By Derek Manky, chief of security insights & global threat alliances, Fortinet The number of vulnerabilities available to cybercriminals continues to accelerate. But according to one recent report, of the over 100,000 vulnerabilities published to the CVE list, less than 6 percent were actually exploited in the wild. The challenge is that predicting which vulnerability…
By Yogendra Shah, Senior Principal Engineer, InterDigital IoT is one of three major use cases driving the development of 5G and it brings untold complexity and inherent risk that threatens to undermine the opportunity even before it gets started. 5G networks are expected to connect tens of billions of IoT devices, and, as opposed to…
By Steve Durbin, managing director, Information Security Forum Over the coming years, the very foundations of today’s digital world will shake. Innovative and determined attackers, along with changes to the way organizations conduct their operations, will combine to threaten even the strongest establishments. Only those with vigorous preparations will stand tall. Nation states and terrorist…
By Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4 As the online threats to organizations have grown over the past 10-15 years, security awareness training (SAT) has become a critical component of the security infrastructure deployed by IT departments to protect their networks from attacks by malicious actors, whether those attacks are driven by increasingly sophisticated phishing campaigns, voice-driven…
By Rags Srinivasan, senior director, growth verticals, Seagate Technology The growth of data’s influence on our personal and business lives over the past few years has been faster than anyone could have imagined and the pace of change is set to continue. According to The Digitization of the World- From Edge to Core, a report…
As the skills shortage worsens and cyber attacks soar to new heights, there’s a tangible need to attract fresh and experienced talent to careers in cybersecurity or catastrophe looms. By Mukul Kumar, CISO and VP of cyber practice, Cavirin Systems The cybersecurity threat landscape continues to cause serious concern. As the number of cyber-attacks increases…
By Ed Bellis, co-founder, CTO, Kenna Security Historically, when CISOs have been called to speak to their organization’s board of directors, it was an uncommon event. Just a decade ago, the CISO who presented more than once per year was a rare bird. Times have changed. Boards of directors are taking an interest in cybersecurity…
By Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4 If there is one thing that characterizes almost all phishing emails, it is the element of deception. And the most common way for bad guys to pull the wool over users’ eyes is to employ social engineering schemes that leverage users’ trust in well-known brands, prominent companies, popular websites, ubiquitous…
By Mike Weber, VP of Labs, Coalfire Many days have passed since American citizens came out in droves to place their votes. While most races are a lock, others are still in the process of ballot counting as analysts, politicians, and the public are reflecting on, and in some cases questioning, the validity of the results.…
By Daniel Smith, head of security research, Radware’s emergency response team One of the most significant issues facing the online gaming industry is service availability as large-scale Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are still an everyday occurrence. Unfortunately, denial of service attacks have always and will always be a part of the gaming culture,…
