- Federal agencies across the US have increased deployment of network visibility solutions
- Most IT leaders equate network visibility to a robust cybersecurity posture
- Automated threat detection is an essential feature of a network visibility solution, according to 24% of IT leaders in the federal sector
US Federal Sector Accelerates Investments in Network Visibility to Cope with Telework Security Risks
- Ryuk ransomware poses a credible and imminent threat to US healthcare industry, claims advisory from the FBI, CISA, and HHS.
- Hospitals told to harden their defences and ensure they have a mitigation strategy which can be deployed quickly.
- The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for cyber security is on the rise, according to recent research
- Cloud-based AI security products are expected to grow quickly
- Organizations are adopting AI-based tools to identify threats, reduce response time, and improve techniques to find issues that require immediate action
- Cybersecurity awareness experts say their organization’s current security posture would be weaker if the existing IT security budget focused solely on technical solutions
- 100% claim training staff in IT security has a positive effect on the company’s error culture
- 96% agree that cybersecurity awareness contributes to a higher overall security level
- Organizations must prioritize workforce behavior in relation to data and machines as a pillar of their next-generation IT strategies
- Passwords remain one of the biggest problems of the modern digital world
- Users make the same mistakes, over and over
- Even high-profile users like the president of the United States makes the same mistakes
- New survey shows IT teams were not fully prepared for the sudden transition to remote work
- 10 months in, secure access and endpoint security remain a top challenge in enabling hybrid work environments
- 66% of IT pros believe the COVID-19 situation will spur increased cybersecurity investments
- Pandemic created new attack vectors
- Supply chain compromise is the main fear of public sector employees
- Ransomware remains one of the biggest threats during the work-from-home period of the pandemic
- Take time to understand your audience before building your brand strategy and messaging.
- Always remember that when you talk to everyone, you reach no one.
- Studies show that 54%* of consumers want to see more video content from a brand or business they support (HubSpot, 2018).
- Has team culture been lost as a result from working from home?
- Communication is key to maintain morale
- Types of communication have varying levels of effectiveness
- Prioritize the right device security technologies
- Hardening features should be enabled now
- Services are turning into an ally for infosec teams
- Study brings to light the CISO’s dilemma: enhance corporate security or enable worker productivity
- Legacy remote access solutions leave much to be desired in the eyes of CISOs
- Half of CISOs believe security measures affect productivity when scaling remote-first policies
- 35 percent have relaxed security policies to foster greater productivity among remote workers
- 39 percent have left their security policies the same, either because they are comfortable with their company’s security posture or because they don’t know what changes to make
- The smart home market is rapidly growing, and the work from home movement has proven to be even more of a catalyst.
- Consumer IoT devices are fraught with vulnerabilities, and consumers don’t know how to protect their networks.
- Consumer IoT devices on home networks place enterprise systems at risk, and enterprises must take necessary steps to protect themselves.
- Threat intel helps organizations navigate an ever-expanding threat landscape
- TIP market to reach $234.9 million by 2022 from $132.7 million in 2019, for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21%
- TIP represents one of the niche markets in cybersecurity that will be least affected by COVID-19, Frost & Sullivan analysts forecast
- Nigeria is no longer the hub of BEC operations
- Many cybercriminals now operate from inside the US
- BEC scammers use people working from home to help them get a hold of the money
- IoT security problems are not evident to regular users
- Top ten IoT security issues
- Exploring the most simple solutions
Cybersecurity Professionals Feel Threatened by the Adoption of AI and Automation Tools, Survey Finds
- AI, machine learning and automation aid in cybersecurity
- People feel threatened by the adoption of new technologies
- Cybersecurity specialists recommend their field as a career option
- Endpoint and IoT security incidents escalate in the past 12 months as employees are forced to work remotely
- The top 3 issues cited by IT decision-makers are malware (78%), insecure network and remote access (61%), and compromised credentials (58%)
- Respondents cite failure to discover, identify and respond to unknown, unmanaged or insecure devices accessing network and cloud resources
- The most critical capability required to mitigate security incidents is monitoring endpoint or IoT devices for malicious or anomalous activity
- UK companies see a 13 percent increase in the number of cyberattacks
- The majority of attacks originate from China and Taiwan
- File-sharing applications were the main targets
- The cyber security skills gap continues to get worse, according to the latest research
- Among the top ramifications for cyber security teams are an increasing workload, unfilled jobs, and an inability to learn or use cyber security technologies to their full potential
- Security and business executives need to work together to address the issue more effectively
- Information security policies are not grounded in the realities of an employee’s work responsibilities
- Physicians who are dealing with emergency situations constantly are more likely to leave a workstation unlocked
- Security professionals must find ways to seamlessly integrate ISP compliance within specific job tasks
- Channel resellers keep everyone connected and productive in our new work-from-anywhere world
- Managed Service Providers are closing sales when nobody else can
- The show must go on. If you’re ready to see how becoming an MSP can help you thrive in today’s uncertain market, register for our free OnDemand webinar!
