Security director Ian Keller, rants about the insider threat and the massive role leadership plays in changing people's behavior so they don't become one. As Keller says, "The way you treat people is directly reflected in how they treat you and your business."
The ever-expanding threat landscape keeps evolving, and it is easy to overlook key areas that could expose your organization. However, you can stay ahead of constantly evolving threats and gain peace of mind with this comprehensive checklist.
These recommendations, abstracted from the latest 2022 Unit 42 Incident...
As you plan for 2023, one thing should top your list when it comes to ensuring the productivity and security of your company – your workforce. Your employees can be your biggest asset and your biggest liability, depending on the tools and processes you have in place.
This guide will help you understand where...
Seattle police have charged an online retailer's "shopping experience" software programmer with engineering a fraud scheme based on the movie "Office Space," in which malicious software was used to transfer a fraction of every transaction into an outside account.
High risk users are the top quartile of users in an organization who have had at least one instance of risky behavior or event. They are responsible for 41% of all simulated phishing clicks, 42% of all malware events, and 54% of all secure-browsing incidents.
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The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses how investigators saw the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX as "one of the biggest financial frauds in American history," how CISOs can guard against their own liability, and major security and privacy shifts and the outlook for 2023.
From 2018 to 2020, the number of insider threat incidents increased by a staggering 47%. Security and risk management leaders must evaluate and strengthen their insider risk program, including surveillance of high-risk workers and anomaly monitoring of critical applications and data.
This report provides a deeper...
Ransomware groups are turning up the pressure on their victims to make sure organizations pay – and are demanding higher ransoms.
According to the Unit 42 Ransomware Threat Report, in 2021, the average ransom demand in cases we handled increased 144% over 2020. On top of that, there was an 85% increase in the...
As cybercriminals evolve their attack techniques, they pose greater risks to the government, businesses and individuals. It’s more critical than ever to improve your security strategy and proactively prepare for the next wave of cyberthreats.
The first step is to understand the latest attack trends and major...
Too often when software developers change jobs, they take source code they've written with them, feeling the code belongs to them even if it belongs to an employer. Code42's Joe Payne shares the challenges of detecting source code theft and ways to protect intellectual property wherever it resides.
As budgets tighten in anticipation of economic hardships, cybersecurity threats only continue to grow. Bill Bernard, CISSP of Deepwatch, advises security leaders to consider how senior management and the board view cybersecurity and then adjust how you prioritize people, technology and managed services.
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A PSA is the central hub for any MSP or ITSP - it must integrate with all of the critical applications that an MSP needs to run their business, providing full visibility into customers, internal operations, and profitability.
The PSA solution should be purpose-built for MSPs and have a user experience that is...
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses the appearance at a Senate hearing this week by the former head of security for Twitter; the top-performing web application and API protection vendors, according to Gartner's Magic Quadrant 2022; and threat trends to watch for in 2023.
The U.S. Department of Justice obtained its first ever guilty plea in a cryptocurrency insider trading case after Nikhil Wahi, 26, admitted to a scheme to buy crypto assets ahead of their listing on Coinbase. Wahi is one of a trio facing charges that includes his brother, a former Coinbase employee.
Twitter security exec-turned-whistleblower Peiter Zatko today listed alleged security and privacy shortcomings of the social media company for a Senate panel. "It's not farfetched to say that an employee inside the company could take over the accounts of all of the senators in this room," he said.
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