelligence program Given these pervasive challenges, it’s logical to ask: What does a strong threat intelligence program look like?

CSO

CSO Magazine

APRIL 7, 2022

Cybersecurity vendors CrowdStrike and Mandiant have announced a strategic partnership to help joint customers investigate, remediate and defend against increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity events.

Cyber threats

CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2022

If you are like me, you follow world events and news such as Okta being breached by a group of teenagers to see if you need to change your defenses. This may not be a time to roll out new technologies or major changes to your network, as this will introduce other types of risk. Instead, consider taking these steps in response to current events.

Cyber threats

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Glenn Kapetansky, CSO and Technology Lead at Trexin, had this to say about Bogac, whom he knows well: "I know Amy Bogac both professionally and personally, and she is well regarded in both circles.

CISO

SecureWorld News

APRIL 10, 2023

Failing to report a data breach creates a variety of challenges, including underestimating the level of cyber threat activity, legal jeopardy, and brand reputational damage. For other countries surveyed, which included France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the U.K., the figure was below the global average.

Data breaches

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As the physical threat of war continues to rise, so do the cyber threats for any country that may stand against Russia. President Putin has amassed tens of thousands of military troops at the border of Ukraine, and an invasion appears imminent.

CISO

Security Boulevard

JUNE 13, 2023

Our lives, personal and professional, are intertwined with technology in a way that renders us vulnerable to cyber threats. The consequences of these threats are not limited to our personal realm. In the digital age, we all live in glass houses.

Cyber Attacks

CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2021

And according to Fortinet’s State of Ransomware survey , 96% of organizations indicate that they are concerned about the threat of a ransomware attack, with 85% reporting that they are more worried about a ransomware attack than any other cyber threat. To read this article in full, please click here

Ransomware

The Security Ledger

MAY 13, 2023

Related Stories Spotlight: Traceable CSO Richard Bird on Securing the API Economy Episode 249: Intel Federal CTO Steve Orrin on the CHIPS Act and Supply Chain Security Forget the IoT. It’s no surprise that cyber threats and attacks followed. The post Episode 250: Window Snyder of Thistle on. Read the whole entry. »

IoT

CSO Magazine

MAY 30, 2023

He has also recently published a book, If It’s Smart, It’s Vulnerable , where he explains how the growth of internet connectivity has fueled cyber threats. To read this article in full, please click here

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