Cyber attacks

Despite automated tools, the skills gap has increased, leaving organizations vulnerable, says Ponemon Institute expert.

Most organizations believe the addition of eye scans and other advanced authentication secure their data better than the use of passwords alone.

Companies have an obligation to address the unintended consequences of advances and innovations that enable damaging cyberattacks.

Consumer product, financial services, healthcare, and even technology, among the industries not fully addressing problems, according to new research.

Cybersecurity jobs continue to top the 'Most Wanted' list, but pressures to stop and diminish the damage of hackers is fueling a variety of new key roles.

Nearly half of IT security pros think in the next year they will either struggle to deal with the increase of cyberattacks or that it will be impossible to defend against them, study finds.

As many as 84 percent of cybersecurity professionals are either actively seeking new employment or would consider the right offer, says Wesley Simpson.

Despite greater awareness of cyber threats to their systems and customer data, most firms aren't confident they have the resources needed to put up a proper defense.

Despite the massive increase in the volume of cyberthreats over the last two years, defense strategies are working better, according to a report from ThreatMetrix.

If you are an owner of insurance technology ecosystems, and are wondering what to do, the answer is patch.

Despite advances in machine learning, deep learning and artificial intelligence, cyber attackers are learning how to work around them, according to McAfee.

While human resources and finance departments are the easiest target for social engineering, tech workers pose the biggest risk to networks.

The major attacks included WannaCry, ExPetr, and BadRabbit, which all used exploits designed to compromise corporate networks.

Fewer than half of programmers are confident in the code they write and run, with 60 percent lacking confidence in the security of their applications, says Joe McCann.

Both parties have good intentions, wanting to do what’s best for the organization, yet conflicting priorities and viewpoints make them frequently go head to head.

The smartphone application is a response to recent upticks in ransomware attacks, the company says.

Yet despite widespread awareness, the deficit of trained personnel is growing worse

Reacting as quickly as possible and restoring data from backups are key ingredients for recovery.

The law is largely based on similar regulation in New York state, but has key differences, lawyers say.

Perhaps of greatest concern, a new study showed that uncertainty is highest among IT security experts, who should therefore be more familiar with the issue.