A study using data from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) looked at how cyberattacks are distributed across the globe and the most common techniques used in cyberattacks.
Bring your own device (BYOD) policies are changing around the world, and the latest report by Bitglass shows that companies are now much more permissive in this regard, although the shift is likely caused by necessity and not choice.
Half of infosec professionals in a recent Bitdefender study revealed that their organization doesn’t have a contingency plan in place, or didn’t know if they did, for a situation like COVID-19 or a similar scenario.
Most IT professionals say employees are allowed to use personal devices for work. And while the use of personal devices at work is growing rapidly, many are unprepared to balance productivity with security, new data shows.
While the media have extensively covered the recent spike in malware, a certain aspect seems to have been downplayed. The truth is, not only have cyber-attacks grown significantly during the pandemic (in March alone, 832 million records were breached through malware), but their complexity has also visibly increased as well.
The United States Secret Service issued an advisory warning of an increase in cyberattacks against managed service providers (MSP) in an effort to compromise companies using their services.
Organizations with a dedicated security operations center (SOC) know how much it helps combating cyber threats. 72% of IT security practitioners in organizations with a SOC categorize the unit as “essential” or “very important” to their organization’s cybersecurity strategy. However, 60% of SOC team members are considering changing careers or quitting due to stress.
Most Chief Information Officers (CIO) are worried about the security risks associated with the proliferation of TLS machine identities, which is aggravated by the fact that many of them don’t have an accurate account of the number of certificates deployed in their infrastructure.
The Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT (IIoT) are beginning to see some real momentum, particularly in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and retail. More and more devices, equipment, vehicles, buildings, and other objects are being equipped with sensors and connected, enabling the sharing of data that provides useful insights for businesses.
A scan of the Japanese Internet infrastructure showed how many devices could be compromised with common user names and passwords, and ISPs helped the authorities make that determination. But ISPs also seemed to lack the tools to make those determinations by themselves, in a way that secures their networks and customers at the same time.
The Cybersecurity Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued an advisory for companies regarding the detection and mitigation of malicious traffic coming from Tor (The Onion Router.)
Recent studies show that the modern SOC has evolved to become the lynchpin for most enterprise security strategies. Organizations spend a significant chunk of their security budget on SOC operations and many depend upon the SOC to help them detect and hunt for threats, respond to incidents, and maintain visibility into the organization's cyber risk posture. However, SOC effectiveness still varies greatly from organization to organization.
