Category: Cybersecurity

5 Tips for Updating Software in Finance Cybersecurity

Maintaining effective cybersecurity is a continuous responsibility and process. Cybercriminals are always looking for new ways to exploit vulnerabilities—especially at financial firms that regularly manage sensitive data that is lucrative to those attackers.

A Framework for Future Cybersecurity in Agriculture

Farmers, cattlers, and other firms that are part of the agricultural industry (Ag) are increasingly the focus of cyber attacks. Cybercriminals are targeting these firms in part because of the large quantities and varied types of data that can be stolen or compromised for financial gain. “The UK government and the FBI have warned that the threat of cyber-attacks is growing,” the BBC reports, with one Ag company paying $11 million to criminals as part of a ransomware scheme in 2021.

How to Create a Company Culture of Phishing Awareness and Action

Even if employees know the basic definition and details of phishing attacks, that knowledge doesn’t equate to real, contextual awareness in terms of how phishing can and will affect them. Here we consider the four main qualities of a healthy phishing culture that puts employees in the driver’s seat in terms of preventing attacks.

Exploring SOCaaS: Is It Right for Your Company?

Across the world, C-Suite executives are prioritizing long-term cybersecurity strategies and investments that yield proactive results in the fight against cybercriminals. They have their work cut out for them—as recently as 2019 there was a 67% increase in security breaches versus the previous five years, Accenture reports.

Blockchain and the Next Generation of Cybersecurity

As enterprise data infrastructure becomes more complex, new vulnerabilities are emerging that could jeopardize those companies’ data assets. “Enterprise attack surfaces are expanding,” as Gartner describes. “Organizations must look beyond traditional approaches to security monitoring, detection and response to manage a wider set of security exposures.”

Geopolitical Cybersecurity 2022: What CEOs and CISOs Need to Know

As the 21st century continues, both governments and private companies are becoming more digitized
and interconnected. As a result, a new era of cyber threats can have far-reaching consequences for
democratized nations like the United States and EU countries, as well as businesses all over the world.