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Ransomware Actors May Be Targeting Organizations With Cyber Insurance

More than three-quarters of organizations with cyber insurance were hit by a successful ransomware attack in 2022, Barracuda Networks finds.

March 29, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity insurance is becoming a popular option for organizations looking to protect themselves from the financial risks of a cyberattack, but new data shows that organizations with cyber insurance may be more appealing to ransomware attackers. According to Barracuda Networks, 77% of organizations with cyber insurance were hit by a successful ransomware attack in 2022, […]

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Cyber Readiness Institute Launches Free Cyber Readiness Program for SMBs

CRI has launched a free Cyber Readiness Program to help organizations build stronger cultures of cyber awareness and compliance.

March 22, 2023 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

The Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI) launched new online tools and programs to help small and medium-sized businesses navigate the complexities of cybersecurity and make their organizations less vulnerable to cyberattacks. The New York-based nonprofit works with some of the world’s leading cybersecurity and supply chain experts, global enterprises, and thousands of small and medium-sized businesses […]

Beyond Identity, Cybersecurity Companies Launch Zero Trust Authentication Push

Beyond Identity and other leading security firms are backing the creation of Zero Trust Authentication, a new subcategory of zero trust.

March 17, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Passwordless authentication software provider Beyond Identity is launching Zero Trust Authentication, a new subcategory of zero trust technology designed to help organizations move towards secure authentication that advances the zero trust security movement. According to Beyond Identity, several industry-leading security companies are backing the creation of Zero Trust Authentication, including Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Optiv, […]

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 189: Navigating Cybersecurity, Innovation Paradoxes

Bobbie Stempfley, VP and business unit security officer at Dell, joins the podcast to discuss 5 security paradoxes facing modern enterprises.

March 9, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Bobbie Stempfley, VP and business unit security officer at Dell, joins the podcast to discuss 5 security paradoxes facing modern enterprises.

The Five Pillars of the New U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy

The U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy is designed to shift the burden for cybersecurity away from users and encourage long-term investments.

March 6, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The Biden-Harris Administration has released its five-pronged National Cybersecurity Strategy designed to secure the digital ecosystem by putting more of the burden for cybersecurity on tech organizations and encouraging long-term investments in security. The Administration’s vision is meant to make the country’s digital ecosystem defensible, resilient and values aligned. The new strategy comes in the […]

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Gartner: Half of Cybersecurity Leaders Will Change Jobs by 2025

Gartner predicts by 2025, 25% of cybersecurity leaders will pursue different roles entirely due to workplace stress.

February 22, 2023 TD Staff Leave a Comment

By 2025, nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs, 25% for different roles entirely due to multiple work-related stressors, according to the Stamford, Conn. research firm Gartner, Inc. This may not come as a surprise as cybersecurity professionals are facing unsustainable levels of stress, says Deepti Gopal, director analyst, Gartner. “CISOs are on the […]

Tenable Launches Cyber Insurance Report, Partners With Insurance Provider

Tenable's new Cyber Insurance Report is designed to help summarize information relevant to cyber insurance providers.

February 16, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Vulnerability management software provider Tenable is adding a new Cyber Insurance Report within its Tenable Vulnerability Management solution designed to summarize exposure information relevant to cyber insurance providers to help streamline the policy underwriting process for insurers and customers. According to Tenable, the Cyber Insurance Report will enable insurers, for the first time, to measure […]

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This Cybersecurity Company Now Offers Threat Intelligence Services

ESET is launching new threat intelligence services to give organizations guidance about specific threat vectors and attack sources.

February 16, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity firm ESET is launching new threat intelligence services via commercially available reports to help give organizations, governments and partners guidance about specific threat vectors and attack sources. The San Diego, Calif.-based firm says the threat intelligence services expand on the company’s research, which is published on cybersecurity blog WeLiveSecurity, as well as tri-annual threat […]

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This Week in IT: Google, Microsoft Cyberattacks; Gmail UI; ISE 2023

Microsoft consent phishing campaign, Google FI data breach, a new Gmail UI and ISE 2023 highlight this week's IT news.

February 2, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: There is a lot going on in the world of IT, from emerging technologies to digital transformation and new cybersecurity threats. However, we can’t possibly cover it all, so we’ll bring you This Week in IT, a curated summary of IT and enterprise technology news stories each week. Microsoft investigating threat actor consent phishing […]

The Cybersecurity Implications of AI Like ChatGPT

While tools like ChatGPT can help IT and cybersecurity professionals do their jobs, there is potential for it to be used maliciously.

January 31, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

While ChatGPT may appear to be a shiny new tool that technologists get to play with under OpenAI’s public preview, cybersecurity experts are warning that the conversational AI chatbot could be abused just like any other legitimate IT tool. However, the implications are far more serious, as a highly intelligent assistant being leveraged by attackers […]

More than three-quarters of organizations with cyber insurance were hit by a successful ransomware attack in 2022, Barracuda Networks finds.

CRI has launched a free Cyber Readiness Program to help organizations build stronger cultures of cyber awareness and compliance.

Beyond Identity and other leading security firms are backing the creation of Zero Trust Authentication, a new subcategory of zero trust.

Bobbie Stempfley, VP and business unit security officer at Dell, joins the podcast to discuss 5 security paradoxes facing modern enterprises.

The U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy is designed to shift the burden for cybersecurity away from users and encourage long-term investments.

Gartner predicts by 2025, 25% of cybersecurity leaders will pursue different roles entirely due to workplace stress.

Tenable's new Cyber Insurance Report is designed to help summarize information relevant to cyber insurance providers.

ESET is launching new threat intelligence services to give organizations guidance about specific threat vectors and attack sources.

Microsoft consent phishing campaign, Google FI data breach, a new Gmail UI and ISE 2023 highlight this week's IT news.

While tools like ChatGPT can help IT and cybersecurity professionals do their jobs, there is potential for it to be used maliciously.

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