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The EU Commission’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is intended to close the digital fragmentation problem surrounding devices and systems with network connections – from printers and routers to smart household appliances and industrial control systems. Industrial networks and critical infrastructures require special protection. According to the European Union, there is currently a ransomware attack every […]
Continue ReadingCybersecurity resilience is a top priority for companies as they look to defend against a rapidly evolving threat landscape, according to Cisco. Researchers identified the top seven success factors that boost enterprise security resilience, focusing on cultural, environmental, and solution-based factors that businesses leverage to achieve security. The findings are based on responses from over […]
Continue ReadingCybersecurity resilience is a top priority for companies as they look to defend against a rapidly evolving threat landscape, according to the latest edition of Cisco’s annual Security Outcomes Report. The survey findings are based on survey responses from over 4,700 participants across 26 countries, and pinpoint the top seven success factors that boost enterprise […]
Continue ReadingDefense contractors hold information that’s vital to national security and will soon be required to meet Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance to keep those secrets safe. Nation-state hackers are actively and specifically targeting these contractors with sophisticated cyberattack campaigns. A shocking 87% of contractors have a sub-70 Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) score, the […]
Continue ReadingIn this interview with Help Net Security, Ben Smith, Field CTO at NetWitness, talks about how the wave of lay-offs has impacted the cyber resilience of many businesses, but also what are the threats organizations should be aware of in these times of crises. Lay-offs have started to make headlines lately. How does this relate […]
Continue ReadingIn this interview for Help Net Security, Mike Lefebvre, Director of Cybersecurity at SEI, talks about the hierarchy of cybersecurity needs and what should be done to meet them properly. We have all heard about the hierarchy of human needs, but what about the hierarchy of cybersecurity needs? What does it consist of? A hierarchy […]
Continue Reading54% of office workers would reconsider working for a company that had recently experienced a cyber breach, according to a study by Encore. An independent study of 100 C-level executives, 100 chief information security officers (CISOs) and 500 office workers in the US and the UK, conducted by Censuswide, sought to uncover the gap that […]
Continue ReadingAxio released its 2022 State of Ransomware Preparedness research report, revealing that although notable improvements have been made since Axio’s 2021 report, organizational ransomware preparedness continues to be insufficient to keep pace with new attack vectors. The report reveals that the lack of fundamental cybersecurity practices and controls, including critical vulnerability patching and employee cybersecurity […]
Continue ReadingIn the past decade, digital transformation has become a buzzword in nearly every industry. Organizations have scaled down workforces in favor of automation, moved their servers and networks off-premises, and transferred their data to the cloud, but mostly kept to their old ways when thinking about cybersecurity. But things are finally changing, and the idea […]
Continue ReadingThe US government will award $1 billion in grants to help state, local, and territorial (SLT) governments address cybersecurity risks, strengthen the cybersecurity of their critical infrastructure, and ensure cyber resilience against persistent cyber threats. “Applicants have 60 days to apply for a grant, which can be used to fund new or existing cybersecurity programs,” […]
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