Behavioral analytics and why it's important to threat detection and response [Q&A]
Traditional rule-based security techniques centered on malware signatures and perimeter protection are increasingly unable to cope with the latest, more sophisticated threats.
Taking a more behavior-based approach to spotting unusual or risky activity offers a solution, but what is required to make it work? We spoke to Sanjay Raja, VP of product marketing and solutions at cybersecurity specialist Gurucul, to find out.
Elon Musk goes shopping for Twitter
Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter at a price of $54.20 per share, valuing the company at around $43 billion.
This comes a week after the SpaceX and Tesla billionaire became the company's largest shareholder and declined the chance to join its board -- which would have prevented a takeover by putting a cap on his shareholding.
Over 3.5 million Russian internet users suffer breached accounts
It's hard not to feel just a little bit sorry for the Russians at the moment. First the Ukrainians keep blowing up their tanks, and now it seems the country has topped the charts in terms of breached accounts from January to March this year.
A study by Surfshark shows that since the start of the invasion of Ukraine in March, 136 percent more Russian accounts have been breached than in February. Ukraine meanwhile appeared in 67 percent fewer breaches than in the quarter before the war.
Holiday-themed phishing emails most likely to get clicks
Phishing emails that mention holidays are most likely to entice employees to click, according to security awareness training company KnowBe4.
The Q1 2022 top-clicked phishing report finds successful subjects globally include: 'HR: Change in Holiday Schedule', 'St. Patrick's Day: Employee Behavior/Company Policies', and 'Starbucks: Happy Holidays! Have a drink on us'.
Ransomware insurance claims are down and ransom payments are too
A new Risk Insights Index released today by Corvus Insurance reveals that the rate of ransomware claims reached in the final quarter of last year was just half of the peak seen in Q1.
At the same time the average ransom paid was around $167k, 44.2 percent less than the Q3 figure. Fewer ransoms are being paid compared to those demanded too. The percentage for the last quarter of 2021 held steady in the low twenties, down significantly from figures that once were over 50 percent. As recently as Q3 2020, the ratio was 44 percent.
Businesses want sustainability but aren't investing in it
New research from Google Cloud shows that sustainability is a key focus for executives, yet it's one of the lowest areas for investment.
The study of almost 1,500 executives around the world shows 80 percent of executives give their organization an above average rating for their environmental sustainability effort. Meanwhile 86 percent believe their efforts are making a difference in advancing sustainability.
Data team productivity threatens project success
Although 81 percent of respondents to a new survey say that their data team's overall productivity has improved in the last 12 months, 95 percent of teams are still at or over their capacity.
The study of over 500 US-based data scientists, data engineers, data analysts, enterprise architects and chief data officers by Ascend.io finds automation is emerging as the most promising path to increase data team capacity and productivity.
Developer burnout on the rise as companies struggle to retain talent
Increased workloads and digital transformation pressures are creating developer stress according to a new study from MuleSoft.
The top three causes contributing to developer burnout are increasing workload/demand from other teams (39 percent), pressures of digital transformation (37 percent), and learning skills to adapt to new technologies and approaches (35 percent).
What Log4Shell still means for the enterprise [Q&A]
When the Log4Shell vulnerability first appeared at the end of last year it sent a shockwave through the cybersecurity community.
But just because it's no longer in the headlines doesn't mean it's gone away. There's still a lot that enterprises can learn from the vulnerability and the response to it. We spoke to Maninder Singh, corporate vice president and global head of cybersecurity and GRC services at HCL Technologies, to find out more.
Certificate outages impact the majority of organizations
A new survey finds 83 percent of 1,000 organizations surveyed experienced a certificate-related outage over the last year, with over a quarter (26 percent) saying critical systems were impacted.
The report from identity management firm Venafi shows that digital transformation is driving an average of 42 percent annual growth in the number of machine identities.
Cyberattacks increase as security talent remains scarce
A new survey of more than 1,200 security leaders reveals they've seen an increase in cyberattacks while their teams are facing widening talent gaps.
According to the latest State of Security report from Splunk 65 percent of respondents say they have seen an increase in attempted cyberattacks. In addition, many have been directly impacted by data breaches and costly ransomware attacks, which have left security teams exhausted.
Women in tech held to a higher standard than male colleagues
Women working in technology face tougher scrutiny and are more often asked to handle administrative duties than their male colleagues according to a new survey.
The study from Navisite polled over 100 women in the technology industry, with two-thirds of respondents holding engineering or technical roles within their organization, and finds 94 percent feel they are held to a higher standard than their male colleagues.
Cybersecurity takes a back seat to other digital projects
A new study reveals that 79 percent of cybersecurity professionals think that their organization prioritized maintaining business operations over ensuring robust cybersecurity in the last 12 months.
The CyberArk 2022 Identity Security Threat Landscape Report also points up how the rise of human and machine identities -- often running into the hundreds of thousands per organization -- has driven a build-up of identity-related cybersecurity 'debt', exposing organizations to greater risk.
'RansomOps' attacks yield record returns for perpetrators
Early ransomware campaigns relied on sending out large volumes of emails in so called 'spray-and-pray' attacks.
But a new report released today by Cybereason highlights the rise of sophisticated RansomOps attacks that are allowing ransomware syndicates to reap the benefits of record profits.
If it's the second Tuesday in April it must be Identity Management Day
First held in 2021, Identity Management Day seeks to inform about the dangers of casually or improperly managing and securing digital identities by raising awareness and sharing best practices across the industry.
Today's second celebration of all things identity management -- you may have noticed the Identity Management Day eggs and bunnies in the shops (oh, they're for something else?) -- has sparked comment from many industry figures and we round up some of their thoughts below.
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Ian spent almost 20 years working with computers before he discovered that writing about them was easier than fixing them. Since then he's written for a number of computer magazines and is a former editor of PC Utilities. Follow him on Mastodon
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