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Demand, CyberInsurance, and Automation/AI Are the Future of InfoSec

Daniel Miessler

2021-2030) A Surge in Demand for InfoSec people will result in many more professionals being trained and placed within companies, likely using more of a trade/certification model than a 4-year university model. That’s the distant future of InfoSec, with humans playing less and less a part in the equation as time goes on.

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Account Takeover Risks of Small Businesses: How to Avoid Them

CTOVision Cybersecurity

Read Ben Hartwig explain how small and medium businesses can avoid account takeover risks on Infosec Magazine: Account takeover seeks to infiltrate an existing account and use them for the […].

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Achieving PCI DSS Compliant Firewalls within a Small Business

Security Boulevard

Elaborating more on this, we have explained in this article basic PCI DSS firewall requirements, and the need for small businesses to install firewalls. Why does a small business need to have PCI Compliant Firewall? All business connectivity with the internet poses the greatest risk to safeguard with a firewall.

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DOJ Cybercrime Watchdog’s First Settlement Signals Crackdown on Small Businesses

Security Boulevard

Justice Department’s new Civil-Cyber Fraud Initiative announced its first settlement last month in a novel action that brought false claims allegations over infosec failures against, notably, a sole proprietor. The post DOJ Cybercrime Watchdog’s First Settlement Signals Crackdown on Small Businesses appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Celebrate Identity Management Day by Taking Identity Security Seriously

CyberSecurity Insiders

When InfoSec people refer to the CIA of cybersecurity, they’re usually talking about the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of the data we work to protect and not the three-letter government entity. Small businesses often struggle to develop and implement a plan for securing their identities due to a lack of time and resources.

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Chinese hackers allegedly hit thousands of organizations using Microsoft Exchange

Security Affairs

CISA has determined that this exploitation of Microsoft Exchange on-premises products poses an unacceptable risk to Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies and requires emergency action.”. Cyber #Cybersecurity #InfoSec — US-CERT (@USCERT_gov) March 6, 2021. reads the advisory published by US CISA. ” reported Krebs.

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The cyber skills gap & the diversity debate

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This gap is putting all organisations at greater risk of attack. As organisations work to improve their ability to manage information risk, the importance of having a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is also being recognised. Organisations across the globe are suffering a cybersecurity workforce “gap” of around 2.9