With data breaches causing an average loss of $4.2 million, financial services firms are laser-focused on cloud vulnerabilities, attacks against internet-of-things devices and other prevalent threats, according to new research.
Large businesses experienced significant damage from breaches in the first quarter of the year, including data losses and system outages, which in turn spurred investment in centralized security strategies and improved coordination with external partners.
Industry leaders state that the pandemic has exacerbated weaknesses in their company-wide cyber security strategies.
The early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on the cybersecurity profession, raising the profile of chief information security officers and others within their organizations, and giving them a new sense that their work and expertise were appreciated.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted serious vulnerabilities in the handling and processing of healthcare data, according to a report conducted by CRA Business Intelligence and underwritten by Infoblox.
After months of defending against increased threats during tumultuous times, organizations are moving forward with plans to strengthen security policies, increase training, and invest in technology.
Remote work, an increase in cloud networking attacks and the complexity of IT infrastructure all heighten agencies’ vulnerability, according to new research. In response, many agencies increased IT budgets last year and will do so again this year.
More encouraging, the Cybersecurity Resource and Spending Allocation (CRAE) Index found that North America added focus to responding and recovering from cyber events.
Under pressure, large companies’ cybersecurity forces leaned in, and got the results they intended. Amid the extreme challenges cybersecurity teams experienced in the second quarter of 2020, a newly released business-activity index shows that companies with 500 or more employees in North America and Europe emphasized proactive security measures to protect assets and detect breaches…
