Enterprises prepare for the inevitable cyber attack 29/11/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Recent IDC research shows that in many cases, senior executives/line-of-business leaders are minimally engaged in their company’s cyber preparedness initiatives. In fact, 52% of senior leaders have no involvement in their company’s cyber cases. In this Help Net Security video, Rahul […]
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Humans Are Notoriously Bad at Assessing Risk 22/11/2023 at 15:17 By Joshua Goldfarb When too much subjectivity is mixed into risk assessment, it can produce a risk picture that is not an accurate representation of reality. The post Humans Are Notoriously Bad at Assessing Risk appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from
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5 Steps to Assessing Risk Profiles of Third-Party SSE Platforms 20/11/2023 at 15:46 By Etay Maor It’s crucial to thoroughly assess the risk profiles of various SSE platforms and weigh their suitability against their organization’s risk tolerance before adopting SSE. The post 5 Steps to Assessing Risk Profiles of Third-Party SSE Platforms appeared first on
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Cyber risk is business risk: Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform sets new industry standard 13/11/2023 at 10:33 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security interview, Sumedh Thakar, President and CEO of Qualys explores the vision behind the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform, a strategic move aimed at redefining how enterprises measure, communicate, and eliminate cyber
Rethinking cyber risk: The case against spreadsheets 10/11/2023 at 08:02 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Christina Hoefer, VP of Global Industrial Enterprise at Forescout, discusses why it is time for manufacturers/OT security leaders to “toss the spreadsheet” regarding their traditional methods of tracking data for cyber risk assessments. She addresses
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Unpacking the challenges of anti-money laundering obligations 09/11/2023 at 08:32 By Help Net Security When managing anti-money laundering (AML) obligations, many challenger banks turn to basic or unproven in-house risk management solutions. Although these solutions can, in some ways, be innovative, they are often built quickly and lack thorough testing, leading to potential vulnerabilities. In
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The Alameda gap and crypto liquidity crisis explained 07/11/2023 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph By Arunkumar Krishnakumar The November 2022 Alameda gap exposed vulnerabilities in the crypto market, shedding light on FTX and Alameda Research’s fraud. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source
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Securing data at the intersection of the CISO and CDO 06/11/2023 at 08:34 By Help Net Security Two groups in particular play a key and critical role in ensuring data governance and security: the CISO and the CDO. CISOs are responsible for identifying and managing risks associated with data security, while CDOs are responsible for
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The roadblocks to preventive cybersecurity success 06/11/2023 at 08:04 By Help Net Security In the last two years, the average organization’s cybersecurity program was prepared to defend preventively, or block, just 57% of the cyberattacks it encountered, according to Tenable. This means 43% of attacks launched against them are successful and must be remediated after
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How human behavior research informs security strategies 02/11/2023 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Kai Roer, CEO at Praxis Security Labs, explores the theoretical underpinnings, practical implications, and the crucial role of human behavior in cybersecurity. Roer explains why a comprehensive understanding of human complexity is paramount in today’s security
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The Cybersecurity Resilience Quotient: Measuring Security Effectiveness 25/10/2023 at 16:31 By Rik Ferguson The Cybersecurity Resilience Quotient empowers organizations to assess their security posture comprehensively, considering asset exposure, vulnerabilities, and criticality alongside process and network architecture and disaster recovery plans. The post The Cybersecurity Resilience Quotient: Measuring Security Effectiveness appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article
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Only a fraction of risk leaders are prepared for GenAI threats 23/10/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security While 93% of companies recognize the risks associated with using generative AI inside the enterprise, only 9% say they’re prepared to manage the threat, according to Riskonnect. The research reveals a profound AI risk management gap: To
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Business resilience becomes primary force behind cybersecurity investments 19/10/2023 at 06:03 By Help Net Security Over 80% of northern European organizations emphasize that the need to ensure business resilience is the top driver for their cybersecurity investments, according to Nixu. The report reveals both encouraging progress and increasing concerns. Alarmingly, 50% of organizations reach only
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How to go from collecting risk data to actually reducing risk? 17/10/2023 at 08:17 By Help Net Security Organizations trying to cope with securing their expanding attack surfaces eventually find themselves at a crossroads: they need to move beyond finding risks to effectively mitigating risk. Making that transition starts with a shift from using “risks
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The collaborative power of CISOs, CTOs and CIOs for a secure future 17/10/2023 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Phil Venables, CISO at Google Cloud, discusses the results of a recent Google report on board collaboration with the C-suite — particularly the CIO, CTO, and CISO to stay current with
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CISOs and board members are finding a common language 16/10/2023 at 07:39 By Help Net Security 86% of CISOs believe generative AI will alleviate skills gaps and talent shortages on the security team, filling labor-intensive and time-consuming security functions and freeing up security professionals to be more strategic, according to Splunk. 35% report using generative
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GitHub Improves Secret Scanning Feature With Expanded Token Validity Checks 05/10/2023 at 19:02 By Ionut Arghire GitHub beefs up its secret scanning feature, now allowing users to check the validity of exposed credentials for major cloud services. The post GitHub Improves Secret Scanning Feature With Expanded Token Validity Checks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article
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Making privacy sustainable: Incorporating privacy into the ESG agenda 04/10/2023 at 08:02 By Help Net Security Data breaches have been rising in frequency and magnitude over the last two decades. In fact, the Identity Theft Resource Centre (ITRC) found that between 2005 and 2020, data breach events in the US alone increased from 57 to
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Tackling cyber risks head-on using security questionnaires 04/10/2023 at 07:33 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Gaspard de Lacroix-Vaubois, CEO at Skypher, talks about the implementation of security questionnaires and how they facilitate assessments and accountability across all participants in the technology supply chain, fostering trust and safeguarding sensitive data. Many organizations
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CISO’s compass: Mastering tech, inspiring teams, and confronting risk 03/10/2023 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Okey Obudulu, CISO at Skillsoft, talks about the increasing complexity of the CISO role and challenges they face. He discusses the business environment, tech innovation, the evolving regulatory landscape, limited resources, and budgets. Obudulu
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