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Resilience is now at the core of cybersecurity. But can security professionals build true resilience? For too long, cybersecurity has been reactive, driven by events. But resilience means taking a proactive approach to risk, and [...] -
High-profile cyber incidents, and new regulations, are forcing organisations to pay attention to recovery and resilience in cyber. It is no longer about detecting and blocking attacks. Some will succeed. instead, CISOs need to ensure [...] -
Last year saw 8m DDoS attacks between July and December alone. The largest reached 30Tbps, according to research from NETSCOUT. A good percentage of internet traffic is now linked to denial of service attacks. Malicious [...] -
The cybersecurity skills gap might be narrowing at last. For at least the last five years, research reports have suggested a shortage of at least 3m qualified cybersecurity professionals worldwide. Some sources put it far [...] -
Orange Cyberdefense’s annual Security Navigator report is now well-established as a barometer of the cyber threat landscape. The report puts a special emphasis on cyber extortion and cyber crime. But it also stands out for [...] -
To build a resilient organisation, you need resilient people. Cybersecurity sometimes puts its people under a great deal of pressure. The constant demand to stay ahead of adversaries takes its toll. And it can be [...] -
There is no let up in cyber attacks and cybersecurity incidents. This year has seen a series of high profile, and damaging attacks. But, as businesses and organisations look to be facing ever greater threats, [...] -
Bug bounties are big business. The most accomplished hackers can now make a good living hunting down and disclosing security flaws. Some of the largest programmes now offer bounties of $1m or more. A growing [...] -
Distributed denial of service attacks, or DDoS, remain a serious source of disruption across the internet. DDoS attacks continue to grow in their frequency and volume. Researchers at NETSCOUT recorded over 8m DDoS attacks in [...] -
Is cybersecurity’s skills crisis one of its own making? There are between three and four million vacancies for cybersecurity professionals worldwide, depending on the research you read. Over the years, there has been plenty of [...] -
Education is an attractive target for malicious actors in cyberspace. Hackers attack schools, colleges and universities for the information they hold. That includes personal, academic and research data. And they are also vulnerable to extortion [...] -
The way we measure security threats is changing. As security has become a board-level priority, cybersecurity teams need to think in terms of risk. But where does that leave vulnerability scores? Are venerable systems such [...] -
One of the biggest, if not the biggest, risks in cybersecurity is human behaviour. More than three quarters of security breaches result from human action or errors. But the cybersecurity industry focuses more on technical [...] -
AI clearly offers benefits. But when it comes to security, it also brings its own risks. Artificial intelligence is often described as a “black box”. We can see what we put in, and what comes [...]
