A new Gartner report finds that 88% of boards of directors say cybersecurity is a business risk, but just a fraction of those have a dedicated board-level cybersecurity committee. While nearly 9 out of 10 boards say cybersecurity is a business risk as opposed to a technology risk, just 12% have a dedicated board-level cybersecurity […]
According to a new CompTIA report, IT professionals see broader opportunities within their organizations as the pandemic gave them career stability as they addressed immediate concerns and helped their organizations adapt to changing workplace trends. The report, “IT Industry Outlook 2022,” finds that IT professionals have an overwhelmingly positive outlook for their job prospects, with […]
Team Cymru has acquired Amplicy, a technology disruptor in global attack surface and vulnerability management. The company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel and has customers in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. According to a statement, the acquisition will support Team Cymru’s global growth initiatives. “We believe […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched the Cybersecurity Talent Management System (CTMS), a personnel system that will enable DHS to recruit, develop, and retain cybersecurity professionals more effectively. CTMS will enable DHS to fill mission-critical cybersecurity positions by screening applicants based on demonstrated competencies, competitively compensating employees, and reducing the time it takes to […]
If your IT and cybersecurity staff seem burnt out, they probably are. Scaling up remote work and securing your organization against an onslaught of recent cybercrime waves has had teams scrambling over the last two years. However, a new report from email security software provider Tessian finds burnout is not just amongst the rank-and-file, as […]
Organizations can now start updating systems to Windows 10, version 21H2, as Microsoft made the update available this week, marking the start of Microsoft’s new annual Windows 10 release cycle. According to Microsoft, the company is targeting annual feature updates for Windows 10 and is moving away from the semi-annual channel to the new general […]
Although the pandemic forced many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to scale back their operations—and in some cases close all together—those businesses saw an increase in cyberattacks, according to a new study from remote access and enterprise password management solutions provider Devolutions. The company’s survey of 440 IT professionals and tech decision makers at organizations […]
Reports show that cybercrime is up 600% due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This percentage is primarily due to sophisticated phishing email schemes by cybercriminals. Many of these came in the form of CDC and WHO emails to get the reader to click on a link that releases a virus onto their computer. Cybersecurity has become […]
If your organization was the recipient of a Saturday morning email purporting to be the FBI informing you that your organization was the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack, you can be rest assured that it was fake and the result of a hack of the agency’s infrastructure. According to security researchers and the FBI, a […]
Cybersecurity software provider Check Point Software Technologies has partnered with more than 200 training partners to launch Check Point Mind, a knowledge and training portal, a new cybersecurity training solution designed to address the global cybersecurity skills gap. The cybersecurity training offering comes after an intense two years for IT and cybersecurity professionals who were […]
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