Bugcrowd Report Shows Marked Increase in Crowdsourced Security
The impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on how enterprises work—and secure their workers and data—will last for years. And while the long-term ramifications are yet to be known, a recent survey from Bugcrowd shows a marked increase in crowdsourced vulnerability assessments. According to the Bugcrowd “2021 Priority One” report, ... Read More
Enterprises Increase Security Spending but not Efficacy
One of the constants in cybersecurity is that wherever there is a breach there is a high probability that there’s a stolen credential involved. With that perspective in mind, a recent report by security vendor Pulse Secure and the CyberRisk Alliance shows that enterprises are underestimating the importance of the ... Read More
To Succeed, Security Leaders Must Align Themselves With The Business
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 ... Read More
Healthcare Institutions Fall Short of National Cybersecurity Standards
Healthcare breaches continue in high numbers Vendor report details minority of healthcare providers can't meet NIST CSF criteria Healthcare providers can get back on track, but it will take a strong focus on an effective remediation plan ... Read More
Healthcare Data Breach Costs Rise
Getting to understand the costs of data breaches is always tricky. Deciding what variables need to be part of the equation is always tricky. And so is determining the actual costs of such nebulous concepts as "customer churn." But whether it's possible to peg the precise cost of a data ... Read More
Survey Finds Lag in Crisis Response Planning
A recent survey from security firm Immersive Labs found that many organizations don’t hold crisis simulations more than once a year, and the majority of organizations when holding such exercises only do so with IT teams. The study, conducted by Osterman Research, is based on a survey of senior security ... Read More
WFH Pressures Accelerate Cloud Security Demand
The demand to secure cloud services, already high due to digital transformation investments, grew even more following the big push to work from home as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. So it’s no wonder cloud security is on the minds of so many organizations. According to a new ... Read More
Scammers Adjust as App Install Fraud Falls
According to the AppsFlyer annual report, “The State of Mobile Ad Fraud 2020 Edition,” fraud that targeted mobile apps and games fell 30%, or $1.6 billion, during the first half of 2020 compared to the same 2019 period. That’s the good news. The bad news is that app downloads that ... Read More
Murphy’s Law and Essential Lesson Enterprises Need To Learn From The Twitter Attack
On the evening of July 15, 2020, Twitter users watched one of the most high-profile attacks to occur in years unfold in real-time as imposters sent a series of fraudulent Tweets from the accounts of about 130 celebrities, politicians, and tech industry luminaries. Tweets that promised to provide $2,000 for ... Read More
Open-Source Security Is Essential To Enterprise Security
Nearly a decade ago, Marc Andreessen wrote in the Wall Street Journal how software was “eating the world.” And in this age of digital transformation, that’s most certainly true. Software is now everywhere and consists of everything. Today, enterprises build more customer-facing and software-driven services than ever before. Software bots ... Read More
