You spend your days getting ready to stop threat actors. But even as you wonder, attackers could already be ‘casing the joint’. Before any well-organized attack, skillful or professional attackers…
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How Dangerous Is the Cyber Attack Risk to Transportation?
If an attacker breaches a transit agency’s systems, the impact could reach far beyond server downtime or leaked emails. Imagine an attack against a transportation authority that manages train and…
Avoiding the Unintended Consequences of Strict Cybersecurity Policies
Does the left hand know what the right hand is doing? Or does even the left pinky know what the left ring finger is doing? Problems can easily arise when…
62% of Surveyed Organizations Hit By Supply Chain Attacks in 2021
You’ve heard more about the supply chain in the past two years than you ever expected, or likely wanted. But, as a cybersecurity professional, you now have even more reason…
What Do Financial Institutions Need to Know About the SEC’s Proposed Cybersecurity Rules?
On March 9, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a new set of proposed rules for cybersecurity risk management, strategy and incident disclosure for public companies. One intent…
New DOJ Team Focuses on Ransomware and Cryptocurrency Crime
While no security officer would rely on this alone, it’s good to know the U.S. Department of Justice is increasing efforts to fight cyber crime. According to a recent address…
The Growing Danger of Data Exfiltration by Third-Party Web Scripts
The theft of personal or sensitive data is one of the biggest threats to online business. This danger, data exfiltration or data extrusion, comes from a wide variety of attack…
SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Services
Proposed new policies from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could spell changes for how financial services firms handle cybersecurity. On Feb. 9, the SEC voted to propose cybersecurity risk…
Technologies Useful In the Pandemic Are Challenging Privacy Now
Your company likely made many quick decisions back in March 2020. As an IT leader, you provided the tools employees needed to stay productive while working remotely. It had to…
Putting Your SOC in the Hot Seat
Today’s Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are being stress-tested as never before. As the heart of any organization’s cybersecurity apparatus, SOCs are the first line of defense, running 24/7 operations to…