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- Many organizations don’t monitor people working from home
- Some employees are unhappy with how the IT department is solving their problems
- The shadow IT security issue has only increased during the pandemic, with people using unsanctioned apps for work tasks
- New IoT botnets are always lurking on the horizon
- Users have an ever-increasing inventory of IoT devices to keep track off and it’s starting to become a hassle
- The protection of a smart home shouldn’t be the consumer’s full-time job
- Only 20% of organizations believe they've reached full DevSecOps maturity
- Nine in 10 DevOps organizations have experienced a security incident in their Kubernetes and cloud environments
- Approximately 60% of developers say they get little to no secure coding training
- Employees want to keep working remotely but admit they are not as productive as in the office
- A third of remote workers consider IT security a low priority
- Almost half of global employees don’t fully understand the notion of a phishing attack
- Business owners don’t believe they are a likely victim in cyberattacks
- Many businesses still don’t have cyber insurance
- 40 % of regular consumers think they criminals never targeted them
- 65% of IT and security managers say the cybersecurity skills gap has negatively impacted their team's performance
- Cost and lack of time are cited as the biggest impediments for security pros to improve their skills
- Most organizations had declining, stagnant, or non-existent security training budgets
- 25% of Canadian IT decision-makers report they suffered a COVID-19-themed cyberattack
- IT teams from private and public sectors forced to create in-house policies and cybersecurity trainings for remote workers
- Only 36% of organizations have informed a regulatory body after suffering a data breach
- More than half of organizations have given employees a corporate device for remote work
- 37% of employees say they are not restricted from activities like visiting unsecured websites, sharing personal information, or downloading unvetted software
- 54% of users would still visit a website after receiving a warning about potential security risks associated with the site
- Eight in 10 organizations report that their cybersecurity practices are improving
- Executives, directors, business units and outside firms are now directly engaged in conversations and decisions on cybersecurity matters
- COVID-19 and the shift to remote work have heightened awareness of the need for strong cybersecurity
- Most people want to work exclusive from home
- Older people value remote work more that the younger generation
- 35 percent of companies didn’t provide cybersecurity training to employees
- Get up to speed on the key dynamics of the 2020 cyberthreat landscape, including ransomware, phishing and vulnerabilities
- Explore the long-term impact of WFH on your cybersecurity posture
- Understand key security measures that will strengthen your employee devices
- Learn from our leading cybersecurity experts and Forrester guest speaker, Senior Analyst Chris Sherman
- Demand for ransomware payments skyrockets during the pandemic period
- Companies that pay ransomware actors, including cyber insurance firms, will face potential sanctions for their actions
- Department of the Treasury says ransomware payments benefit illicit actors and can undermine national security
- The smart homes are already here and are getting more intelligent by the day
- IoT security was sacrificed for deployment speed
- Consumers need to look for ISPs that can protect their cyberhomes
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- Aligning organizational business objectives with security has always been challenging
- New initiatives are often kicked-off without security being a consideration
- Analyst firm finds, when security and business objectives are aligned, there are tangible business benefits
- 56% of companies say their remote workers actively bypassed security controls to obfuscate online activity
- 70% of the incidents included at least one attempt to circumvent a second security control to exfiltrate data without detection
- 72% of companies surveyed saw data theft attempts by a departing employee wanting to take protected IP with them
- Survey of over 600 IT leaders reveals the extent of COVID-19 disruption from a technological standpoint
- Areas like cybersecurity, network infrastructure and cloud strategy need urgent adaptation for a distributed workforce
- Cybersecurity is the top technology priority for digital transformation projects
- 60 percent of users employ one or more passwords across multiple accounts
- Cyber criminals exploit user negligence to steal credentials and attempt logins across various sites
- The increasing prevalence of credential stuffing attacks correlates with an increase in leaked credentials available on the dark web
- Many reports received by the FBI indicate the use of botnet credential stuffing
- 36% of respondents say they don’t need privileged access to do their jobs but have it anyway
- 85% of IT pros say the risk is either unchanged or increasing in the next 12 to 24 months
- 60% of respondents working in government find it difficult to detect insider threats because behavior is consistent with the individuals’ role and responsibility
- Respondents in the commercial sector say their current cybersecurity tool stack yields too many false positives and more data than can be reviewed in a timely fashion
