Poor security practices and access to hacking services are making it easy for cyber criminals to compromise business email, research reveals. Around 12.5 million company email boxes and 33,000 finance department credentials are openly accessible on the web, research from digital risk management and threat intelligence firm Digital Shadows has found. This is making it … Read more
We look at cyber security best practice – everything from defining it to the importance of training. Cyber security is a business problem, not a technology one. This misconception is the greatest challenge facing businesses across entire industries, according to Ina Wanca – founder of AI Governance, and former director of Cybercrime Prevention at the Citizens Crime … Read more
More than $1m is lost to cyber crime every minute, a report reveals, underlining the increasing and significant threats businesses face online. Every 60 seconds, close to $1.14m is lost to cyber crime, and 1,861 people fall victim, according to a report by threat management firm RiskIQ. Bad actors continue to proliferate online, the report … Read more
IT admins surveyed by Susan Bradley, who moderates the PatchMangement.org mailing list, said Microsoft’s current strategy is failing. So she took their concerns to Microsoft leaders, including CEO Satya Nadella, and asked them to make changes. Microsoft’s patching, updating and upgrading of Windows – in particular Windows 10 – is a mess that the company … Read more
According to CrowdStrike’s new report, two-thirds of respondents have suffered a supply chain attack within the last year. While enterprise leaders scramble to fend off ever-evolving cyber threats, a new report from CrowdStrike shows why business leaders need to be more precious about their supply chain. According to the report, 90% of respondents admitted to incurring … Read more
The government must fully implement its artificial intelligence (AI) sectordeal to ensure that the number of jobs created by AI and automation balance the number of jobs lost, PwC has stated in its latest report. The £1bn deal is intended to put the UK at the forefront of the AI industry. PwC’s UK Economic Outlook reported that many middle … Read more
Enterprise cyber threat remediation needs to improve in several key areas, according to an analysis of common remediation strategies. Common enterprise cyber threat remediation strategies are about as effective as random chance, a study has revealed. Some of the simple rule-based strategies do not perform any better than rolling the dice, according to a follow-up report by predictive cyber risk … Read more
A year after the global WannaCry attacks, the EternalBlue exploit that was a key enabler for the malware is still a threat to many organisations, and many firms have not taken action, security researchers warn. WannaCry is no longer wreaking havoc in the business world, but a year after the malware crippled business operations around the … Read more
In an era when ‘data is the new oil,’ protecting your business’ data is a critical element of your storage strategy. Here’s how you can keep your customers’ information – and your own business – safe and sound. The past few months have been incredibly instructive on the critical importance of keeping one’s data safe, … Read more
The benefits of the internet of things are potentially great and can be achieved with less risk of harm by following these steps. The Internet of Things (IoT) promises benefits for companies, including rich supplies of data that can help them more effectively serve their customers. There’s also a lot to be worried about. Because … Read more
