Cyber skills gap shrinks, but lack of talent remains major risk factor
Two recent reports reiterate that even with progress, the skills gap continues to pose a significant threat to organizations.
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New report suggests the bug bounty business is recession-proof
Organizations during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and global recession may find themselves relying more on external assistance from the greater hacking community as a way to augment their internal efforts to mitigate vulnerability risk.
Cyber leaders urge SCOTUS to narrow CFAA scope to protect vulnerability research tactics
Leaders from both the private and public sectors united to oppose a brief filed with the Supreme Court that they say could peg independent security researchers as threats –
and criminals.
Socioeconomic status and cyber: the new ‘digital divide’
In part one of a two-part series, SC Media examines how businesses and institutions in poorer or underserved regions may be less equipped to fight off cyberattacks than their well-funded counterparts in affluent cities.
ID theft protection for employees can boost productivity, worker loyalty
Unlimited vacation, 401K-matching and… identity compromise protections? A new study finds that anti-ID theft services offered as a workplace benefit can be attractive to both employees and employers.
Apple to send research phones to trusted hackers
Apple on Wednesday officially launched its iOS Security Research Device (SRD) program — a significant milestone for the white-hat hacker community, which has made significant strides in recent years gaining the trust of software developers, tech manufacturers and website operators that previously were reluctant to work with outsiders on security issues. Under the terms of…
To reduce security errors, employers must relieve stress and fatigue
Working professionals are blaming stress, time pressure, fatigue and distractions for lapses in safe cyber practices – and current conditions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic may only be exacerbating the problem. According to a newly published research report from Tessian, a survey of 2,000 working professionals in the U.S. and UK found that 43 percent…
CISOs value peer advice most when researching cyber solutions
A majority of surveyed CISOs said that when shopping for cybersecurity vendor solutions, they value input from their peers first and foremost – more than analyst reports, vendor content or any other source of information, according to a newly published research. A joint project of communications agency Merritt Group and technology and Tech Exec Networks…
15B credentials available on dark web; average selling price below $16
There are more than 15 billion stolen account credentials being sold or even shared for free on the dark web, with individual entries selling for an average of $15.43, a new research report states. Roughly one-third of the credentials, or about 5 billion, are unique, according to Digital Shadows, whose researchers reached these totals following…
Risk assessments reveal businesses remain deficient in security compliance, training
InfoSec World 2020 – An analysis of more than 100 risk self-assessments conducted by business organizations across a cross-section of industries revealed that over 65 percent admitted to achieving zero-to-minimal compliance of U.S. state data privacy and security regulations, including myriad breach laws and the California Consumer Privacy Act. The discouraging findings show that business…
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