Here's unwelcome ransomware news: When a ransomware victim chooses to pay a ransom, the average amount has increased to $228,125, reports ransomware incident response firm Coveware. On the upside, however, big-name ransomware groups are having a tougher time attracting affiliates.
The report from Israeli publisher Globes that CrowdStrike plans to spend $2 billion buying one or more Israeli cybersecurity companies sent shockwaves through the industry. Here's a look at six security startups with a large presence in Israel that could be a good fit for CrowdStrike.
Huntress has made the largest acquisition in its eight-year history, buying Curricula to boost user education. Huntress evaluated seven companies with security training tools and chose Curricula for its ease of use, manageability for smaller customers and enjoyable online learning experience.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes why the number of ransomware attacks and the amounts being paid in ransoms are both on the rise. It also discusses today's cyberthreat landscape and whether organizations should rely on user training to improve security.
Raising user awareness is too often incorrectly considered to be a panacea for faulty information security programs. "It can drive risk reduction, but it is not the primary driver of risk reduction," says Adam Wedgbury, head of enterprise security architecture at Airbus.
McDonald’s Corporation is the world’s largest restaurant chain. Just like every organization, McDonald’s is concerned that threat actors are targeting their employees across the world. It only takes one person to click on a malicious link and create a data breach. Thus, one of their key initiatives is empowering...
Beyond advising the seniormost levels of the business in the strategic use of technology, the need to recruit new cybersecurity professionals often also tops the list of tasks facing today's security leaders, says Rob Hornbuckle, CISO of Allegiant Air.
Determine how the NIST Framework can fit into your security structure and start taking proactive steps to protect critical assets from rising and evolving threats.
Emerging cybersecurity guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is helping to make boards of directors more informed and more eager to discuss cyber risks and how to mitigate them, says John McClure, CISO of Sinclair Broadcast Group.
To keep pace with rapid industry changes, including the major vulnerabilities that crop up with alarming regularity, cybersecurity education needs to get more agile, say Hack The Box's Trevor Nelson and Emma Brothers. They discuss how cybersecurity education delivery must continue to evolve.
Many people enter the cybersecurity field with foundational skills, such as knowledge gleaned from college courses, and giving them "practical skills, to be ready go out on the job floor and be ready to do something - that takes a little bit of something extra," says ITProTV co-founder Don Pezet.
In an organization, people are the ones who develop and sustain organizational strategy. Talented people are discovering that it's possible to leave a toxic environment so they can breathe and thrive. Marco Túlio Moraes explores how to retain both talent and strategy.
Michael Lines is working with ISMG to promote awareness of the need for cyber risk management, and the CyberEdBoard is posting draft chapters from his upcoming book, "Heuristic Risk Management: Be Aware, Get Prepared, Defend Yourself." This chapter - the last in the series - is titled "Building an Effective Defense."
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