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Cybersecurity is Central to Digital Transformation

Security Boulevard

Digital transformation advances all business areas, fundamentally optimizing business processes and delivering value to customers. Spending on digital transformation is expected to reach $1.8 Spending on digital transformation is expected to reach $1.8 trillion in 2022. trillion in 2022.

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MY TAKE: Why ‘basic research’ is so vital to bringing digital transformation to full fruition

The Last Watchdog

Basic research is the foundational theorizing and testing scientists pursue in order to advance their understanding of a phenomenon in the natural world, and, increasingly, in the digital realm. Along the way, of course, cybersecurity must get addressed. You need look no further that the jarring SolarWinds hack for a prime example.

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What companies need to know about ‘SecOps’ — the path to making ‘digital transformation’ secure

The Last Watchdog

Related: How DevOps played into the Uber hack. With the digital transformation really just beginning, in cloud computing and IoT, it makes sense to bring security into the DevOps conversation. But for all the upside, there is a downside to the digital transformation. It’s a logical transition. Roadmap needed.

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Cactus ransomware gang claims the Schneider Electric hack

Security Affairs

Schneider Electric is a multinational company that specializes in energy management, industrial automation, and digital transformation. In early January, the Cactus ransomware group claimed to have hacked Coop, one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden.

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Cybersecurity in the Evolving Threat Landscape

Security Affairs

As technology evolves and our dependence on digital systems increases, the cybersecurity threat landscape also rapidly changes, posing fresh challenges for organizations striving to protect their assets and data. Cybersecurity has always been seen as a catch-up game, with determined adversaries a step ahead.

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Russia Hacks Ukraine, Ukraine Hacks Russia — Day#658

Security Boulevard

The post Russia Hacks Ukraine, Ukraine Hacks Russia — Day#658 appeared first on Security Boulevard. When will it end? Russia takes down Kyivstar cellular system, Ukraine destroys Russian tax system.

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MY TAKE: Coping with security risks, compliance issues spun up by ‘digital transformation’

The Last Watchdog

Companies are being compelled to embrace digital transformation, or DX , if for no other reason than the fear of being left behind as competitors leverage microservices, containers and cloud infrastructure to spin-up software innovation at high velocity. A certain number of them get discussed in cybersecurity circles.